{"id":1775,"date":"2024-09-09T17:21:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T17:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=1775"},"modified":"2024-09-09T17:21:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T17:21:18","slug":"bc-invites-472-skills-immigration-and-express-entry-candidates-in-largest-draw-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=1775","title":{"rendered":"BC invites 472 Skills Immigration and Express Entry candidates in largest draw of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_1200x630_crop_center-center_82_none\/Optimized-bcOct17.jpg?mtime=1656366111\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">  <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Optimized bc Oct17\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_newsThumbnail\/Optimized-bcOct17.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Optimized bc Oct17\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_newsThumbnail\/Optimized-bcOct17.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>British Columbia has invited 472 Express Entry and Skills Immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in a new invitation round held October 17.<\/p>\n<p>The total is the most invitations issued this year in a single invitation round.<\/p>\n<p>Invitations were issued to BC Express Entry candidates in the stream&#8217;s Skilled Worker and International Graduate categories.<\/p>\n<p>The BC Express Entry stream is aligned with the federal government&#8217;s\u00a0Express Entry\u00a0system, which manages the pool of candidates for Canada&#8217;s three main economic immigration categories \u2014 the\u00a0Federal Skilled Worker Class,\u00a0Federal Skilled Trades Class\u00a0and Canadian Experience Class.<\/p>\n<p>Express Entry candidates with a provincial nomination are awarded an additional 600 points toward their Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score and their applications for permanent residence are processed through the Express Entry system, which has a guaranteed processing time of six months or less.<\/p>\n<p>Skills Immigration candidates invited to apply for provincial nomination from the BC PNP in this round were drawn from the stream&#8217;s Skilled Worker, International Graduate and Entry Level and Semi-Skilled categories.<\/p>\n<p>Nominations for permanent residence issued to candidates in Skills Immigration categories are processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada outside of the Express Entry system.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates applying for immigration under the BC PNP generally require an\u00a0indeterminate, full-time job offer from an employer in the province.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals interested in applying for immigration to Canada under the Skills Immigration and Express Entry streams must first create an online profile using the BC PNP&#8217;s online system and submit a complete registration form. Applicants&#8217; profiles are then assessed and assigned a score based on various factors, such as education, work experience and other factors.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in finding out how many points you may be\u00a0awarded under the BC PNP, please consult the exclusive\u00a0CanadaVisa Skills Immigration Registration System Calculator.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the eligibility criteria for the BC PNP\u2019s various categories, please visit the\u00a0BC PNP page.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>The minimum scores for each category in the October 17 draw were as follows:<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Date of draw<\/th>\n<th>BC PNP Category<\/th>\n<th>Minimum Score Required<\/th>\n<th>Number of ITAs Issued<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>October 17, 2018<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>EEBC \u2013 Skilled Worker<\/td>\n<td>80<\/td>\n<td>472<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>EEBC \u2013 International Graduate<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SI &#8211; Skilled Worker<\/td>\n<td>81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SI \u2013 International Graduate<\/td>\n<td>91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SI &#8211; Entry Level and Semi-Skilled<\/td>\n<td>80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><em>Stay up to date and track the latest Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) updates with the new interactive\u00a0Canada PNP Finder. 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