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British Columbia invites 87 in Tech Pilot draw

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The province of British Columbia has held its newest spherical of invites – underneath the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP] of Canada – by means of the BC PNP.

On February 23, 2021, the BC PNP issued 87 invites to use [ITAs] for a nomination by means of BC for Canadian everlasting residence.

As this was a Tech Pilot draw, the invites to use for a nomination by British Columbia have been despatched out to candidates in 29 key tech occupations.

The BC Provincial Nominee Program Tech Pilot presents a fast-tracked Canada immigration pathway for people with tech expertise which might be making use of for Canada PR and might contribute to BC’s shared prosperity.

Since its launch in Might 2017, the BC PNP Tech Pilot has supported over 4,200 tech employees to be nominated for Canadian everlasting residence by means of British Columbia.

Following varied extensions throughout the years, the BC PNP Tech Pilot has presently been prolonged till June 2021.

The Tech Pilot offers BC tech employers the “continued potential to recruit and retain” worldwide expertise wherever native expert employees will not be accessible.

For a person to be thought of by the BC PNP for an invite by means of the Tech Pilot, their job provide should be –

Below any of the 29 tech occupations, and
For at the very least 1 yr, with a minimal of 120 days of the job provide remaining [at the time of applying to the BC PNP].

Weekly invites are issued to certified registrants with legitimate job presents in any of the eligible tech occupations.

The invites underneath the Tech Pilot are issued to candidates underneath the present BC PNP classes of Specific Entry BC [EEBC] and Abilities Immigration [SI].

An Overview of the February 23 BC PNP Tech Draw Complete invites issued: 87
Class	Minimal Rating
EEBC – Expert Employee	75
EEBC – Worldwide Graduate	75
SI – Expert Employee	75
SI – Worldwide Graduate	75

To use for both the EEBC or the SI classes, a person must first create their profile by means of the BC PNP’s on-line portal, registering underneath the Abilities Immigration Registration System [SIRS].

A rating – known as the SIRS rating – is allotted after profitable registration. That is the minimal rating that’s considered within the rounds of provincial invites despatched by British Columbia.

The minimal required rating varies from draw to attract.

Aligned with the federal Specific Entry system, a nomination by means of the BC PNP’s EEBC class will routinely get the person 600 CRS factors.

Therefore, a provincial nomination by means of any of the Specific Entry linked PNP ‘streams’ or immigration pathways is a assure of that particular person being invited to use for his or her Canadian everlasting residence.

BC PNP attracts in 2021 Complete invites issued to this point: 1,395 · Abilities Immigration [SI] · Specific Entry [EEBC] · Entrepreneur Immigration [EI]
Date	Invites issued	Classes	Particulars
January 5, 2021	168	SI and EEBC	Sure occupations excluded.
January 12, 2021	80	SI and EEBC	Tech Pilot draw
January 19, 2021	195	SI and EEBC	Sure occupations excluded.
January 26, 2021	81	SI and EEBC	Tech Pilot draw
February 2, 2021	208	SI and EEBC	Sure occupations excluded.
February 2, 2021	8	EI	Base Class
February 9, 2021	74	SI and EEBC	Tech Pilot draw
February 16, 2021	35	SI and EEBC	Invites issued solely to – · NOC 0621: Retail and wholesale commerce managers, and · NOC 0631: Restaurant and meals service managers. [Note. – This draw was conducted separately.]
February 16, 2021	459	SI and EEBC	Short-term suspension on 31 occupations lifted. Efficient February 16, 2021, the BC PNP resumed issuing ITAs to the 31 occupations beforehand excluded from attracts.
February 23, 2021	87	SI and EEBC	Tech Pilot draw