BC PNP Draws Overlook Year 2019

Latest BC PNP Draw 2019

British Columbia on regular basis has selected high scoring candidates by issuing invitations to them through BC PNP draw who have applied under each category in the PNP that allows them to live and work on a permanent basis. Candidates who are able to successfully land the provincial nomination are able to apply for PR visa to the Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

What makes BC PNP the best provincial nomination program (PNP) in 2019?

British Columbia province provides its residents with high standard of living and better career growth opportunities. On a yearly basis up to 1,350 skilled workers are invited by the British Columbia province. These candidates are invited by the help of the BC PNPs nominee programs –

• Skilled Worker Category: This category is for foreign workers who have received a legitimate job offer for skilled employment by an eligible employer. Candidates need to have minimum required work experience also.
• Health Care Professional Category: Under this category, candidate will needs an eligible job-offer and several years of experience in the health sectors as nurses, physicians, and psychiatric nurses, or associated medical professions
• International Post-Graduate, BC Degree Category: For foreigners who have graduated with masters or doctorate degree at a legitimate education institution within the British Columbia province.
• International Graduate, Canadian Degree Category: This category is for international students that have graduated from a legitimate and eligible Canadian educational institution in last two years.
• Entry level and Semi-skilled Worker Category: This is for immigrants who wish to apply for certain semi-skilled or entry level professions in tourism/hospitality, food processing and long-haul trucking can apply under this sub-category.

Having these many immigration sub-categories under BC PNP gives the immigrants with different skill-sets a way to apply for Canada PR visa by provincial nomination program (PNPs).

What are the different categories under BC PNP?

British Columbia’s provincial nomination program (BC PNP) has the following categories via which they are able to invite the immigrants:

• Skills Immigration – Skilled Worker
• Skills Immigration – International Graduate
• Skills Immigration – Entry level and Semi – Skilled
• Express Entry BC – Skilled Worker
• Express Entry BC – International Graduate

Other than these categories there are two categories that do not require an invitation to apply: HealthCare Professional and International Post-Graduate under Skills immigration and Express Entry BC streams.

Do I Qualify For BC PNP 2019?

When are the different draws for BC PNP held in 2019?

Following are the draws that were held this year 2019 and candidates were issued the invitations to apply for provincial nomination programs for the British Columbia province:

Under the Skill Immigration and Express Entry BC PNP following draws were held:

Date: May 14, 2019 (Tech Pilot Draw)

Category	Minimum Score Required
SI – Skilled Worker	90
SI – International Graduate	90
EEBC – Skilled Worker	90
EEBC – International Graduate	90

Total Number of Invitations Issued

77

Date: May 7, 2019 

Category	Minimum Score Required
SI – Skilled Worker	95
SI – International Graduate	105
SI – Entry level and Semi-skilled	75
EEBC – Skilled Worker	105
EEBC – International Graduate	105

Total Number of Invitations Issued

187

Date: April 30, 2019 (Tech Pilot Draw)

Category	Minimum Score Required
SI – Skilled Worker	90
SI – International Graduate	90
EEBC – Skilled Worker	90
EEBC – International Graduate	90

Total Number of Invitations Issued

64

Date: April 23, 2019 

Category	Minimum Score Required
SI – Skilled Worker	95
SI – International Graduate	105
SI – Entry level and Semi-skilled	75
EEBC – Skilled Worker	105
EEBC – International Graduate	105

Total Number of Invitations Issued

157

Date: April 16, 2019 (Tech Pilot Draw)

Category	Minimum Score Required
SI – Skilled Worker	90
SI – International Graduate	90
SI – Entry level and Semi-skilled	NA
EEBC – Skilled Worker	90
EEBC – International Graduate	90

Total Number of Invitations Issued

71

Date: April 9, 2019

Category	Minimum Score Required
SI – Skilled Worker	95
SI – International Graduate	105
SI – Entry level and Semi-skilled	75
EEBC – Skilled Worker	105
EEBC – International Graduate	105

Total Number of Invitations Issued

142

Date: April 2, 2019

Category	Minimum Score Required
SI – Skilled Worker	94
SI – International Graduate	100
SI – Entry level and Semi-skilled	73
EEBC – Skilled Worker	100
EEBC – International Graduate	105

Total Number of Invitations Issued

26

Date: March 26, 2019

Category	Minimum Score Required
SI – Skilled Worker	94
SI – International Graduate	100
SI – Entry level and Semi-skilled	73
EEBC – Skilled Worker	100
EEBC – International Graduate	105

Total Number of Invitations Issued

242

Date: March 12, 2019

Category	Minimum Score Required
SI – Skilled Worker	89
SI – International Graduate	97
EEBC – Skilled Worker	89
EEBC – International Graduate	97

Total Number of Invitations Issued

35

For skilled worker, minimum score requirement was of 89 points. In case the immigrant is an International Graduate, minimum point requirement was of 97 points.

Date: March 5, 2019

Category	Minimum Score Required
EEBC – Skilled Worker	89
EEBC – International Graduate	97
SI – Skilled Worker	89
SI – International Graduate	97
SI – Entry level and Semi-skilled	69

Total Number of Invitations Issued

346

For skilled worker, minimum score requirement was 89 points. In case the immigrant is an International Graduate, minimum point requirement was for 97 points. Under the semi-skilled and entry level program the minimum point requirement was 69 points.

Date: Feb 26, 2019 (Tech Pilot Draw)

Category	Minimum Score Required
SI – Skilled Worker	85
SI – International Graduate	94
EEBC – Skilled Worker	85
EEBC – International Graduate	94

Total Number of Invitations Issued

36

Minimum score required to get an invitation under this draw (Feb 26) for skilled immigration stream and for express entry candidates was 85. For international students, minimum score requirement is 94 points.

Date: Feb 19, 2019 (Tech Pilot Draw)

Category	Minimum Score Required
SI – Skilled Worker	85
SI – International Graduate	94
EEBC – Skilled Worker	85
EEBC – International Graduate	94

Total Number of Invitations Issued

28

Minimum score required to get an invitation under this draw (Feb19) for skilled immigration stream and for express entry candidates was 85. For international students, the minimum score requirement is 94 points. Total number of invitations issued in this draw was 28 invitations.

Date: Feb 12, 2019 (Tech Pilot Draw)

Category	Minimum Score Required
SI – Skilled Worker	85
SI – International Graduate	94
EEBC – Skilled Worker	85
SI – Entry-level Semi-skilled	67
EEBC – International Graduate	94

Total Number of Invitations Issued

309

Minimum score required to get an invitation under this draw (Feb 12) for skilled immigration stream and for express entry candidates was 85. For international students, the minimum score requirement was 94 points. Under entry-level semi-skilled category minimum score required was 67 points.

Date: Feb 5, 2019 (Tech Pilot Draw)

Category	Minimum Score Required
SI – Skilled Worker	85
SI – International Graduate	94
EEBC – Skilled Worker	85
EEBC – International Graduate	94

Total Number of Invitations Issued

32

For skilled worker, minimum score requirement was 85 points and for the international student minimum score needed was 94 points. A total of 32 invitations were issued under the draw held on Feb 5.

Tech Pilot draws has some requirements that need to be fulfilled. These requirements are as follows:

• Job offer must be for one of the 29 targeted occupations.
• Job offered must be of the minimum duration of one year.
• Offer letter for the job must be valid for at least 120 days at the time of application.

Under Entrepreneur Immigration following draws were taken place held by the BC PNP in 2019:

Date	Stream	Score	Number of Invitations
May 7,2019	Entrepreneur Immigration	109	20
March 26,2019	Entrepreneur Immigration	106	23
Feb 27,2019	Entrepreneur Immigration	108	19
Jan 30, 2019	Entrepreneur Immigration	109	19

How many points give assurance for getting Invitations under BC PNP 2019?

If the candidate is able to get or exceed the below points mentioned points, they are guaranteed to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) in the next BC PNP draw. In some cases, invitations can be issued to the candidates getting the low score than scores mentioned below. These guaranteed invitation scores are subjected to change

Category	Guaranteed Registration Score
Skills Immigration – Skilled Worker	135
Skills Immigration – International Graduate	105
Skills Immigration – Entry level and Semi skilled (includes Northeast)	95
Express Entry BC – Skilled Worker	135
Express Entry BC – International Graduate	105

BC-PNP Important Links

• British Columbia Occupation List 2019
• BC Points Calculator 2019
• How to apply for BC PNP?
• Documentation Required for BC PNP ?
• Canada CRS Points Calculator
• Best Immigration Consultant In Delhi

All the above mention BC PNP draws were held by British Columbia in 2019 to invite the skilled and capable immigrants for permanent residency in the province. Via this method British Columbia immigration office are able to meet their local labor market demand and fill the gap for skilled and capable individuals. This allows them to help in the economical development of the province.

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