On 16th April 2020, the Government of British Columbia came out with a new draw under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The draw focused on the Skills Immigration and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories of BC PNP. BCPNP invited a total of 271 applicants, and there was a slight change in the score for Skills Immigration (SI) category as compared to the previous draw. Latest draw details are as follows:
Skills Immigration – score for Skilled Worker category dropped by 2 points to 100
Skills Immigration – score for International Graduate category dropped by 2 points to 100
Skills Immigration – score for Entry Level & Semi-Skilled category went up by 2 points to 85
Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) – score for Skilled Worker category remained constant at 105
Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) – score for International Graduate category remained constant at 102
The province of British Columbia, under the BC PNP, issues invitations at regular intervals to applicants who score maximum in every category to apply for the BCPNP program. After this, the province nominates successful candidates for applying to the Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for the issue of permanent residence.
The outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted the economy, and it has affected some sectors more than others. Due to this, BCPNP excluded a total of 34 NOCs from participating for this BCPNP draw. Till today, British Columbia has invited 2,386 applicants for applying through the BCPNP program in the year 2020.
Occupations excluded from participating from the draw are:
0621- Retail and wholesale trade managers
0631- Restaurant and food service managers
0632- Accommodation service managers
0651- Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c.
1123- Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
1221- Administrative officers
1241- Administrative assistants
3236- Massage therapists
6211- Retail sales supervisors
6311- Foodservice supervisors
6313- Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors
6321- Chefs
6322- Cooks
6341- Hairstylists and barbers
6421- Retail salespersons
6511- Maîtres d’hôtel and hosts/hostesses
6512- Bartenders
6513- Food and beverage servers
6521- Travel counsellors
6522- Pursers and flight attendants
6523- Airline ticket and service agents
6524- Ground and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks
6525- Hotel front desk clerks
6531- Tour and travel guides
6532- Outdoor sport and recreational guides
6533- Casino workers
6562- Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations
6564- Other personal service occupations
6611- Cashiers
6621- Service station attendants
6711- Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
6721- Support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up services
6722- Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport
6731- Light duty cleaners
