British Columbia has held their weekly draw on February 2nd, issuing an additional 208 invitations to eligible applicants under 5 BCPNP steams.
February 2nd BC PNP draw results: 208 invitations
Express Entry BC categories (EEBC) minimum score:
- Skilled Worker: 104
- International Graduate: 100
BC Skills Immigration categories minimum score:
- Skilled Worker: 98
- International Graduate: 98
- Entry level and semi-skilled:79
Entrepreneur Immigration
- Base Category: 122
Excluded occupations from Feb 2nd draw
Applicants with work experience in the following occupations were excluded from this draw:
| NOC | JOB TITLE |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| 3236 | Massage therapists |
| 6211 | Retail sales supervisors |
| 6311 | Food service 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 occupations |
| 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 |
About British Columbia’s provincial immigration system
BC PNP is primarily for candidates who have a job offer from a BC employer. In some cases, holders of a graduate diploma from an eligible BC educational institution can be eligible to apply without a job offer. The graduate degree must be in a specific field of study. You can find which fields of study are eligible here.
Since most BC PNP programs require an applicant to be living and working in the province, they make efforts to ensure the applicant has continuous status during the processing of the application. BC PNP will provide you with a work permit support letter if you meet all of the following criteria:
- You have been nominated by the BC PNP
- You submitted your application to IRCC before your nomination certificate expired
- You continue to meet the conditions of nomination
- Your current work permit expires within 120 days
Lauren Boorman
