The province has invited 136 foreign professionals to come to Canada through provincial nomination on the first day of the month.
The BC PNP is responsible for all the invitations issued by the province.
The aspirants who wish to settle in British Columbia can enter the country through BC PNP. It is a governmental tool to promote the participation of in-demand high skilled professionals to come to the province through BC PNP.
The eligible candidates getting an invitation for provincial nomination through British Colombia PNP should meet the eligibility criteria of each of Skill’s immigration and BC Express Entry.
International students and in-demand skilled daily wagers, having at least a provincial score of 85 received the invitation for this draw.
Candidates provided with the invitation for the draw are given a month to apply for the nominations.
All about BC PNP Tech program
BC PNP came into existence in May 2017 intending to revive the technology sector of the province. This draw is built in a way to promote the participation of more professionals in the technology industry who wish to settle in Canada.
BC PNP enables the process of immigration to Canada in a faster manner. This draw provides the opportunity for international scholars and workers related to the tech industry to immigrate to Canada. The conditions required for this draw are, the candidate should have registration among any of the BC’s provincial immigration streams and a valid job offer letter of a minimum period of a year amongst the 29 eligible occupations.
The BC PNP demands a full-time job offer of at least a year which is given by an employer based in the province. There must be a minimum period of 2 months before the application.
BC PNP sends the invitation once a week to the top performers meeting all the given requirements.
Invited applicants are asked to give in a full-fledged application whose processing usually starts within 60-90 days.
The applications that get the approval are then further confirmed to apply for Canadian PR.
The BC PNP candidates are rewarded with additional 600 CRS points which guarantee an Invitation to Apply for Canadian PR.
