On August 2 and August 9, British Colombia government invited number of qualified applicant.
A portion of the invited candidates are now in a position to submit their BC PNP provincial nomination application through one of the enhanced sub-categories aligned with the federal Express Entry selection system. These applicants will receive 600 additional points under the pointing system (CRS) and an invitation to apply will be issued at a subsequent draw from the pool. It should be noted that the ITA with respect to the BC PNP is not the same as the ITA issued at the federal Express Entry level. The remaining skilled worker and graduates invitees will have their applications for permanent residence processed outside Express Entry after they receive a nomination from BC.
The early August BC PNP activity also included a 'tech-only' draw.
Eligible individuals interested in applying for immigration to Canada through certain categories of the BC PNP, including five of the six categories through which candidates were invited in these draws, are required to enter into the SIRS Pool. This score is based on civil status, education, work experience, and other factors. The highest-ranking candidates in the SIRS pool are issued ITAs in periodic draws conducted by the government of BC.
In addition to these SIRS-based categories, a total of 13 candidates were invited under the BC Entrepreneur immigration stream.
