British Columbia invited 168 candidates in the new draw

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Friday 8th of January 2021

Immigration

On January 5, 2021, British Columbia held the first draw in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) in 2021. In this draw, the government invited 168 persons to apply for a nomination of British Columbia. The lowest scores in this round did not change compared to December 23, 2020 draw:

• Skills Immigration - Skilled Worker 95
• Skills Immigration - International Graduate 95
• Skills Immigration - Entry Level and Semi-Skilled 77
• Express Entry British Columbia - Skilled Worker 99
• Express Entry British Columbia - International Graduate 99

British Columbia keeps excluding the following 31 NOCs from participation in the BCPNP draws (0621, 0631, 0632, 0651, 3236, 6211, 6311, 6313, 6321, 6322, 6341, 6421, 6511, 6512, 6513, 6521, 6522, 6523, 6524, 6525, 6531, 6532, 6533, 6562, 6564, 6611, 6621, 6711, 6721, 6722, and 6731.). In 2020, BC issued 9,528 invitations in the BCPNP.