Highlights of BC PNP draw on November 8, 2022
- On November 8, 2022, a BC PNP draw led to invitations issued to 13 Canada immigration candidates.
- The invited candidates were entrepreneurs and came under the Entrepreneur immigration stream.
- BC PNP is British Columbia’s immigration program that is sourcing skilled workers to key sectors such as healthcare and education.
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British Columbia continued its series of invitation draws with the one held on November 8, 2022. The draw led to invitations for a provincial nomination being issued to 13 entrepreneurial immigration candidates.
Here we share the details of the draw with you:
Date |
Stream | Score | No. of Invitations |
November 8, 2022 | Entrepreneur Immigration - Regional Pilot | 114 |
5 |
Entrepreneur Immigration - Base |
120 |
8 |
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BC PNP draws are major sources of skilled professionals to BC PNP. This Canadian province has a requirement for a greater number of skilled workers in the healthcare and educational sectors. With native resources not able to satisfy the demand, as with any other province in Canada, British Columbia also depends on Canada immigration to meet the worker requirements. The same is true for businesspeople too.
Also read: Immigrant Investors in Canada spend over $21 million to create jobs in British Columbia
There are three major immigration categories that BC PNP maintains. These are:
- Skills Immigration Stream
- Employer Job Offer Category
- Entrepreneur Immigration
Through the Skills Immigration Stream, British Columbia invites skilled as well as semi-skilled foreign workers in occupations that are in high demand in the province. Immigration under this category happens for five immigration components namely:
- Skilled Workers
- International Post-Graduates
- International Graduates
- Health Authority
- Entry-level and semi-skilled workers
Also read: A new scoring system in November 2022 puts the spotlight on BC PNP
Through the Employer Job Offer Category, British Columbia invites skilled and qualified candidates for Canada immigration under the federal Express Entry system. The components for which immigration happens under this category include:
- Skilled workers
- International Post-Graduates
- International Graduates
- Health Authority
Through the Entrepreneur Immigration category, foreigners with high net worth interested in investing in the province and running a business there are invited. These foreign entrepreneurs eventually settle in British Columbia. The major streams under this category include:
- Entrepreneur – Regional Pilot
- Entrepreneur Stream
- Strategic Projects
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