September 19, 2018

BC invites 427 candidates to apply for a Provincial Nomination

The Government of British Columbia issued 427 new invitations to skilled workers, graduates, and entrepreneurs who want to immigrate to the province. The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) issued invitations through its Skills Immigration, Express Entry and Entrepreneur streams in its latest draw, held on September 19, 2018.

It is important to remember that successful nomination under the Express Entry BC results in 600 additional points under the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). Certainly, an Invitation to Apply (ITA) at a later federal Express Entry draw will come soon.

Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC

Date Category Minimum Score Number of Invitations
September 19, 2018 SI – Skilled Worker 82
SI – International Graduate 91
SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled 65
EEBC – Skilled Worker 82
EEBC – International Graduate 91
Total number of invitations issued: 409

Entrepreneur Immigration

Date Stream Score Number of Invitations
September 19, 2018 Entrepreneur Immigration 114 18

Total of BC PNP ITAs issued by Month in 2018

Total number of invitations issued through Entrepreneur Immigration, Skills Immigration, Tech Pilot, and Express Entry BC

Minimum Score of BC PNP in 2018





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