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  • December 30, 2020

British Columbia holds a draw for the provincial nomination and invited 58 candidates who have a job offer in the technology sector. British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech Pilot draw held on December 29 invited the candidates under the Express Entry BC and Skills immigration categories.

BCPNP tech pilot is a fast-track immigration pathway for in-demand tech workers and international students. It operates through British Columbia’s existing provincial immigration streams. This pilot project includes the service for employers, weekly draws for tech workers, priority processing of applications, and flexibility in the length of job offers.

In order to apply for Skilled Immigration of Express Entry BC categories, candidates must first create a profile on BCPNP’s online portal Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS). It was introduced in 2016, which is a points-based system ranks the eligible candidates according to a score based on various factors such as education, work experience, proficiency in English and the type of job offer they have received.

In order to be considered eligible for this immigration program, candidates need to have a valid job offer of at least 12 months in one of the Tech Pilot’s 29 eligible occupations.

The highest-scoring candidates in each Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC category that uses SIRS are invited to apply for a provincial nomination through regular draws from their respective candidate pools.

Skilled Worker and International Graduate subcategories of the Express Entry BC are linked to the federal Express Entry system and allow the BC PNP to nominate skilled worker candidates with an Express Entry profile.

Express Entry candidates who receive a nomination from British Columbia will be given an additional 600 points toward their Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score and are effectively guaranteed an Invitation To Apply (ITA) in a future federal Express Entry draw.

For inquiry about Express Entry and PNP programs and to apply for the same, contact us at inquiry@winnyimmigration.com or call us at 1800-419-3242

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