In the latest draw held on 5^th July 2022, British Columbia issued more than 130 invitations to apply for permanent residency in Canada. The updated data of the draw revealed that the invitations were issued to skilled workers, international graduates, entry-level workers, and semi-skilled workers. Observing a similar trend, the nominated candidates had occupations under different NOC Codes. More so, the province has been frequent with its draw for the last few months. You can see the results of the last draw here.

ITAs Issued	Lowest Cut-off	Category	Nominated Field
100	85	Skilled Worker & International Graduate	Targeted Draw: Tech
21	60	Skilled Worker & International Graduate	Targeted draw: Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 4214)
7	60	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level, and Semi-Skilled Workers	Targeted draw: Healthcare
<5	60	Entry Level & Semi-Skilled	Targeted draw: Other Occupations (NOC 3114, 3213)

 

Skills Immigration Category: British Columbia

This program offered by British Columbia is specially designed for skilled/semi-skilled workers needed in high-demand occupations. There is a point-based (CRS) ranking system to get accepted under this category. The application for BCPNP is submitted online but the application for permanent residency is paper-based (offline). You must have past work experience for some job categories under this program. The benefit is much more for international graduates who recently got a degree/certificate/ diploma from a Canadian university/college as they don’t necessarily need any prior work experience for some job categories.

Express Entry Category: British Columbia

This is a much quicker way for skilled workers to enter Canada, specifically British Columbia. This program is paired with the Express Entry System of IRCC to give a chance to applicants to settle in BC. It is specially designed for the provincial nomination of British Columbia and permanent residence in Canada. The requirement for work experience completely depends upon the category for which you are applying under express entry BC.