B.C. PNP Tech Pilot Program Draw

British Columbia PNP Tech Pilot draw

B.C. invites 100 candidates in new PNP Tech Pilot Program draw

British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) invited candidates from 4 skilled worker immigration sub-category and 2 entrepreneur program categories.

British Columbia’s latest Tech Pilot draw invited 80 immigration candidates and 20 entrepreneur immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence on October 20, 2020.

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech Pilot draw held today issued invitations to candidates under the Express Entry BC and Skills immigration categories.

Selected candidates who were from the Skilled Worker and International Graduate subcategories needed a minimum provincial score of 80, which represents there is no change in score from all the other tech pilot draws held since June.

Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score	Considerations
October 20, 2020	80	SI – Skilled Worker	80	Tech Pilot Draw
		SI – International Graduate	80
		EEBC – Skilled Worker	80
		EEBC – International Graduate	80

In addition, 20 candidates were invited under B.C.’s Entrepreneur Immigration program. In which, a total of 15 invitations were issued under Entrepreneur Immigration – Base Category, candidates should have minimum score of 122 and 5 invitations were issued under Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot, candidates should have minimum score of 109.

Entrepreneur Immigration

Date	Stream	Score	Number of Invitations
October 20, 2020	Entrepreneur Immigration – Base Category	122	15
October 20, 2020	Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot	109	5

To apply for the Skills Immigration or Express Entry BC categories candidates must first create a profile through the BC PNP’s online portal and register under its Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS).

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

Applicants those who submitted their profile in Express Entry who receive a nomination from British Columbia will be given an additional 600 points to their CRS score.