British Columbia Conducted PNP Draw For Tech Workers-Fifth One In January 2021- Issued Invitations To Apply for Permanent Residence
British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada, has conducted the latest draw of provincial nomination on January 26, 2021, and has invited abroad skilled techies to work in their province. This draw is the fifth one this January 2021.
In the latest, PNP Tech Pilot draw, BC invited 81 candidates for 29 tech occupations through the four streams Skilled Immigration-Skilled Worker, Skilled Immigration-International Graduate, Express Entry BC (EEBC)-Skilled Worker, and Express Entry BC (EEBC)-International Graduate.
81 ITAs have been issued for PR in the Jan 26th draw, and those who scored the minimum 80 points have got the ITA.
For every week British Columbia holds draws through 2 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) categories and streams.
British Columbia conducted 5 draws since January, the points were ranging from 77 to 106.
What is Provincial Nominee Program(PNP) and How It Benefits In Getting PR?
*Provincial Nominee Program(PNP) is one of the most sought-after Canadian immigration programs next to Express Entry and is one of the easiest pathways to work and settle in Canada.
*Provincial Nominee Program(PNP)-the name itself signifies Provincial Nominee which means a province (regions of Canada) will nominate the eligible skilled foreign candidate or candidates as per the workforce/job requirements in the respective province or territory.
*Provinces will select the applications based on the urgent requirements in the work field or job sector, i.e will nominate the skilled candidates to boost the workforce/labor market and to boost the economy.
*600 additional points will be awarded for the CRS score of candidate if selected for PNP, guarantees Invitation to apply for permanent residence card of Canada
*The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) was started in the year 1998, approximately 200 skilled people Immigrated to Canada. In the past decade, the number of migrants arriving in Canada has increased tremendously.
*PNP is regarded as easiest pathway to enter Canada for work and stay, therefore it's easy to acquire permanent resident visa
*Nearly, 80,000 immigrants are getting PRs every year. In the previous month itself, more than 3,000 candidates received invitations.