British Columbia’s Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) recently invited 68 candidates with careers in the tech sector to apply for provincial nomination through their Tech Pilot program.
Invitations were sent out to candidates in both the Express Entry BC and Skills Immigration categories. Candidates in this draw were eligible for an invitation from the BC PNP if they had active profiles in the province’s immigration streams as well as valid job offers in one of the Tech Pilots 29 listed occupations.
For this draw, candidates needed to meet the following minimum score requirement:
- Express Entry BC: Skilled Worker – 80 points
- Express Entry BC: International Graduate – 80 points
- Skills Immigration: Skilled Worker – 80 points
- Skills Immigration: International Graduate – 80 points
As of this draw, the BC PNP has invited a total of 4,786 candidates to apply for provincial nomination.
The BC Tech Pilot program is a fast-track immigration pathway for candidates with viable skills and experience in the tech industry who can meet the province’s demand for tech workers.
More On The BC PNP and Tech Pilot
British Columbia tends to focus on inviting skilled workers with in-demand occupations to apply for provincial nomination. Those interested in settling in Canada through the province may register a profile to their Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS). Candidates who submit an application are then given a ranked score depending on a number of human capital factors, like education, work experience, language skills, and ties to the province.
Apart from the provincial immigration streams offered by the BC PNP, they also launched their Tech Pilot program back in 2017, and have continued to extend the program several times in the last five years. Initially, the program was set to end this June 2021, after having been extended multiple times. However, just last June 1, the province announced that the Tech Pilot program would become permanent.
As mentioned earlier, in order for candidates to be eligible for the Tech Pilot, they must have an active profile in one of the BC PNP’s immigration streams and have a valid job offer of at least one year in one of the Pilot’s 29 listed occupations, with a minimum of 120 days from the time of application to the program. The job offer must also be full-time and from an eligible employer in British Columbia. Job offers of more than one year are also eligible under the pilot program.
The province sends out weekly invitations to eligible candidates with high scores. Candidates who have received an invitation to apply for a provincial nomination have at least 30 days to submit their application.
Once a candidate has successfully received a provincial nomination, they may choose to apply for permanent residency through Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) under the Provincial Nominee Class.
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