British Columbia Declared Latest Weekly Draw, Invited 164+ Applicants

British Columbia declares the latest weekly Provincial Nominee Program draw on 12th July 2022. The draw has been declared under two categories, general draw and occupation-specific draw. Around 130+ candidates received the invitation from the general draw. On the other side, the occupation-oriented draw has invited 32+ candidates.

Latest British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) Draw

General Draw

Occupation Oriented Draw

Highlights of Province Latest BCPNP Draw

• In this draw, the province has invited 164+ candidates from the two categories.
• The last draw was declared under the tech-oriented occupation and occupation-based categories. That has invited around 167+ candidates.
• The general draw was segmentized into five categories and each category has declared its minimum score requirement.
• Whereas, occupation-oriented draws are divided into four categories and the draws’ cut-off declare at the same 60 points as per the last draw.
• In comparison with the last month’s weekly draw, the invitations are going almost neck-to-neck.
• Last month in two weekly draws around 298+ candidates received the provincial nomination.
• Though, this month until now 292+ candidates have already been invited to apply under the provincial nominee program.

The Latest Update in BCPNP

• As per the recent update, British Columbia province is going to reopen the temporary closed BCPNP Entrepreneur Immigration Base category.
• This opening will be benefited experienced entrepreneurs and now they can apply for the new registrations.
• The category was paused from 19 July 2021 and now almost a year break it is reopening.
• This new amendment will be implemented with some new changes to support the government’s strategic priorities stream.
• As per the new changes, the invitation may be going to issue based on particular factors such as,
  • The business sector
  • The Proposed location for business
  • Population of the community
  • Is it a start-up or purchase of the existing business

Conclusion

British Columbia is one of the aggressive provinces of Canada in terms of declaring the draws. The pace of the provincial nominee programs has also not stopped during the Wuhan virus pandemic situation. Moreover, from 14 March 2022, the province has shifted its focus on the occupations like childcare, early childhood educators, and healthcare assistants, which also is one significant sign.

Based on the analysis, especially students who belong to healthcare and childcare-related studies and would like to pursue their studies in Canada should move to the BCPNP for permanent settlement in Canada.