Last Updated Aug 08,2022
British Columbia Declared the First Weekly Draw of the Month
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The British Columbia province has declared its first Weekly BCPNP Draw of the Month. The latest draw has invited 164+ candidates from the targeted Tech-oriented and occupation-specific categories. The tech draw cut-off was declared at 90 points. Secondly, the occupation-specific draw was announced at 60 points.
Latest British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) Draw
General Draw:
| Date | Number of
Invitations |
Category | Minimum Score | Targeted Occupations |
| August 3, 2022 | 133 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 90 | Targeted draw: Tech |
Occupation Oriented Draw:
| Date | Number of
Invitations |
Category | Minimum Score | Targeted Occupations |
| August 3, 2022 | 22 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate
(includes EEBC option) |
Targeted draw: Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 4214) | |
| 09 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate,
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option) |
60 | Targeted draw: Healthcare
(unless listed below |
|
| <05 | Entry Level and Semi-Skilled | Targeted draw: Healthcare: Health care assistants (NOC 3413) | ||
| <05 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate
(includes EEBC option) |
Targeted draw: Other priority occupations (NOCs 3114, 3213) |
Highlights of the Latest BCPNP Draw
- There are 164+ candidates nominated and invited from the two categories.
- The latest Tech-oriented draw selected 133 tech occupations. There are 29 tech occupations included in the targeted tech-oriented draw.
- On the other side, 31+ invitations are issued under the targeted draw occupations.
- The last Tech-oriented draw was declared on July 19, 2022. The draw invited 139 candidates from the tech draw and
- 26 candidates received invitations from the occupation-oriented category.
BC PNP Tech Occupations
| NOC | Occupations |
| 0131 | Telecommunication carriers managers |
| 0213 | Computer and information systems managers |
| 0512 | Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts |
| 2131 | Civil engineers |
| 2132 | Mechanical engineers |
| 2133 | Electrical and electronics engineers |
| 2134 | Chemical engineers |
| 2147 | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) |
| 2171 | Information systems analysts and consultants |
| 2172 | Database analysts and data administrators |
| 2173 | Software engineers and designers |
| 2174 | Computer programmers and interactive media developers |
| 2175 | Web designers and developers |
| 2221 | Biological technologists and technicians |
| 2241 | Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians |
| 2242 | Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) |
| 2243 | Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics |
| 2281 | Computer network technicians |
| 2282 | User support technicians |
| 2283 | Information systems testing technicians |
| 5121 | Authors and writers |
| 5122 | Editors |
| 5125 | Translators, terminologists and interpreters |
| 5224 | Broadcast technicians |
| 5225 | Audio and video recording technicians |
| 5226 | Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts |
| 5227 | Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts |
| 5241 | Graphic designers and illustrators |
| 6221 | Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade |
Skills Immigration Invitations
There are certain criteria of BCPNP to get nominated for their targeted invitations to apply. Apart from this, candidates need to be eligible first in the following factors.
- Education – level and field of education and where it was completed
- Language skills
- Occupation
- Duration and level of skilled work experience
- Wage rate and/or level of skilled job offer
- Intent to live, work and settle in the British Columbia region
- Identify the priorities – certain factors that are specific as per the labour market needs of the province.










