The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) opened its fifth immigration draw of October month on 31 October 2023, inviting approximately 208 candidates to seek provincial nomination. Previous draws in October were held on 4, 11, 17, and 24, 2023. To learn more about this recent invitation round, explore the details further.
BC PNP draw on 31 October 2023
Find below the new BC PNP draw results:
- The province of BC issued highest, i.e. 133 invitations in the Tech draw held to invite the applicants with General (including Tech Occupations).
- Through the Targeted draw for Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202), province issued 48 invitations.
- The province if BC also issued 22 invitations in the Targeted draw for Healthcare occupations.
- Other priority occupations (NOCs 31003, 32104) received <5>
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British Columbia PNP draws on 31 October 2023
| Date | Draw type | Stream | Minimum
Score | Number of invitations |
| October 31, 2023 | General
(includes tech occupations) | Skilled Worker | 111 | 133 |
| Skilled Worker - EEBC option | 111 |
| International Graduate | 113 |
| International Graduate - EEBC option | 113 |
| Entry Level and Semi-Skilled | 91 |
| Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202) | Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 60 | 48 |
| Healthcare | 60 | 22 |
| Other priority occupations (NOCs 31103, 32104) | 60 | <5> |
Entrepreneur stream draw
In the Entrepreneur stream draw of British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) held on 24 October 2023, British Columbia issued nearly 10 invitations.
| Date | Stream | Minimum Score | Number of
Invitations |
| October 24, 2023 | Regional Pilot | 112 | <5> |
| Base | 116 | <5> |
Invitations for entrepreneurs eligible under the EI Regional Pilot are typically issued on a monthly basis and are dependent upon recommendations from participating communities. For the EI Base stream, invitations are customized and may consider:
- The registration score of the eligible candidate.
- The specific geographical area where the candidate plans to establish their business.
- The population size of the candidate's proposed community for business establishment.
- Whether the business venture is a startup or the purchase of an existing business.
- Alignment of the business proposal with priority business sectors.
While score-based ITA draws for the EI Base stream will happen intermittently, their frequency may be constrained to make certain timely processing and accommodate targeted invitations.
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British Columbia PNP Issues invitations to Skilled Workers and Entrepreneur Category 
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Rajneesh Kumar
4 November, 2023 
