B.C. issues 52 invitations in new Tech Pilot draw
B.C. issues 52 invitations in new Tech Pilot draw
British Columbia has invited over 5,500 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination so far in 2020.
British Columbia invited 52 immigration candidates with a job offer in the province’s technology sector to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence on August 11.
Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC
| Date | Number of Invitations |
Category | Minimum Score |
Other Considerations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2020 | 52 | SI- Skilled Worker | 80 | Tech Pilot draw |
| SI – International Graduate | 80 | |||
| EEBC- Skilled Worker | 80 | |||
| EEBC- International Graduate | 80 | |||
| August 7, 2020 | 437 | SI- Skilled Worker | 97 | Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on B.C. businesses. The following NOCs were excluded: |
| SI – International Graduate | 98 | |||
| SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled | 76 | |||
| EEBC- Skilled Worker | 97 | |||
| EEBC- International Graduate | 98 |
British Columbia holds tech-only draws on a weekly basis to invite the highest-scoring technology sector workers to apply for a provincial nomination. Those who are invited then have 30 days to submit their complete online applications. Applicants must also pay a processing fee. As of August 6, 2020, the processing fee for a skilled immigration application is $1,150 (formerly $700), and the fee for a review request is $500 (formerly $200).
Source: CICnews
