British Columbia Immigration Draw: 302 Invitations Issued

Last Updated on August 20, 2020

British Columbia immigration has conducted a new provincial draw, issuing 302 invitations to apply with certain jobs excluded due to coronavirus restrictions.

The August 18 draw saw British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program officials exclude 31 occupations where a high-volume of applicants have recently been approved.

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Given the issues, the following were excluded from the latest draw:

1. 0621 – Retail and wholesale trade managers
2. 0631 – Restaurant and food service managers
3. 0632 – Accommodation service managers
4. 0651 – Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c.
5. 3236 – Massage therapists
6. 6211 – Retail sales supervisors
7. 6311 – Food service supervisors
8. 6313 – Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors
9. 6321 – Chefs
10. 6322 – Cooks
11. 6341 – Hairstylists and barbers
12. 6421 – Retail salespersons
13. 6511 – Maîtres d’hôtel and hosts/hostesses
14. 6512 – Bartenders
15. 6513 – Food and beverage servers
16. 6521 – Travel counsellors
17. 6522 – Pursers and flight attendants
18. 6523 – Airline ticket and service agents
19. 6524 – Ground and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks
20. 6525 – Hotel front desk clerks
21. 6531 – Tour and travel guides
22. 6532 – Outdoor sport and recreational guides
23. 6533 – Casino occupations
24. 6562 – Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations
25. 6564 – Other personal service occupations
26. 6611 – Cashiers
27. 6621 – Service station attendants
28. 6711 – Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
29. 6721 – Support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up services
30. 6722 – Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport
31. 6731 – Light duty cleaners

The draw saw invitations issued across five BC PNP categories.

Skilled workers through the direct provincial stream required 98 points to qualify, while Express Entry skilled workers also required 96 points.

For the direct provincial international graduate streams, 98 points was also the minimum score, with 98 points also required for the Express Entry international graduate stream.

Entry level and semi-skilled workers required a minimum of 76 points.

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Source: www.welcomebc.ca

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