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British Columbia has invited 314 Express Entry and Skills Immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in a new invitation round held June 30.

Today's draw was the largest held by BC since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and the second largest overall of 2020. The largest draw took place prior to the start of the pandemic, on March 10, and saw 332 invitations issued.

The BC Express Entry stream is aligned with the federal government's  system, which manages the pool of candidates for Canada's three main economic immigration categories — the ,Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý.

Express Entry candidates with a provincial nomination are awarded an additional 600 points toward their (CRS) score and their applications for permanent residence are processed through the Express Entry system, which has a guaranteed processing time of six months or less.

Skills Immigration candidates invited to apply for a provincial nomination from the BC PNP in this round were drawn from the stream's ,ÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýÌý³¦²¹³Ù±ð²µ´Ç°ù¾±±ð²õ.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, BC once again excluded certain occupations from today's draw, predominantly related to tourism, hospitality, and retail.

The minimum score requirements in today’s draw ranged between 79 and 100 for the five EEBC and SI categories that were involved.

More specifically, the minimum scores were:

• SI – Skilled Worker: 98
• SI – International Graduate: 100
• SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled: 79
• EEBC – Skilled Worker: 98
• EEBC – International Graduate: 100

In order to receive an invitation through the EEBC, candidates must be registered under both the federal  system and B.C.’s Ìý(³§±õ¸é³§).

Skills Immigration candidates only need to be registered with the SIRS.

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