{"id":82762,"date":"2021-01-06T12:45:54","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T17:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationca.staging.wpengine.com\/british-columbia-issues-168-invitations-in-first-immigration-draw-of-2021"},"modified":"2021-10-18T10:51:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T14:51:08","slug":"british-columbia-issues-168-invitations-in-first-immigration-draw-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/british-columbia-issues-168-invitations-in-first-immigration-draw-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"British Columbia Issues 168 Invitations In First Immigration Draw of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/British-Columbia_174658219-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-90190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/British-Columbia_174658219-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/immigration.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/British-Columbia_174658219-scaled-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/immigration.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/British-Columbia_174658219-scaled-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/immigration.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/British-Columbia_174658219-scaled-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>British Columbia immigration has conducted its first provincial draw of 2021, issuing 168 invitations to apply with certain jobs excluded due to coronavirus restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>The January 5 draw saw <a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/british-columbia-immigration\/\"><span>British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program<\/span><\/a> officials continue to exclude 31 occupations where a high-volume of applicants have recently been approved.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Read More<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/british-columbia-tech-pilot-draw-92-invitations-issued\">British Columbia Tech Pilot Draw: 92 Invitations Issued<\/a><\/span><span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/british-columbia-immigration-draw-province-issues-256-invitations\">British Columbia Immigration Draw: Province Issues 256 Invitations<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/british-columbia-immigration-issues-68-invitations-in-new-tech-pilot-draw\">British Columbia Immigration Issues 68 Invitations in New Tech Pilot Draw<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Given the issues, the following were excluded from the latest draw:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>0621 &#8211; Retail and wholesale trade managers<\/li>\n<li>0631 &#8211; Restaurant and food service managers<\/li>\n<li>0632 &#8211; Accommodation service managers<\/li>\n<li>0651 &#8211; Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c.<\/li>\n<li>3236 &#8211; Massage therapists<\/li>\n<li>6211 &#8211; Retail sales supervisors<\/li>\n<li>6311 &#8211; Food service supervisors<\/li>\n<li>6313 &#8211; Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors<\/li>\n<li>6321 &#8211; Chefs<\/li>\n<li>6322 &#8211; Cooks<\/li>\n<li>6341 &#8211; Hairstylists and barbers<\/li>\n<li>6421 &#8211; Retail salespersons<\/li>\n<li>6511 &#8211; Ma\u00eetres d&rsquo;h\u00f4tel and hosts\/hostesses<\/li>\n<li>6512 &#8211; Bartenders<\/li>\n<li>6513 &#8211; Food and beverage servers<\/li>\n<li>6521 &#8211; Travel counsellors<\/li>\n<li>6522 &#8211; Pursers and flight attendants<\/li>\n<li>6523 &#8211; Airline ticket and service agents<\/li>\n<li>6524 &#8211; Ground and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks<\/li>\n<li>6525 &#8211; Hotel front desk clerks<\/li>\n<li>6531 &#8211; Tour and travel guides<\/li>\n<li>6532 &#8211; Outdoor sport and recreational guides<\/li>\n<li>6533 &#8211; Casino occupations<\/li>\n<li>6562 &#8211; Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations<\/li>\n<li>6564 &#8211; Other personal service occupations<\/li>\n<li>6611 &#8211; Cashiers<\/li>\n<li>6621 &#8211; Service station attendants<\/li>\n<li>6711 &#8211; Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations<\/li>\n<li>6721 &#8211; Support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up services<\/li>\n<li>6722 &#8211; Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport<\/li>\n<li>6731 &#8211; Light duty cleaners<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The draw saw invitations issued across five BC PNP categories.<\/p>\n<p>Skilled workers through the direct provincial stream required 95 points to qualify, while Express Entry skilled workers needed 99 points.<\/p>\n<p>For the direct provincial international graduate stream, 95 points was the minimum score, with 99 points required for the Express Entry international graduate stream.<\/p>\n<p>Entry level and semi-skilled workers required a minimum of 77 points.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"mcetoc_1ercbtbo00\">Did You Get Invited in the Latest B.C. Immigration Draw?<\/h3>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><b>Date<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><b>Category<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><b>Minimum Score<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><b>Invitations Issued<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">05-Jan-21<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">SI \u2013 Skilled Worker<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">95<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Total: 168<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><b> <\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">SI \u2013 International Graduate<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">95<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">SI \u2013 Entry Level and Semi-Skilled<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">77<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><b> <\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">EEBC \u2013 Skilled Worker<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">99<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><b> <\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">EEBC &#8211; International Graduate<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">99<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.welcomebc.ca\/\" rel=\"noopener\">www.welcomebc.ca<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Video:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l7RsgP9WyLs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Columbia immigration has conducted its first provincial draw of 2021, issuing 168 invitations to apply with certain jobs excluded due to coronavirus restrictions. The January 5 draw saw British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program officials continue to exclude 31 occupations where a high-volume of applicants have recently been approved. 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