New British Columbia draws invite 395 PNP candidates | VO Visas
New British Columbia draws invite 395 PNP candidates | VO Visas B.C. has now issued 5730 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination since the start of the year. British Columbia invited 395 immigration candidates in two Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws held on June 22, 2021. B.C. has been conducting two separate rounds of invitations under its PNP program since February. The province holds a general draw and a second draw targeting retail and wholesale trade managers as well as restaurant and food service managers. According to information released by the province, this second draw is due to a high number of people registered in the BC PNP Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS) with these two occupations. By holding these additional draws, the province aims to balance the needs in all sectors of the provincial labour market. Candidates from the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry BC (EEBC) streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC