The most recent BC PNP Draw, we can see that around 258 invitations to apply are issued. This time, the province is again in need of more tech workers, workers in childcare as well as healthcare professions, and some other priority workers are called. The candidates above certain scores can apply for permanent residency in British Columbia. In the last BC PNP Draws, around 235 invitations to apply for permanent residency were there.

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British Columbia Draws: 21st Mar, 2023

As the title says, recently the province of British Columbia released some invitations to apply for a few streams of workers. Around 258 candidates have the chance to apply for permanent residency in British Columbia. These candidates are going to need to apply for immigration through provincial nomination programs or the PNP in short. This is the third round of draws of this month. The previous draws came around 14th March, 2023.

In March mostly, the province has time and again called for tech, childcare, and healthcare workers. However, it has also called for some other streams of workers too, but compared to these three streams, it has been not that much. Up until now, around 767 invitations to apply have been issued.

To look at the official numbers, check out the images below taken from WelcomeBC. WelcomeBC is the official website of British Columbia, and it announces the draws too.

Which streams are in demand?

As said before, healthcare workers, childcare professionals, and tech workers are actually in demand in British Columbia as of now. We have seen this routine time and again in the previous draws. It seems that the province is calling for more workers in these particular streams because it is in need of more skilled workers in it. The labor market of British Columbia is inviting more foreign skilled workers to come and fill the labor gap so that the province could grow stronger in those fields.

Minimum Scores Needed?

For the general draws, which means for the tech workers too, the minimum score to apply for permanent residency is 85. While for the targeted draws, the minimum score needed is 60.

In the general draw stream, around 202 workers can apply. For the childcare workers, 34 slots are available. Whereas for the healthcare stream, around 17 invitations to apply are available. On the other hand, for other priority occupations, less than 5 invitations to apply are there in the most recent British Columbia provincial nominee program draws.