Dear Future Neighbour,
On Thursday, November 16, 2023, British Columbia sent out 224 invitations to apply for permanent residency in both general and targeted draws. The cutoff score for this round of invitations increased by 2 points in comparison with the last round.
A new category-based draw was introduced by British Columbia on Thursday, November 16, 2023 that includes 25 Construction Occupations. The cutoff score for that round of invitation was 75.
See Below Summary of November 16 BC PNP Draw
| Date | Draw type | Stream | Minimum Score |
Number of invitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 16, 2023 | General (includes tech occupations) |
Skilled Worker | 113 | 116 |
| Skilled Worker – EEBC option | 113 | |||
| International Graduate | 115 | |||
| International Graduate – EEBC option | 115 | |||
| Entry Level and Semi-Skilled | 94 | |||
| Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202) | Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 60 | 59 | |
| Targeting 25 Construction occupations | 75 | 12 | ||
| Targeting 39 Healthcare occupations | 60 | 32 | ||
| Other priority occupations (NOCs 31103, 32104) | 60 | 5 |
See Below the 25 Construction Occupations
- 22114 Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists
- 72102 Sheet metal workers
- 72103 Boilermakers
- 72104 Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
- 72105 Ironworkers
- 72106 Welders and related machine operators
- 72200 Electricians (except industrial and power system)
- 72201 Industrial electricians
- 72300 Plumbers
- 72301 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
- 72302 Gas fitters
- 72310 Carpenters
- 72311 Cabinetmakers
- 72320 Bricklayers
- 72400 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
- 72401 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
- 72402 Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
- 72500 Crane operators
- 73100 Concrete finishers
- 73101 Tilesetters
- 73102 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
- 73110 Roofers and shinglers
- 73111 Glaziers
- 73112 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
- 73113 Floor covering installers
The processing timeframe for BC PNP Skills Immigration and Post-nomination requests remains 3 months respectively. As always, the timeframe differ for each candidate as processing only begins when complete application is received by BC PNP.
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