{"id":9365,"date":"2017-07-06T15:29:01","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T15:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/?p=9365"},"modified":"2019-02-12T14:00:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T19:00:39","slug":"bc-pnp-conducts-entrepreneur-immigration-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/bc-pnp-conducts-entrepreneur-immigration-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"BC PNP Conducts Entrepreneur Immigration Draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest British Columbia immigration draw saw 15 candidates invited to apply under the province\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.immigration.ca\/british-columbia-immigration\/#businessskills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Entrepreneur Immigration<\/a> stream.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates required a minimum score of 121 to qualify for an ITA.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>British Columbia Entrepreneur Immigration: June 21 Draw<\/h3>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><b>Date<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><b>Category<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><b>Minimum Score<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><b>Invites Issued<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">21-Jun-17<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Entrepreneur Immigration<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">121<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/welcomebc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/welcomebc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Requirements: Entrepreneur Category<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-35942 size-medium\" title=\"BC PNP Conducts Entrepreneur Immigration Draw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.immigration.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vancouver-1899359_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"BC PNP Conducts Entrepreneur Immigration Draw\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Business candidates in this category must meet the following minimum criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Demonstrate a personal net worth of at least $800,000;<\/li>\n<li>Make a personal investment of at least $400 000 to establish or purchase and expand an eligible business in B.C.;<\/li>\n<li>Create at least three jobs for Canadian citizens or permanent residents;<\/li>\n<li>Participate in the day-to-day management and direction or the business;<\/li>\n<li>Sign a performance agreement with B.C. prior to nomination;<\/li>\n<li>Candidates in the Entrepreneur category can sponsor a key staff member for Canadian permanent residence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Requirements: Regional Entrepreneur Category<\/h3>\n<p>Business candidates in this category must meet the following minimum criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Demonstrate a personal net worth of at least $400,000;<\/li>\n<li>Make a personal investment of at least $200,000 to establish or purchase and expand an eligible business in B.C. outside the Vancouver metropolitan area and the Abbotsford metropolitan area;<\/li>\n<li>Create at least one new job for a Canadian citizen or permanent resident;<\/li>\n<li>Participate in the day-to-day management and direction or the business;<\/li>\n<li>Sign a performance agreement with B.C. prior to nomination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The previous BC PNP draw, on June 7, invited 346 candidates to apply through provincial programs and Canada Express Entry.<\/p>\n<p>Of that total, 183 invites went to skilled workers, including 108 directly through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.immigration.ca\/british-columbia-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program<\/a>, and 75 via the federal Express Entry system.<\/p>\n<p>International graduates received 136 invitations, with 93 direct to the BC PNP and the remaining 43 through Express Entry.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining 27 invites went to entry level and semi-skilled workers, consistently the lowest recipients of invitations in B.C.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>BC PNP Draw: June 8, 2017<\/h3>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><b>Stream \/ Category<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><b>Minimum Score<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><b>Number of\u00a0Invitations<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">EEBC &#8211; Skilled Worker<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">82<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">EEBC &#8211; International Graduate<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">77<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">SI &#8211; Skilled Worker<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">76<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">SI &#8211; International Graduate<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">72<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">SI &#8211; Entry Level and Semi-Skilled<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">50<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/welcomebc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/welcomebc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A coveted provincial nomination effectively guarantees selection under the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.immigration.ca\/express-entry-immigration-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Canada Express Entry<\/a> System, worth 600 Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points. Canada has not seen a draw with a minimum points score above 500 in the whole of 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The BC PNP publishes the scores immigrants need to guarantee an invitation for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.immigration.ca\/immigrationtocanadaoverview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Canada immigration<\/a> under its programs.<\/p>\n<p>The score needed for an international graduate is 30 points below a skilled worker under both the Canada Express Entry and provincial stream.<\/p>\n<p>For entry-level and semi-skilled workers, that score is lower again.<\/p>\n<h3>BC PNP: Scores Needed For Guaranteed Invitation<\/h3>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><b>Category<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><b>Guaranteed Registration Score<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Express Entry BC \u2013 Skilled Worker<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Express Entry BC \u2013 International Graduate<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Skills Immigration \u2013 Skilled Worker<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Skills Immigration \u2013 International Graduate<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Skills Immigration \u2013 Entry Level and Semi-Skilled<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Source:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.welcomebc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.welcomebc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Further reading<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/chinese-migrants-british-columbia-get-away-destination-deception\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese Migrants to British Columbia Get Away with Destination Deception<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/vancouver-top-choice-rich-asians-park-cash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vancouver: The Top Choice for Rich Asians to \u2018Park their Cash\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest British Columbia immigration draw saw 15 candidates invited to apply under the province\u2019s Entrepreneur Immigration stream. Candidates required a minimum score of 121 to qualify for an ITA. British Columbia Entrepreneur Immigration: June 21 Draw Date Category Minimum Score Invites Issued 21-Jun-17 Entrepreneur Immigration 121 15 Source: https:\/\/welcomebc.ca Requirements: Entrepreneur Category Business candidates&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[415,454],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8hnWW-2r3","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9365"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9365\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmentimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}