Laxman Mandal –Immigration Consultant Graduate, (MBA-KUSOM & CPA-ON, Canada-Scholar)
Oct- 01 , 2017
British Columbia Skills Immigration & Express Entry BC Invitations Issued On September 13 and September 20, 2017, the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) issued invitations to apply to registrants from the following category selection pools: Skills Immigration – Skilled Worker Skills Immigration – International Graduate Skills Immigration – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Express Entry BC – Skilled Worker Express Entry BC –International Graduate British Columbia Immigration Invites Entrepreneur Candidates The latest British Columbia immigration draw saw 9 candidates invited to apply under the province’s Entrepreneur Immigration stream.
Candidates required a minimum score of 120 to qualify for an ITA for the draw, which took place on August 31, 2017. The latest allocation saw a drop in numbers when compared to the previous business draw on August 2, 2017, when 13 invites were issued and a minimum score of 123 required. Requirements for Entrepreneur Category: Demonstrate a personal net worth of at least $800,000; Make a personal investment of at least $400 000 to establish or purchase and expand an eligible business in B.C.; Create at least three jobs for Canadian citizens or permanent residents; Sign a performance agreement with B.C. prior to nomination; Candidates in the Entrepreneur category can sponsor a key staff member for Canadian permanent residence.
Requirements for Regional Entrepreneur Category: Demonstrate a personal net worth of at least $400,000; 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; Create at least one new job for a Canadian citizen or permanent resident; Participate in the day-to-day management and direction or the business; Sign a performance agreement with B.C. prior to nomination.
Ministerial Instructions: September 20, 2017
Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system #72 – September 20, 2017 Determination — number of invitations
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 10.2(1)(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the number of invitations that may be issued during the period beginning on September 20, 2017, and ending on September 21, 2017, is 2,871.
Required rank (2) Foreign nationals who, on September 20, 2017, at 12:39:23 UTC, have been assigned a total of 433 points or more under the Comprehensive Ranking System that is set out in the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, as published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on December 1, 2014, and as amended from time to time, occupy the rank required to be invited to make an application for permanent residence.
Source: CIC News