BC TECH category is a pilot immigration category implemented in May 2017. It was postponed once during the epidemic and then became a permanent provincial nomination category in 2021. During the epidemic, the score of BC TECH has been stable at 70-85 points. In August this year, the score of BC TECH began to rise, from 85 points to 90 points, then to 95 points, and then to the latest 100-point score line. This score is very unfriendly to domestic applicants, because you can add another 10 points if you are already working in the country, and you can add another 10 points if you have worked in the country for one year. In order to reach the score line, overseas applicants want to add these 20 points. Not only will the application process become complicated, but they also have to enter the country first to apply for provincial nominations just like Alberta at the beginning.
For applicants who do not want to enter the country first, there is another way to avoid entering the country first, which is to choose to work in remote areas. The current score line in remote areas is 91 points, which is 9 points lower than the tech special invitation. Most domestic immigration applicants who score between 90 and 95 points can choose this method. This method is also advocated by the Immigration Bureau. Indeed, there is no shortage of people in Greater Vancouver, but the lack of people is remote areas. The provincial and federal governments hope to introduce technical talents into those areas to promote the development of the local economy.
In the future, BC's policy orientation will increasingly tend to remote areas. As the score continues to rise, the space for applicants to choose is getting smaller and smaller. Applicants who are invited to get high scores must make sacrifices in order to reach the score line. Should they enter the country first or choose employers in remote areas?
Common scoring situations for domestic customers are as follows:
A 25 points + 70,000 annual salary 27 points + 5 years 15 points + CLB5 10 points + undergraduate 15 = 92 points
If you are an employer in a remote area, you have reached the score line of 91 points.
If you are an employer in Greater Vancouver and the score is 100 points, you need to help the applicant with LMIA wages, first enter the country and work with the employer. Add 10 points and the total score is 102 points to reach the current invitation score for employers in Greater Vancouver.
