October 12, 2016 - More than 800 new immigrants have been issued with Invitations to Apply under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program – the most the province has registered in one draw in 2016.

The size of the new round of invitations is a clear indication the province is looking for new immigrants to plug gaps in its labour force.

By comparison the last three rounds saw 637, 477 and 586 invitations issued.

International graduates were again the most prolific invited group, with 355 out of the 805 invitations going to former students of Canadian universities under both the Express Entry and Skills Immigration categories.

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