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The Government of British Columbia invitations table lists 2 rows dated 29 October 2026: Innovate: High Economic Impact (Minimum wage of $49/hour and $99,000/year, and NOC 0, 1, 2, or 3), 524 invitations; Innovate: High Economic Impact (Points), minimum score 131, 248 invitations.
Type
Selection factors
Minimum score
Invitations
Innovate: High Economic Impact
Minimum wage of $49/hour and $99,000/year, and NOC 0, 1, 2, or 3
Official Express Entry round 453 on 2026-10-28. Category: Transport Occupations, 2026-Version 2. Invitations: 150. CRS cutoff: 477. Tie-breaking rule: June 4, 2026 at 21:48:22 UTC. This is the official factual record only.
The Government of British Columbia invitations table lists 1 row dated 15 October 2026: Temporary Rural/Remote Health Support Initiative (Points), minimum score 54, 16 invitations.
The Government of British Columbia invitations table lists 4 rows dated 8 October 2026: Care: Childcare (Early childhood educators only), minimum score 99, 86 invitations; Care: Health (All priority health care occupations), minimum score 76, 82 invitations; Care: Veterinary Care (All priority veterinary care occupations; Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (NOC 32104) with valid professional designation), minimum score 86, <5 invitations; Build: Construction Trades (All priority construction occupations), minimum score 94, 115 invitations.
Type
Selection factors
Minimum score
Invitations
Care: Childcare
Early childhood educators only
99
86
Care: Health
All priority health care occupations
76
82
Care: Veterinary Care
All priority veterinary care occupations Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (NOC 32104) with valid professional designation
Official Express Entry round 447 on 2026-10-01. Category: Trades Occupations, 2026-Version 3. Invitations: 3500. CRS cutoff: 476. Tie-breaking rule: May 28, 2026 at 16:55:23 UTC. This record is a historical baseline, not a newly detected round. Programs named by the official source: Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program.
Official Express Entry round 446 on 2026-09-29. Category: Canadian Experience Class. Invitations: 2000. CRS cutoff: 518. Tie-breaking rule: February 13, 2026 at 20:48:08 UTC. This record is a historical baseline, not a newly detected round. Programs named by the official source: Canadian Experience Class.
Official Express Entry round 445 on 2026-09-28. Category: Provincial Nominee Program. Invitations: 733. CRS cutoff: 725. Tie-breaking rule: September 17, 2026 at 01:36:17 UTC. This record is a historical baseline, not a newly detected round. Programs named by the official source: Provincial Nominee Program.
The Government of British Columbia invitations table, last updated 24 September 2026, dates two Skills Immigration rows to 24 September 2026. One is Innovate: High Economic Impact under a minimum wage of $52/hour and $105,000/year in NOC 0, 1, 2, or 3, with no points score and 426 invitations. The other is Innovate: High Economic Impact by points, minimum score 131, with 288 invitations.
Type
Selection factors
Minimum score
Invitations
Innovate: High Economic Impact
Minimum wage of $52/hour and $105,000/year, and NOC 0, 1, 2, or 3
N/A
426
Innovate: High Economic Impact
Points
131
288
Invitation date 2026-09-24 · Source page last updated 2026-09-24 · issued
