BC PNP Tech Pilot

[Embedded82]

Hi all, I would like to open a thread here for those working towards the BC PNP Tech Pilot program
I would like to share the experience, the processing time, questions and answers.

These are my details:
Registration submitted: 2018-01-11
Invitation to apply: 2018-01-17
Application submitted: 2018-01-22
Score: 124
NOC-2171

If you guys have questions, want to share details of your previous application feel free to share here.

 

[Bandla Ashok]

Hi all, I would like to open a thread here for those working towards the BC PNP Tech Pilot program
I would like to share the experience, the processing time, questions and answers.

These are my details:
Registration submitted: 2018-01-11
Invitation to apply: 2018-01-17
Application submitted: 2018-01-22
Score: 124
NOC-2171

If you guys have questions, want to share details of your previous application feel free to share here.

Hi there,

I would like to know more about your experience

1) I mean do you live in BC (town or city) or overseas?
2) Did you find any employer in BC, submitted any support letter from your employer?
3) Your hourly wage?
4) Work experience?
5) Your score details or score breakdown?
6) Did you receive a call from BC PNP office or your employer (if any)?
7) Do you have an Express Entry profile?
8) Do you have Canadian Equivalency from ECAS or WES or any other organization?
9) Have you submitted yourself or via consultant?

Please answer them and thanks

 

[milly_m]

My husband and I have gone through this process, we did it ourselves.

We applied from the UK, with a job offer (for my husband) from a Canadian company. He actually already works for this employer in the UK so they just had to submit something (I can't remember if it was a letter or form?) to confirm the job offer, what NOC code etc. it fell under. We went the EE route, so we registered for EE first and then included the EE application number in our PNP application. We completed IELTS and WES evaluations before we applied for the tech pilot but I'm not sure we needed them at this stage - we did need them for PR though.

We got our PNP invitation to apply within 4 days of submitting the initial registration, and then our application was processed in I think under 2 weeks, giving us our nomination to apply for PR through Express Entry. We were invited to apply for PR at the next round of invites.

My husband has 10+ years experience in the tech/IT industry, he doesn't have an undergraduate degree but does have some higher education and job relevant certifications.

 

[Bandla Ashok]

Thanks Milly_m

I would like to know more about your husband's experience

1) I mean do you live in BC (town or city) or overseas?
2) Did you find any employer in BC, submitted any support letter from your employer?
3) Your husband's hourly wage or annual Salary?
4) Work experience?
5) Your score details or score breakdown?
6) Did you receive a call from BC PNP office or your employer (if any)?
7) Do you have an Express Entry profile?
8) Do you have Canadian Equivalency from ECAS or WES or any other organization?
9) Have you submitted yourself or via consultant?

Please answer them and thanks

 

[Siem]

Hello all,

These are my details:
Registration submitted: 2018-01-22
Invitation to apply: 2018-01-24
Application submitted: 2018-02-07
Score: 85
NOC-2281

embedded82 are you still waiting? They told us de processing time would take 2 to 4 weeks. This is our fourth week so we hope to hear something this week. Maybe it is wishfull thinking .

 

[Embedded82]

Hello all,

These are my details:
Registration submitted: 2018-01-22
Invitation to apply: 2018-01-24
Application submitted: 2018-02-07
Score: 85
NOC-2281

embedded82 are you still waiting? They told us de processing time would take 2 to 4 weeks. This is our fourth week so we hope to hear something this week. Maybe it is wishfull thinking .

Hi Siem, I am still waiting.
I asked my employer to send them an email and we got an answer: they said that my case has been assigned the day after the application submission (for me the 22nd of January), that is true because I saw the status changed to "In process", and that it will be processed quicker than others because it falls into the tech pilot. However, they told us, that it might still fall under the 2-3 months of processing time of other PNP programs.
Anyway, I will update you if something changes. Please do the same.
Have a nice day and good luck.

 

[Embedded82]

Hi there,

I would like to know more about your experience

1) I mean do you live in BC (town or city) or overseas?
2) Did you find any employer in BC, submitted any support letter from your employer?
3) Your hourly wage?
4) Work experience?
5) Your score details or score breakdown?
6) Did you receive a call from BC PNP office or your employer (if any)?
7) Do you have an Express Entry profile?
8) Do you have Canadian Equivalency from ECAS or WES or any other organization?
9) Have you submitted yourself or via consultant?

Please answer them and thanks

Hey Bandla, how are you?
Hoe my answers will help you.
1) BC - Vancouver
2) I got a job from a BC employer and he had to submiteed the jof offer, the reccomandation letter, the BC employer license, the incorporation document and he had to compile a form
3) Not sure: I think around 39
4) 12 years in NOC-2171
5) 124: 76 economic and 48 human capital
6) Not yet; we exchanged couple of emails where we asked information
7) Yes
8) Yes I have WES
9) Myself

Your welcome.
Have a nice day

 

[milly_m]

Thanks Milly_m

I would like to know more about your husband's experience

1) I mean do you live in BC (town or city) or overseas? Overseas - UK
2) Did you find any employer in BC, submitted any support letter from your employer? My husband already worked for a canadian employer who was supporting the application
3) Your husband's hourly wage or annual Salary? ~$83000
4) Work experience? around 10 years
5) Your score details or score breakdown? CRS was around 390 (before nomination), PNP score was about 120
6) Did you receive a call from BC PNP office or your employer (if any)? No
7) Do you have an Express Entry profile? yes
8) Do you have Canadian Equivalency from ECAS or WES or any other organization? yes - post graduate diploma
9) Have you submitted yourself or via consultant? submitted ourselves

Please answer them and thanks

 

[Bandla Ashok]

Thanks Embedded82 and Milly_m

 

[Siem]

Hi Siem, I am still waiting.
I asked my employer to send them an email and we got an answer: they said that my case has been assigned the day after the application submission (for me the 22nd of January), that is true because I saw the status changed to "In process", and that it will be processed quicker than others because it falls into the tech pilot. However, they told us, that it might still fall under the 2-3 months of processing time of other PNP programs.
Anyway, I will update you if something changes. Please do the same.
Have a nice day and good luck.

Thanks for your reply. 2 - 3 months is not what I hoped for but I think there's northing we can do to make it go faster.
If we hear something I keep you posted.
I read that you already live in Vancouver. Under which kind of program or visa?

 

[Embedded82]

Thanks for your reply. 2 - 3 months is not what I hoped for but I think there's northing we can do to make it go faster.
If we hear something I keep you posted.
I read that you already live in Vancouver. Under which kind of program or visa?

I am working under the IEC - working holiday visa

 

[Siem]

I am working under the IEC - working holiday visa

Okay, may I ask you what your home country is?
And when did you move to Canada?

 

[Embedded82]

Okay, may I ask you what your home country is?
And when did you move to Canada?

Sure. I am Italian and I moved in Vancouver at the end end of November 2017.

 

[Mpak]

Hello everyone!
I heard that a bit hard to find a employer.
Because, you must sent many emails to many companies.
And not sure that after all you get a job offer.
Could you share your viewpoint about that.
Thanks.

 

[Embedded82]

Hello everyone!
I heard that a bit hard to find a employer.
Because, you must sent many emails to many companies.
And not sure that after all you get a job offer.
Could you share your viewpoint about that.
Thanks.

Hi Mpak, I assume you mean an employer for a tech job role right?
I would say that the demand for tech employees is really high: there are a lot of IT related job opportunities in BC.
However, receiving a job offer is something that depends from many factors, such as previous work experience, current work permit status...
To me, the most important activity as soon as I landed in Vancouver, was connecting with people in the Tech environment in order to meet potential employers and interesting companies. I had been contacted by many recruiters as well but most of them were working in behalf of customers/companies not keen on sponsorship. This is the reason why, while looking for the right job, I had to evaluate the employer first of all and not the salary; I wanted to be sure to find a reliable employer who could have sponsored me for the future work permit.
Hope my answer could help you.