On August 20, 2026, British Columbia (BC PNP) ran a provincial draw under its Innovate: High Economic Impact – Score stream. It issued 265 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination, and the lowest-ranked candidate invited scored 132.
The numbers
| Date | August 20, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Program | British Columbia (BC PNP) |
| Stream | Innovate: High Economic Impact – Score |
| Invitations issued | 265 |
| Minimum score | 132 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | ±0 points |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 35 days |
How it compares
The minimum score was unchanged from the draw of July 16, 2026, which also closed at 132. That is 35 days after the previous one, where the recent average across 4 draws in this stream is 33 days. Invitations went down by 81 (from 346).
No round among the last 4 draws in this stream closed lower; those rounds span 132 to 136 points. The volume is mid-table for the set, which averages 243 invitations per round (149 to 346).
What it means for your profile
If your profile was registered in the British Columbia (BC PNP) stream on August 20, 2026 with a score of 132 or more, this draw would have reached you. A lower score does not remove your registration: provincial systems keep it on file for the period each province publishes, and it is considered again in later draws of the same stream. This page does not forecast where the next cut-off will land. Each round depends on how many profiles are in the pool at the time and on the instructions in force that day, so a past cut-off is a record, not a target.
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What this round selects
Provincial nominee programs run separately from the federal system: each province opens its own streams, sets its own criteria and publishes its own scores, which is why a provincial score cannot be read against a CRS cut-off. British Columbia (BC PNP) ran this draw in its Innovate: High Economic Impact – Score stream. A provincial nomination is not permanent residence in itself — it is the step that lets someone apply for it, and in the streams aligned with Express Entry it also adds 600 points to the CRS.
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