(including the EEBC option). Twenty of the ITAs issued were for healthcare, five were for other priority occupations (NOCs 31103, 32104), and 29 were for childcare: early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202). A 55 was necessary as a minimum.

Note this! Applicants who are more inclined to fill the gaps in the British Columbia labor market are ranked, selected, and invited on the basis of the information they provided during the registration process. The provincial government might provide ITAs with a specific economic sector to target, promote regional immigration or support strategic pilot projects.