BC Provincal Nomination

BC PNP

The BC PNP stands for British Columbia’s Provincial Nominee Program. Immigrants with the skills and experience can receive a British Columbia Provincial Nomination Certificate with the help of this program. With this certificate, foreign national can apply for Canadian permanent residence with a faster processing time than other Canadian immigration classes.

Your application could be accepted under following two main immigration categories by BC PNP:

• Skills Immigration (including Express Entry British Columbia)
• Business Immigration

Each of the above categories can have one or more sub-categories. That’s why we provide you with added information about each of these categories to help you decide if the BC PNP is right for you or not.

The British Columbia government declared on January 27, 2016, that it’s implementing a new Immigration System for the BC PNP on the points-based system to provide candidates with a registration score that can help them determine whether they are invited to apply. The factors that determine the score include the level of education, a B.C. employment offer, and years of direct work experience. The scores reflect a person’s ability to succeed in the labor market and to contribute to the provincial economy.

• International Graduates, Canadian Degree Category: This sub-category is for graduates who belong to an eligible Canadian university or college outside British Columbia.

To make yourself eligible for this category, you first need to obtain a job offer.

• Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Worker Category: 

Workers of tourism/hospitality, food processing or long-haul trucking industry placed on entry-level or semi-skilled positions are eligible for immigration through this program.

• Northeast Pilot Project Category: Semi- and unskilled workers who are living and working in the Northeast Development Region of British Columbia are eligible for this program without the need for a job offer.

EXPRESS ENTRY BRITISH COLUMBIA

Under Express Entry Stream, if a province or territory nominates you, then it will be listed on your nomination certificate. Eligible applicants are allowed to receive priority processing of their BC PNP application and, after nomination, permanent residence application with the help of the British Columbia Express Entry stream.

Different categories including the Skilled Worker category, International Graduates category, and International Post Graduates category are processed through Express Entry British Columbia.

To Be Eligible under Express Entry Province Nomination

• Have accepted a full-time, indeterminate job offer from a B.C employer in a skilled occupation as outlined in the National Occupational Classification Matrix (NOC skill level 0, A or B)
• You have to accept a full-time and indeterminate job offer as outlined by the National Occupational Classification Matrix (NOC skill level 0, A or B)