BCPNP British Columbia (BC) Provincial Nominee Program Immigrants
BCPNP British Columbia (BC) Provincial Nominee Program Immigrants
The Province of BC nominates the Skilled Worker category
BC's growing economy requires skilled and experienced workers. The Skilled Worker category is a way for workers in professional, managerial, technical, mechanic or other skilled occupations to obtain permanent residency in BC.
The Province of BC nominates the Health Authority category
Health care is an important priority in BC. Applicants may be eligible to apply for this category if they have a full-time job offer in any occupation from a public health facility in BC. Applicants who are doctors, nurse practitioners or midwives but are not directly employed by public health authorities may also be eligible to apply for this category. No registration is required for this category and an application can be submitted directly to BC Nominations if all conditions are met.
The Province of BC nominates Entry Level and Semi-Skilled category
The BC Nominated Entry and Semi-Skilled Worker Category (ELSS) is for applicants who are currently working in BC in the tourism/hospitality, long distance transportation, food processing industries. Or applicants who are currently working in TEER 4 or 5 entry or semi-skilled occupations other than residential care (NOC 44100) in the Northeast Development Region of B.C.
The Province of BC nominated the international student category
This category is applicable to international students who have graduated from a Canadian university or college in the past three years, and is not limited to graduate institutions in BC, some graduate level international students may also be eligible to apply for BC nominated graduate graduate immigration
The Province of BC nominated the International Post-Graduate Category
This category is for overseas students who have graduated from a BC post-secondary institution with a master's or doctoral degree, as well as doctoral candidates from a BC public post-secondary institution. This category does not require a BC employer offer or registration, and you can apply directly after meeting all the requirements.
BCPNP TECH Industry Immigrant Program
On August 28, 2017, BC PNP officially announced the launch of the technology industry Pilot immigration project (BC PNP Tech Pilot), which is not a new immigration project, but for some shortage of occupations can be prioritized, applicants first need to obtain BC employers offer, Meet the basic requirements of the BCPNP province for nominated skilled immigrants. On May 28, 2021, the program was officially changed to BC's Permanent immigration program, renamed BC PNP Tech.
The project originally had 29 types of occupations classified into the list of shortage occupations, adjusted to 35 types of shortage occupations on November 16, 2022, and the scores required by these occupational applicants will be lower than that of ordinary skilled immigrants, the processing speed will be faster, and the requirements for employer offers are lower, as long as one year.
Among the 35 occupations in short supply, most are ICT and engineer occupations, followed by cultural and artistic occupations such as writers, editors, broadcast, audio, film, performance, graphic illustration, etc. On November 16, 2022, many scientists and industry experts were added to the adjustment.
BCPNP British Columbia (BC) Provincial Nominee Program Immigrants.pdf
