BC PNP Skills Immigration Process

If you do not have a work permit, or your work permit has expired (or is about to expire), you must apply to IRCC for a work permit. The BC PNP cannot apply for a work permit on your behalf. However, we may be able to provide a work permit support letter for your application to IRCC.

Obtaining a work permit support letter and post-nomination requests

Please access post-nomination support via My Dashboard on BCPNP Online. You will need to email PNPPostNom@gov.bc.ca if there is a change in your family makeup or if you were nominated with a paper-based application (submitted before July 2015).

We accept requests for work permit support letters from provincial nominees if ALL of the following are met:

• you have been nominated by the BC PNP
• you submitted your application to IRCC  before your nomination certificate expired
• you continue to meet the conditions of nomination
• your current work permit expires within 120 days

For time-sensitive requests, we strongly encourage you to submit your requests early to allow us enough time to process.

For more information on how to obtain a work permit, please review the BC PNP Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Program Guide.