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The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Statistical Report

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The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Statistical Report:  2016/2017/2017/2018/2019/2020/2021

Introduction

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Statistical Report has been produced annually since 2016 to share key program statistical results for each calendar year. The 2020 report provides an overview of key program statistics for the 2020 calendar year.

There are several notable changes from the reports produced in previous years. This year’s report is organized so that each program stream has its own section, using an explanatory narrative to provide context given that the streams are uniquely distinct from each other. A significant portion of the 2020 report presents the statistical information in the form of pie or linecharts or simple diagrams, using more visuals to convey the results of a complex program.

The data is also more holistic, providing a complete picture of nominees’ region/country of origin, the regional distribution of nominees, and which occupational categories program nominees fall under.

In addition, this year’s report introduces two key performance measures, reporting on nominees’ wages and regional distribution.

Program Overview

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) was created in 2001 to strategicallyselect and nominate a limited number of prospective immigrants for permanent residence status in Canada. BC provincial nominees can apply to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for permanent residence for themselves and their dependents.

The BC PNP is the only tool available to the Province to directly influence the selection of economic immigrants who will be coming to live and work in B.C.

Two Streams: Skills and Entrepreneur Immigration

The BC PNP has two streams, each of which takes a unique approach to select immigrants who have the skills and experience needed to help with B.C.’s economic recovery and growth.

The Skills Immigration (SI) stream is intended for workers with the skills, experience, and qualifications needed by B.C. employers.
The Entrepreneur Immigration (EI) stream is for experienced entrepreneurs who intend to actively manage an eligible business in the province.

The SI stream typically accounts for about 99 per cent of BC PNP nominees, but up to 5 per cent of the program’s nominations can be used for the EI stream. The longer assessment process of EI registrants and applicants includes a period of temporary status under a PNP-supported work permit. During that period, candidates establish their businesses and then become eligible for a nomination. The period to establish a business is typically between 12 and 18 months.

Both the SI and EI streams were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The effect was especially notable for EI, as travel restrictions directly impacted the mandatory in-person exploratory visits for the EI-Regional Pilot and in-person interviews for all applicants. Processing of EI applications was temporarily halted until an online alternative could be implemented.

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