BCPNP Skills Immigration: Scoring Factors

Please carefully  review the program  and stream  requirements before completing  your registration. You must meet program and stream criteria at the time of registration and application. Your registration will be assessed according  to the scoring  factors applicable  at the time of submission.

7.2 Registration Scoring Factors

BCPNP registration will be scored based on the information you provide.  The factors below outline how your score will be calculated. You are not required to upload any documentation during the registration process.

If you are invited to apply, all the information you have provided in the registration will be verified against the information provided in your application. The maximum score available is 200.

Scoring Sections		Max. Points
Human Capital Factors (120)	Directly Related Work Experience	40
	Highest Level of Education	40
	Language Proficiency in English or French	40
Economic Factors (80)	Hourly Wage of the B.C. Job Offer	55
	Area Within B.C.	25
Total Points Available		200

Human Capital Factors

Human  capital factors are the skills, experience,  education and competencies that individuals contribute to B.C.’s economy.  These factors  support successful  settlement and  integration of nominees  in the province.

7.2 (a) directly related work experience

This factor recognizes  that individuals with directly related work  experience  have  a higher likelihood of successful labour market attachment in B.C.

You will receive points based on your years of full-time (minimum of 30 regular  hours per week) and part-time work experience, as it directly relates to the job you have been offered in B.C. This experience may be from  work performed within Canada or abroad.

The BC PNP defines directly related work experience as paid employment that is classified under the  same  NOC code as the B.C. job  offer  that you  have  accepted.  Experience  in  a related occupation at a NOC TEER category equal to or higher than the NOC TEER category of the B.C. job offer  may also be included  if, at the time of application, you can satisfactorily demonstrate how this work experience is directly related.

Work experience obtained in paid co-op work terms is eligible if it meets all of the following criteria:

• the paid co-op work term was full-time (minimum 30 regular hours per week)
• the paid co-op experience was at a NOC TEER category  equal to or higher  than the NOC TEER category of the B.C. job offer
  • at the time of application, you must be able to satisfactorily demonstrate how this work experience is directly related
• you have successfully completed your program of study
  • at the time of application, you must provide  evidence that you have graduated from your program of study.

Student work experience that is not part of a paid co-op work term does not count towards directly related work experience points.

If you have been offered a job in NOC 41200 (university professors  and lecturers) at a B.C. public university, your research and coursework as part of your doctoral-level degree may be considered as directly related work experience.  No other unpaid work experience is eligible for points.

All directly related work  experience  must have been obtained within the last 10 years. For part- time work experience, you will be credited with 50% of the duration of your employment.

Additional points for at least 1 year of directly related experience in Canada

You may be eligible for additional points if you have at least one year of directly related work experience in Canada with an employer established in Canada.

• For the purposes of assessing your work experience in Canada, the BC PNP will only consider work experience that was obtained while you were legally authorized to work in Canada.
• If you were working 30 regular hours or more per week, you must have at least 12 months of work experience
• If you were working less than 30 regular hours per week, you must have at least 24 months of work experience
• Student work experience that is not part of a paid co-op work term does not count towards the one year of directly related work experience in Canada points.

Additional points for currently working  full-time for your supporting B.C. employer

You may be eligible  for additional points if you are currently working full-time (30 regular  hours per  week  or  more)  in B.C. in  the same occupation (i.e. same NOC code) and  with the same employer that is identified in your current BC PNP registration.

• You are not eligible for these additional points if the occupation identified in the job offer is a  future  promotion from   your  current  occupation with  the employer,   or  if  your employment is unpaid.

Directly Related Work Experience in the Occupation of B.C. Job Offer	Points
5 or more years	20
At least 4 but less than 5 years	16
At least 3 but less than 4 years	12
At least 2 but less than 3 years	8
At least 1 but less than 2 years	4
Less than 1 year	1
No experience	0
Additional points:
At least 1 year of directly related experience in Canada	10
Currently working full-time in B.C. for the employer in the occupation identified in the BC PNP registration	10
Maximum Score Available	40

Acceptable Absences/Leaves