BC PNP Priority Occupations and Additional Criteria
Program priorities This section contains priority occupations and additional criteria that support the BC PNP’s strategic initiatives.
Read MoreSkilled Worker See if your skills and occupation meet the labour needs of B.C.’s growing economy.
Program priorities This section contains priority occupations and additional criteria that support the BC PNP’s strategic initiatives.
Read MoreThis section contains priority occupations that may be invited to apply in periodic targeted draws.
BC PNP Tech occupations
BC PNP Care Economy: Healthcare occupations
BC PNP Care Economy: Childcare occupations
BC PNP Other priority occupations
For more information on draws, visit the Invitations to Apply page. For a description of the main duties for each occupation, visit the National Occupational Classification.
Read MoreThe Skilled Worker category is for experienced workers in a professional, management, technical, trade or other skilled occupation. The Healthcare Professionals category was focused specifically on medical professionals. The International Graduate and Post-Graduate categories is for international students (undergraduate and postgraduate) who have come to study at Canadian institutions and who wish to remain in Canada and start their careers in British Columbia. The Entry-Level and Semi-Skilled category is open to workers in specific occupations in tourism/hospitality, long-haul trucking, food processing, and healthcare.
Except for ELSS, all categories have an Express Entry BC (EEBC) option. The EEBC option requires applicants to meet BC PNP criteria and those of the federal Express Entry programs to benefit from faster processing of their federal permanent residency application.
Read MoreRegistration 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.
Read MoreThis program is for skilled workers with foreign work experience who want to immigrate to Canada permanently.
Read MoreThe Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC streams of the BC Provincial Nominee Program require the support of an eligible employer.
Read MoreBritish Columbia’s growing economy requires skilled workers in high-demand occupations.
Read MoreBritish Columbia’s growing economy requires skilled workers in high-demand occupations.
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