BRITISH COLOMBIA PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAM

1) Skills Immigration Categories:

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​Skilled Worker - managers, professionals, and skilled tradespeople

• You must meet the General Requirements

• You must be offered a job that is classified as NOC Skill Level 0, A, or B

• You must have a minimum of 2 years of full-time (or full-time equivalent) work experience within Canada or abroad in any skilled occupation (NOC Skill Level 0, A or B)

• Your employer must meet the Employer Requirements

• Additional requirements if you are using the Express Entry BC (EEBC) option

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International Graduate - recent graduates with a degree or diploma from a Canadian college or university. Management occupations (grouped under skill type 0 in the NOC) are not eligible under this category.

• You must meet the General Requirements

• You must have obtained a degree, diploma, or certificate from an eligible postsecondary institution in Canada

• You must submit your registration to the BC PNP within three years of graduation

• You must be offered a job that is classified as NOC Skill Level A (excluding Skill Type 0) or Skill Level B. Management occupations (grouped under Skill Type 0 in the NOC) are not eligible under this category.

• Your employer must meet the Employer Requirements

• Additional requirements if you are using the EEBC option

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Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (including employment in the Northeast Development Region of B.C.) - workers in tourism/hospitality, food processing, long-haul trucking, and healthcare OR all entry level and semi-skilled workers who are residing in the Northeast Development Region of the province

• You must meet the General Requirements

• You must be offered an indeterminate, full-time job in an ELSS-eligible occupation

• Immediately prior to registering with the BC PNP, you must have been working fulltime, year-round, for at least nine (9) consecutive months, in any eligible ELSS occupation with the B.C. employer supporting your BC PNP application

• You must maintain full-time employment in an ELSS-eligible occupation with your supporting employer in B.C. throughout the BC PNP application process

• You must be able to demonstrate a history of meeting the minimum income requirement

• You must have completed secondary education

• Your employer must meet the Employer Requirements

 

International Post-Graduate – recent graduates with a master’s or doctorate degree in the natural, applied or health sciences from a B.C. university. Note that for this category only, a job offer is not required

 

Health Authority - workers employed by provincial health authorities.

 

BC PNP Tech

• Job offers under BC PNP Tech must meet the following:

• The job offer must be for a single job in one of BC PNP Tech’s eligible occupations

• The job offer must be at least one year in duration (365 days)

• There must be at least 120 calendar days remaining on the job offer at the time of application

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B.C. Employer Requirements

• Generate Economic Benefit to British Columbia

• Established in British Columbia

• Business Structure

• Complete and Sign Employer Declaration Form

• Valid Business License

• Supporting Documentation

• Minimum Number of Years in Operation in British Columbia

• Minimum Number of Full-Time Employees in British Columbia

• Follow laws and regulations

• Make Genuine Efforts to Recruit Locally

• Genuine Need for the Position

• Ineligible Employers

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2) Express Entry BC (EEBC) Stream:

If you are interested in applying to the BC PNP using the EEBC option, you need to meet the minimum criteria for both the relevant BC PNP Skills Immigration category as well as one of the eligible federal economic immigration programs.

 

1. You must meet the minimum criteria for at least one of the federal economic immigration programs

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2. Obtain a valid IRCC Express Entry Profile Number and a Job Seeker Validation Code, and indicate your interest in 

    immigrating to B.C.

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3. Apply to the BC PNP using one of the Express Entry BC (EEBC) options

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The BC PNP has EEBC options for each of the following BC PNP categories:

• Skilled Worker • Health Authority • International Graduate • International Post-Graduate

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- Meet Express Entry Language Requirements

- Maintain your Express Entry profile

- Changing categories after registration/application

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3) Entrepreneur Immigration Stream