BC PNP Skills Immigration is divided into the following categories:
- Individuals with an eligible job offer from a BC employer
Skilled Worker Category- This category is for individuals who have received an eligible job offer in a skilled occupation. Workers are expected to have several years of experience in their skilled occupations.
Healthcare Professional Category - Under this category individuals with experience and eligible job offers, as physicians, nurses, psychiatric nurses, or allied health professionals may apply. An eligible job offer must be acquired for one of 11 qualifying health occupations.
International Graduate Category - This category is for individuals who have graduated from an eligible Canadian university or college in the last three years. A job offer must be obtained from a BC employer to be eligible under this sub-category.
- Individuals without a job offer
International Post-Graduate Category - This category is for graduates with master’s or Doctoral degrees from an eligible educational institution in British Columbia in the natural, applied, or health sciences programs of study. No job offer is required to apply under this sub-category.
- Individuals BC workers
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Worker Category - Workers in certain entry-level or semi-skilled positions in tourism/hospitality, food processing, or long-haul trucking, or those in entry-level or semi-skilled positions living and working in the Northeast Development Region of British Columbia, may be eligible for immigration through this program. Development Region of British Columbia may be eligible for immigration through this program.
Skills Immigration and BC Express Entry candidates may also be eligible for immigration under the BC PNP Tech Pilot if they have an eligible job offer in one of the program's 29 occupations.
- Tech Pilot program
British Columbia’s Tech Pilot program is operated by the province, and allows candidates working in high-tech occupations to be nominated for immigration directly to BC. The pilot was designed to address the growing need for skilled work experience in British Columbia’s thriving tech sector. Introduced in August 2017, the Tech Pilot has invited over 1,000 newcomers to apply for permanent residence in Canada and expedited the process for joining British Columbia’s high-tech workforce. After two years of running this experimental program now the province of British Columbia has announced that the successful BC PNP Tech Pilot will be extended to June 2020.
- Dedicated concierge service
- Tech employers have access to relevant immigration information.
- Weekly invitations for tech registrants to apply
- Tech employers have timely access to qualified individuals in the 29 eligible tech occupations.
- Priority processing
- Dedicated BC PNP Tech Team and next business day assignment of tech applications in the 29 occupations. The BC PNP says most applications are processed within two to three months.
- Focused outreach and engagement
- BC PNP sessions and events tailored for the tech sector, including one-on-one employer support.
Interested candidates: Find out whether you qualify for Canada by completing our free on-line evaluation. We will provide you with our evaluation within 1-2 business days.