British Columbia makes BC PNP Tech Pilot permanent

In a latest and notable update related to the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP] of Canada, the province of British Columbia has “extended indefinitely and renamed” the BC PNP Tech Pilot.

Earlier known as the British Columbia PNP Tech Pilot, the same is now to be referred to as BC PNP Tech.

Operating within the existing categories of Express Entry BC [EEBC] and Skills Immigration [SI], BC PNP Tech provides tech employers within the province the ability to recruit as well as retain international talent wherever local skilled workers are unavailable.

 

The current Pilot’s extension was to have expired on June 30, 2021.

The province of British Columbia in Canada is expected to have 861,000 job openings between 2019 to 2029.

A prioritized and expedited pathway, BC PNP Tech offers individuals – in any of the 29 tech occupations – a pathway to Canada immigration, along with an opportunity to work towards contributing to the shared prosperity of British Columbia.

BC PNP Tech – 29 eligible tech occupations
National Occupational Classification [NOC] Code	Job Title
0131	Telecommunication carriers managers
0213	Computer and information systems managers
0512	Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
2131	Civil engineers
2132	Mechanical engineers
2133	Electrical and electronics engineers
2134	Chemical engineers
2147	Computer engineers [except software engineers and designers]
2171	Information systems analysts and consultants
2172	Database analysts and data administrators
2173	Software engineers and designers
2174	Computer programmers and interactive media developers
2175	Web designers and developers
2221	Biological technologists and technicians
2241	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
2242	Electronic service technicians [household and business equipment]
2243	Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
2281	Computer network technicians
2282	User support technicians
2283	Information systems testing technicians
5121	Authors and writers
5122	Editors
5125	Translators, terminologists and interpreters
5224	Broadcast technicians
5225	Audio and video recording technicians
5226	Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
5227	Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts
5241	Graphic designers and illustrators
6221	Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade

 

Since the launch of the BC PNP Tech Pilot in May 2017, it had been extended on several occasions thereafter.

While the BC PNP Tech Pilot was to run until June 2021, with the latest announcement the Pilot has been turned into a permanent BC PNP immigration pathway instead.

So far, 6,000+ tech workers have been nominated by the BC PNP for permanent residence in Canada through the BC PNP Tech Pilot.

To be eligible for BC PNP Tech, an individual must have a job offer in Canada in –   ·       Any of the 29 tech occupations, ·       For a minimum of 365 days, and ·       With at least 120 days of the job offer remaining   at the time of applying to the BC PNP.

 

As per the BC PNP, “weekly invitations” are to be issued to qualified registrants.

In order to be issued an ITA under BC PNP Tech, the Canadian employer as well as the individual must meet “all program requirements at the time of registration”.

Typically, processing time for 80% of BC PNP applications is within 3 months from the date of application submission.   BC PNP Tech applications have a comparatively shorter timeframe for processing.

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