BCPNP offers diverse pathways for immigration to Canada

British Columbia has developed BC PNP realizing the significance of immigration for the growth of its population and economy. British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program is an extensive PNP which is divided into chief streams:

•    Entrepreneur Immigration

•    Express Entry B.C. / Skills Immigration

The stream Skills Immigration offers a pathway to Canada PR for semi-skilled and skilled workers. This is in occupations that are in high demand in the province. It is also open to overseas graduates who have earned qualifications form Post-secondary institutions in Canada.

The Skills Immigration main category is divided into 5 sub-categories:

•    Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Worker

•    Overseas Post-Graduate

•    Overseas Graduate

•    Healthcare Professional

•    Skilled Worker

The 4 streams out of the five - Overseas Post-Graduate, Overseas Graduate, Healthcare Professional, and Skilled Worker are aligned with the Express Entry system. They permit BC PNP to select candidates who have a profile in the Express Entry.

Candidates in Express Entry who have a nomination from a province get bonus 600 points towards their CRS score. This ensures an ITA for Canada PR Visa in a successive draw held in the Express Entry pool.

Points-based system

The Skills Immigration Registration System was introduced by BC in 2016. It is a system based on points that ranks qualified candidates as per their score. This is based on diverse factors like kind of job offer received, proficiency in English, work experience, and education.

The candidates who score highest scores in each of Express Entry BC /Skills Immigration categories are offered invitations for nomination from the province. This is to apply for Canada PR Visa through frequent draws in the respective pools of candidates.

Registration of online profile in SIRS is mandatory for all Express Entry BC /Skills Immigration categories. The only exception is Overseas Post-Graduate and Healthcare Professional, as the CIC News quotes. 

Tech Pilot

BC PNP created its Tech Pilot in 2017 as the latest innovation to its immigration streams. It targets Express Entry BC /Skills Immigration candidates who have a qualified job offer in any of the designated tech 29 occupations. Tech Pilot was extended till 2020 June recently.

Entrepreneur streams

Apart from Skills Immigration, another pathway for Immigration to BC is through Entrepreneur streams. This is based on the strength of the entrepreneurial experience of the applicant.

The Entrepreneur stream has 3 sub-categories:

•    Entrepreneur Immigration Strategic Pilots

•    Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot

•    Entrepreneur Immigration Base Category

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