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BC PNP skilled worker is a British columbia immigration stream for Individuals who have job offer in a skilled position from an employer in British Columbia (BC) and want to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

BC PNP Skills Immigration – Skilled Worker draw history

BC PNP Skilled Worker Selection Criteria

Candidates Requirements

  • Prove the intent to live, work and establish in B.C.
  • Demonstrate that your employment will bring clear economic benefit to British Columbia. This may include helping meet critical skill shortages, creating or maintaining jobs for Canadians, or transferring valuable knowledge and expertise. Contributing to innovation, such as developing new products or supporting the workforce needs of major projects, can also satisfy this requirement.
  • have accepted a full-time, permanent job offer in a skilled position (National Occupational Classification TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3) from an employer in BC;
  • qualify to work in the job offered;
  • have a wage offer in line with BC wage rates for the occupation;
  • have at least two years of skilled work experience (this does not need to be directly related to the job offer);
  • demonstrate English or French language proficiency at Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 4, if your job offer is in NOC TEER 2, 3, 4 or 5. If the position offered to you is classified under NOC TEER 0 or 1, you are not required to submit valid language test results at the time of registration unless you want to claim points for language.
  • show they can support themselves and their dependents, take a look at the table of family income:

Family Income Threshold by Area of Residence

Size of FamilyMetro Vancouver Regional DistrictRest of B.C.
1$29,380 CAD$24,486 CAD
2$36,576 CAD$30,482 CAD
3$44,966 CAD$37,473 CAD
4$54,594 CAD$45,499 CAD
5$61,920 CAD$51,604 CAD
6$69,835 CAD$58,201 CAD
7 or more$77,751 CAD$64,798 CAD

Employer requirements

  • be established, have physical presence and have been operating for at least 1 year as an employer in good standing in BC;
  • must demonstrate that the business provides economic benefit to B.C
  • demonstrate that they are legally able to operate the business in B.C.
  • must have one of the business structures listed in the BC PNP program
  • Your employer must have a minimum number of permanent, full-time employees working in B.C. If the business is located within Metro Vancouver, it must have at least five such employees. If it is outside Metro Vancouver, it must have at least three.
  • must demonstrate that there is a genuine need for the position.
  • must demonstrate they made genuine efforts to recruit from the local labour market before looking for international skilled workers.
  • provide full-time, indeterminate (permanent or with no set end date) employment;
  • have a history of good workplace and business practices;
  • sign an employer declaration;
  • meet domestic labour market recruitment requirements, where applicable; and
  • offer a wage in line with industry standards.

The BC Skills Immigration Registration System

The BC PNP Skills Immigration Skilled Worker category is not aligned with the federal Express Entry management system; applications are managed under the Skills Immigration Registration System, or SIRS, a unique system used by the BC PNP to rank and select candidates who can settle permanently in the province. Under this system, eligible candidates must first register a profile. Upon registration, candidates are assigned a score based on a combination of factors, including the details of the job offer, as well as human capital factors relating to work experience, language ability, and level of education.

The system operates on an Expression of Interest / Invitation to Apply basis, whereby the BC PNP conducts periodic draws and invites the highest-ranked candidates to apply for provincial nomination.

Priority Occupations for BC PNP draws

The BC PNP periodically issues invitations to candidates with experience in priority occupations. The priority occupations are divided into four categories: tech occupations, healthcare occupations, childcare occupations, and other priority occupations. These are the priority occupations for each category:

BC PNP – Childcare Occupations

BC PNP Care Economy: Childcare Occupations
42202 Early childhood educators and assistants

BC PNP – Construction Occupations

BC PNP Construction Occupations
22114 Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists
72102 Sheet metal workers
72103 Boilermakers
72104 Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
72105 Ironworkers
72106 Welders and related machine operators
72200 Electricians (except industrial and power system)
72201 Industrial electricians
72300 Plumbers
72301 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
72302 Gas fitters
72310 Carpenters
72311 Cabinetmakers
72320 Bricklayers
72400 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
72401 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
72402 Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
72500 Crane operators
73100 Concrete finishers
73101 Tilesetters
73102 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
73110 Roofers and shinglers
73111 Glaziers
73112 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
73113 Floor covering installers

BC PNP –  Healthcare Occupations

BC PNP Care Economy: Healthcare Occupations
30010 Managers in health care
31100 Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
31101 Specialists in surgery
31102 General practitioners and family physicians
31110 Dentists
31112 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
31120 Pharmacists
31121 Dietitians and nutritionists
31200 Psychologists
31201 Chiropractors
31202 Physiotherapists
31203 Occupational therapists
31204 Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
31209 Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
31300 Nursing coordinators and supervisors
31301 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
31302 Nurse practitioners
31303 Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
32101 Licensed practical nurses
32102 Paramedical occupations
32103 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
32109 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
32110 Denturists
32111 Dental hygienists and dental therapists
32112 Dental technologists and technicians
32120 Medical laboratory technologists
32121 Medical radiation technologists
32122 Medical sonographers
32123 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
32124 Pharmacy technicians
32129 Other medical technologists and technicians
32200 Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
33100 Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
33101 Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
33102 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates*
33103 Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
41300 Social workers
41301 Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies

BC PNP – Priority Tech Occupations

BC PNP Tech Occupations
10030 Telecommunication carriers managers
20012 Computer and information systems managers
21100 Physicists and astronomers
21210 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
21211 Data scientists
21220 Cybersecurity specialists
21221 Business systems specialists
21222 Information systems specialists
21223 Database analysts and data administrators
21230 Computer systems developers and programmers
21231 Software engineers and designers
21232 Software developers and programmers
21233 Web designers
21234 Web developers and programmers
21300 Civil engineers
21301 Mechanical engineers
21310 Electrical and electronics engineers
21311 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
21320 Chemical engineers
21399 Other professional engineers
22110 Biological technologists and technicians
22220 Computer network and web technicians
22221 User support technicians
22222 Information systems testing technicians
22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
22312 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
50011 Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
51111 Authors and writers (except technical)
51112 Technical writers
51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
52119 Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
52112 Broadcast technicians
52113 Audio and video recording technicians
52120 Graphic designers and illustrators
53111 Motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and performing arts assistants and operators

BC PNP – Veterinary Care Occupations

  • 31103 Veterinarians
  • 32104 Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians

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