Processing Fee

Provincial Nominee Program - Strategic Occupations – Processing Fee

There is a $550 non-refundable processing fee for each application to the Strategic Occupations component of the BC PNP. If the fee is not submitted with an application package or is incorrectly submitted, that application will not be accepted for processing and will be returned to the sender.

How to Pay

BC PNP fees may be paid by Visa, MasterCard, certified cheque or money order. If paying by certified cheque or money order, it must be made payable to "MINISTER OF FINANCE" or the application will be returned.  The BC PNP does NOT accept payment by personal cheque or cash.

Note that the BC PNP fee is different from and in addition to any fees that may have to be paid to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC).

Use the Fee Payment Form (PDF - 571KB) and follow the instructions.

The completed form should be sent with the application package to:

BC Provincial Nominee Program Office 800 - 360 West Georgia Street Vancouver, B.C. V6B 6B2 Canada Tel: (604) 775-2227 Fax: (604) 660-4092 E-mail: PNPInfo@gov.bc.ca

Note: The processing fee is waived for registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses recruited through Health Match BC.