Documents

Program guides

This website provides a high-level overview of the program only. Please refer to the program guides for the most current and complete information. Check back often to ensure you have the latest version.

• BC PNP Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Program Guide (PDF, 1MB)
• BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guide (PDF, 1MB)

Topics on this page

Topics on this page

• Provincial Immigration Programs Act
• Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC guides and forms
• BC PNP Tech Pilot documents
• Entrepreneur Immigration guides and forms
• Archived Program Criteria - Skills Immigration & Express Entry BC
• Archived Program Criteria - Entrepreneur Immigration

Provincial Immigration Programs Act

Documents relating to the Provincial Immigration Programs Act, which governs the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP):

- Provincial Immigration Programs Act 
- Order in Council for Provincial Immigration Programs Act (PDF, <1MB)
- Provincial Immigration Programs Regulation (PDF, <1MB)
- Provincial Immigration Programs Act and the Provincial Immigration Programs Regulation Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, <1MB)
- Overview of BC PNP changes under Provincial Immigration Programs Act (PDF, <1MB)
- Provincial Immigration Programs Act - Interpretive Guideline (PDF, 1MB)
- Provincial Immigration Programs Regulation - Interpretive Guideline (PDF, 1MB)

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Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC guides and forms

Guides and forms relating to the Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC streams of the BC PNP:

- BC PNP Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Program Guide (PDF, 1MB)
     - Updates to the Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Program Guide (PDF, <1MB)
- BC PNP Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Technical Guide (PDF, 1MB)
     - Updates to the Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Technical Guide (PDF, <1MB)
- Job Offer Form (PDF, <1MB)
- Use of a Representative Form - Applicant (PDF, <1MB)
- Use of a Representative Form - Employer (PDF, <1MB)
- BC PNP IPG & EEBC IPG Eligible Programs of Study (PDF, <1MB)

Effective January 1, 2016, BC PNP Skills Immigration applicants are no longer eligible to convert an existing application to an Express Entry BC category.

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BC PNP Tech Pilot documents

- BC PNP Tech Pilot Information Sheet (PDF, <1MB)
- BC PNP Tech Pilot FAQs  (PDF, <1MB)
- BC PNP Tech Pilot - Key Technology Occupations  (PDF, <1MB)

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Entrepreneur Immigration guides and forms

- BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guide (PDF, 1MB)
     - Updates to the Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guide (PDF, <1MB)
- Use of a Representative form - Applicant (PDF, <1MB) If you are using a representative during the BC PNP process, you (and your key staff member(s), if applicable) must also complete and submit this form.
- BC PNP Use of an Interpreter Form (PDF, <1MB)
- BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration Post-Arrival Guide (PDF, < 1MB)
- Arrival Report Form (PDF, <1MB)
- Final Report Form (PDF, <1MB)
- Generic Application Form for Canada [IMM 0008] (PDF, <1MB)
- Additional Dependants/Declaration [IMM 0008 DEP] (PDF, <1MB) Only required if you have more than five dependants, including your spouse.
- Schedule A – Background Declaration [IMM 5669] (PDF, <1MB)
- Additional Family Information [IMM 5406] (PDF, <1MB)
- Schedule 4A: Economic Classes: Provincial Nominees – Business Nominees [IMM 0008] (PDF, <1MB)
- Application for Permanent Residence: Guide for Provincial Nominees [IMM EP7000] (PDF, <1MB) FOR REFERENCE ONLY.

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Archived Program Criteria - Skills Immigration & Express Entry BC

*Please note that the current program guides are available at the top of this page.

Applications received between the dates in the table below will be assessed against the corresponding criteria in effect at the time of application. 
 

From November 1, 2017	Current Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Program Guide
August 28, 2017 - October 31, 2017	August 28, 2017 Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Program Guide
February 17, 2017 - August 27, 2017	February 17, 2017 Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Program Guide
February 1, 2017 - February 16, 2017	February 1, 2017 Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Program Guide
September 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017	September 1, 2016 Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Program Guide
April 1, 2016 - August 31, 2016	April 1, 2016 Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Program Guide
January 27, 2016 - March 31, 2016	January 27, 2016 Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Program Guide
September 1, 2015 -  January 26, 2016	September 1, 2015 Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Program Guide
July 3, 2015 - August 31, 2015	July 3, 2015 Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Program Guide
July 2, 2015 -  July 3, 2015	July 2, 2015 Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Program Guide
Prior to March 31, 2015	Archived PDF document

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Archived Program Criteria - Entrepreneur Immigration

*Please note that the current program guides are available at the top of this page.

Registrations and applications received between the dates in the table below will be assessed against the corresponding criteria in effect at the time of application. 

Registration or application	From November 1, 2017	Current Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guide
Registration or application	July 18, 2017 - October 31, 2017	July 18, 2017 Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guide
Registration or application	March 29, 2017 -  July 17, 2017	March 29, 2017 Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guide
Registration or application	February 17, 2017 -  March 28, 2017	February 17, 2017 Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guide
Registration or application	February 1, 2017 - February 16, 2017	February 1, 2017 Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guide
Registration or application	January 9, 2017 - January 31, 2017	January 9, 2017 Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guide
Registration or application	December 22, 2016 -  January 31, 2017	December 22, 2016 Entrepreneur Immigration Application Guide
Registration or application	December 22, 2016 - January 8, 2017	December 22, 2016 Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guide *
Registration or application	September 1, 2016 - December 21, 2016	September 1, 2016 Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guide
Application	July 19, 2016 -  December 21, 2016	July 19, 2016 Entrepreneur Immigration Application Guide
Registration or application	November 25, 2015 - August 31, 2016	November 25, 2015 Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guide
Application	March 4, 2016 - July 18, 2016	March 4, 2016 Entrepreneur Immigration Application Guide
Application	November 5, 2015 - March 3, 2016	November 5, 2015 Entrepreneur Immigration Application Guide
Registration or application	July 13, 2015 - November 24, 2015	July 13, 2015 Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guide
Application	July 2, 2015 - November 4, 2015	July 2, 2015 Entrepreneur Immigration Application Guide
Registration or application	July 2, 2015 - July 12, 2015	July 2, 2015 Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guide
Application	Prior to March 31, 2015	Archived PDF document

*With regards to the points scoring correction on page 31, please note that BCPNP Online remained unaffected, and registrations received during this time period have received the correct amount of points allocated to them in BCPNP Online.

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Program Changes FAQs

- August 2017: Please refer to our FAQs document regarding recent changes to the BC PNP
- February 2017: Please refer to our FAQs document regarding recent changes to the BC PNP
- January 2016: Please refer to our Skills Immigration FAQs or our Express Entry BC FAQs pages regarding the recent changes to the BC PNP
- September 2015: Please refer to our FAQs document regarding recent changes to the BC PNP
- July 2015: Please refer to our FAQs document regarding recent changes to the BC PNP