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This page was last updated on September 19, 2023.
Check back often for the latest news about the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP), including invitations issued, program changes, and more.
September 19, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare and childcare occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
September 12, 2023
Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, and childcare occupations, and to Entrepreneur Immigration registrants. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
September 6, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare and childcare occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
August 29, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
August 22, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
August 15, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
August 15, 2023
BC PNP Statistical Report and Year in Review 2022 released
The BC PNP has released its Statistical Report and Year in Review for the year 2022. The report contains statistical information about the program, including the number of nominations issued, the occupations, salaries, countries of origin, and regional distribution of nominees throughout the province. The Report highlights strategic priorities set by the province and performance measures used to monitor results.
This year’s report also includes a new ‘Year in Review’ section, which provides an overview of the work that the BC PNP accomplished in 2022, including work done in response to recommendations from the 2020 Office of the Auditor General Skills Immigration audit report.
The Report can be viewed on the Documents page. Previous reports from 2016 to 2021 are on the Archived Documents page.
August 9, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare and childcare. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
August 1, 2023
Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations, and to Entrepreneur Immigration registrants. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guides.
July 25, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
July 20, 2023
Change to Skills Immigration application fee supports enhanced services
The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) is a Provincial-run program that selects economic immigrants based on B.C.’s economic needs and priorities and nominates them to apply for permanent resident status.
Recent changes to the BC PNP have improved access for applicants in areas of labour shortage in B.C., such as healthcare and childcare occupations. The changes have also raised awareness of B.C.’s labour market needs and generated increased interest from international candidates.
The number of BC PNP nominations is expected to increase by 1,000 each year, to 10,000 nominations by 2025.
To maintain service standards, services, and supports, the fee for Skills Immigration applications will increase by $325. These enhancements will ensure that clients experience a high level of customer service as the program grows.
The program has enhanced its services and supports to attract and retain skilled workers through:
- Increased support for employers and clients to navigate provincial and federal immigration processes.
- Increased support for nominees to obtain or extend work permits until permanent residence is secured.
- Expanded collaboration with community partners to attract and retain workers in regional areas of the province.
- Targeted international recruitment of skilled workers in priority areas of labour shortage.
- Improving program integrity through fraud risk management and anti-fraud investigations work.
The new BC PNP Skills Immigration application fee of $1,475 will be in effect as of August 1, 2023. To find out more visit:
https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/About-The-BC-PNP#Fees
July 18, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
July 11, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
July 5, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, and childcare occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
June 27, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
June 20, 2023
Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, and childcare occupations, and to Entrepreneur Immigration registrants. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guides.
June 13, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare and childcare. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
June 06, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
May 30, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
May 23, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
May 16, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare and childcare. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
May 9, 2023
Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, and childcare occupations, and to Entrepreneur Immigration registrants. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guides.
May 2, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
April 25, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, and childcare occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
April 18, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
April 11, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, and childcare occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
April 4, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare and childcare. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
March 30, 2023
Entrepreneur Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified Entrepreneur Immigration registrants. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guide.
March 30, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
March 21, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
March 14, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
March 7, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare and childcare. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
February 28, 2023
Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration invitations issued
On February 28, 2023, the BC PNP issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare and childcare. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guides.
February 22, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
February 14, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
February 7, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare and childcare. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
January 31, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
January 24, 2023
Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration invitations issued
On January 24, 2023, the BC PNP issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration Program Guides.
January 17, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
January 10, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued targeted invitations to apply to qualified registrants in tech, healthcare, childcare, and other priority occupations. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. For more information on the invitation and application process, please refer to the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
January 4, 2023
Skills Immigration invitations issued
The BC PNP has issued invitations to apply to qualified Skills Immigration registrants. Targeted invitations to apply have also been issued to qualified registrants in healthcare and childcare. Full details of minimum scores and total invitations issued are on the Invitations to Apply page. More information on the invitation and application process can be found in the Skills Immigration Program Guide.