This program is designed to attract skilled workers who have a job offer from a BC employer and possess the necessary skills and qualifications to contribute to the province’s labor force.
Program Eligibility
Requirement |
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| Express Entry Profile | – Need not require an Express Entry profile.
– May be able to apply to this stream through Express Entry for expedite processing, if they are eligible for this stream. |
| Job Offer | – Have a valid job offer for full-time and indeterminate employment from employer based in British Columbia (BC).
– Have their job offer be at National Occupational Classification (NOC) TEER Skill Level 0,1,2 or 3 (Previously 0, A, or B) – Need their job offer need not to be indeterminate if: o Job offer is in an eligible tech occupation, or o If job offer is in NOC 41200 (University professors and lecturers) and is from a BC public university, and have a Doctoral degree. – Have their wages in line with competitive wages for the respective occupation. – Need not have their job offer supported by a LMIA. |
| Level of Education | – No Minimum |
| Work Experience | – Have a minimum of 2 years of full time or its equivalent work experience at NOC TEER 0,1,2 or 3.
– Have the qualifications necessary to effectively carry out the duties associated with the job. – Paid co-op work experience is eligible if paid co-op work term was full time, in a skilled occupation and successfully completed their program of study. |
| Language Proficiency | – Have a language proficiency in English or French:
a) For job offer at NOC Skill Level B – CLB 4 or higher b) For job offers at NOC Skill Level 0 or A – Exempted |
| Settlement Funds | – Meet the settlement funds requirement set by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
– Can be demonstrated through personal financial resources or by holding a valid offer of employment.Top of Form |
| Connection to Province | – Need not be required to prove any specific connection to BC |
| Business Requirements | – Have their business be well-established and in good standing in British Columbia.
– Have their business meet the employee requirements: Inside Vancouver: Minimum 5 full-time employees. Outside Vancouver: Minimum 3 full-time employees. – Demonstrate that they made genuine efforts to recruit a Canadian candidate for a job position before extending the offer to the foreign candidates. – Need not require to obtain a Labor Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to validate their job positions. |
How to Apply:
- Candidates register on BC’s online portal, specifying Express Entry or Skills Immigration.
- Candidates receive scores, ranked using BC’s Skills Immigration Ranking System.
- Highest-ranked candidates receive periodic invitations.
- Invited candidates submit a complete application within 30 days.
- Application fee to be paid by the applicant.
- Approved candidates receive a provincial nomination for permanent residence.
- Optional: Request a letter of support for a work permit.
- Express Entry applicants get a nomination, increasing CRS score by 600 points.
- Submit an official application within the designated timeframe.
BC Skilled Worker – Scoring Factors:
| Factor | Maximum Points | |
| Human Capital Factors (80) | Directly Related Work Experience | 40 |
| Highest Level of Education | 40 | |
| Language Proficiency (English or French) | 40 | |
| Economic Factors (80) | Area with BC | 25 |
| Hourly Wage of the B.C. Job Offer | 55 | |
| Total Available Points | 200 | |
| Directly Related Work Experience in the Occupation of B.C. Job Offer | Points |
| 5 or more years | 20 |
| Minimum 4 but less than 5 Years | 16 |
| Minimum 3 but less than 4 Years | 12 |
| Minimum 2 but less than 3 Years | 8 |
| Minimum 1 but less than 2 Years | 4 |
| Below 1 Year | 1 |
| No Experience | 0 |
| Additional points: | |
| At least 1 year of directly related experience in Canada | 10 |
| Currently working full time in BC for the employer in the occupation identified in the BC PNP registration. | 10 |
| Maximum Score Available | 40 |
| Education | Points |
| Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) | 27 |
| Master’s Degree | 22 |
| Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma* | 15 |
| Bachelor’s Degree | 15 |
| Associate Degree | 5 |
| Post-secondary Diploma/Certificate (Non-trades) | 5 |
| Secondary School (High School) or Less | 0 |
| Additional points for education in BC or Canada | |
| Post-secondary education completed in B.C. or | 8 |
| Post-secondary education completed in Canada (outside of B.C.) | 6 |
| Additional points for professional designation in BC | |
| Eligible professional designation in BC | 5 |
| Maximum Score Available | 40 |
| Occupation Eligible Professional Designations in B.C.
Any Trade – Trades workers who have a valid trade certificate issued by SkilledTradesBC or trades apprentices registered with SkilledTradesBC The trade certificate/trade apprenticeship must correspond to the B.C. job offer Dental Assistants: NOC 33100 – Dental Assistants certified with British Columbia College of Oral Health Professionals* Dental Hygienists: NOC 32111 – Dental Hygienists registered with British Columbia College of Oral Health Professionals* Dental Technicians: NOC 32112 – Dental Technicians registered with British Columbia College of Oral Health Professionals* Denturists: NOC 32110 – Denturists certified with British Columbia College of Oral Health Professionals* Early Childhood Educators (ECE): NOC 42202 – ECEs with a valid ECE One Year or ECE Five Year Certificate with the Early Childhood Educator Registry Health Care Aide: NOC 33102 – Health Care Aides registered with BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registration Pharmacy Technicians: NOC 32124 – Pharmacy Technicians registered with The College of Pharmacists of British Columbia Practical Nurses: NOC 32101 – Practical Nurses licenced with The British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists: NOC 32200 – Practitioners licensed through The College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of BC Veterinary technicians: NOC 32104 – Veterinary Technicians registered with British Columbia Veterinary Technologists Association |
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