British Columbia Updates Its Guide for Its Provincial Nominee Program
Recently, British Columbia updates the guidelines for the province’s Provincial Nominee Program. Below are the key economic factors that help support the attraction as well as retention of workers that will provide economic benefit to British Columbia. As an economic immigration program, The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program is designed to help meet the needs of the labor market as well as the economic development priorities of British Columbia
Points for the skill level of the British Columbia job offer are determined by the occupation that is identified in the applicant’s job offer. An applicant’s occupation is also classified in different levels depending on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) of the individual’s work position. Below are the additional points that are available for Senior Management occupations in the “00” NOC skill type, individuals whose current employment is in British Columbia, and the employer in the occupation identified in the British Columbia PNP registration.
| Skill Level of the Job Offer | Points |
| NOC Skill Level A (including 0 Skill Type) | 25 |
| NOC Skill Level B | 10 |
| NOC Skill Level C | 5 |
| NOC Skill Level D | 5 |
| Additional points | |
| If the occupation is under the “00” NOC | 15 |
| If currently working full-time in British Columbia for the employer in the occupation identified in the BC PNP registration | 10 |
| Maximum Available Score | 50 |
If you are in need to change your registration information, such as your contact details, the information you declared on your registration is locked as soon as you submitted your registration. Once submitted, the BC PNP will not make any further corrections to the information in your registration as well as the category under which you registered will not be changed. You will be needing to withdraw your application and re-apply if you will be needing to change your registration other than the information captured in your BC PNP profile.
Your registration will be scored depending on the information you have provided. Below is the outline of how your score will be calculated by immigration. During the registration process, note that you are not allowed to upload any documents. If you have received an invitation to apply, the information you have submitted in your registration will be verified against the information declared on our application.
| Scoring Sections | Maximum Points | |
| Economic Factors (110) | Skill Level of the B.C Job Offer | 50 |
| Wage of the B.C Job Offer | 50 | |
| Regional District of Employment | 10 | |
| Human Capital Factors (80) | Directly Related Work Experience | 25 |
| Highest Level of Education | 25 | |
| Language | 30 | |
| Total Points Available | 190 | |
