- Points Based
- Most people below the age of 51 years old, with an occupation (listed on each country’s list), 2+ years of work experience & good English / French are eligible for this
- It is the most popular way of settling overseas



The BC PNP allows the province to nominate individuals for expedited Canadian permanent residency if they are interested in living in British Columbia.
British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program
British Columbia PNP is a popular Canada immigration pathway targeted at migrants intending to take up permanent residence in Canada and settle in British Columbia.
British Columbia is much sought-after among immigrants as BC has a history of high economic growth and relies on immigration to meet the labor market requirements.
The BC PNP provides a pathway for Canadian permanent residence for highly skilled workers, in-demand workers, and entrepreneurs. The BC PNP is operated by the provincial government in collaboration with the federal department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Every province and territory part of Canadian PNP gets a limited number of nominations each year.
BC immigration pathways:
- Skills Immigration
- Express Entry BC
- Entrepreneur Immigration
Each category has its individual streams.
Process
Applicants to the BC PNP must follow a two-stage process — they must first apply for a nomination to the provincial government; and if they are nominated, they must next apply for permanent residence to the federal government.
BC PNP draws in 2022 | ||||
Skills Immigration [SI] | ||||
Express Entry [EEBC] | ||||
Entrepreneur Immigration [EI] | ||||
Total Invitations: 6974 | ||||
Sl. No | Date | Categories | CRS Score |
Invitations issued |
1 |
November 28, 2022 |
Skilled Worker | 105 |
336 |
Skilled Worker – EEBC option | 105 | |||
International Graduate | 105 | |||
International Graduate – EEBC option | 105 | |||
Entry Level and Semi Skilled | 82 | |||
Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 60 | |||
Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option) | 60 | |||
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled | 60 | |||
Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 60 | |||
2 |
November 08, 2022 |
Regional Pilot | 114 |
13 |
Base | 120 | |||
3 |
October 12, 2022 |
Skilled Worker | 114 |
320 |
Skilled Worker – EEBC option | 114 | |||
International Graduate | 104 | |||
International Graduate – EEBC option | 104 | |||
Entry Level and Semi Skilled | 78 | |||
4 | October 12, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 60 | 25 |
5 |
October 4, 2022 |
Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option) | 60 | 19 |
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled | 60 |
5 |
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Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) |
60 |
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5 | ||||
Skilled Worker | 120 | 184 | ||
6 |
October 4, 2022 |
Skilled Worker – EEBC option | 120 |
32 |
International Graduate | 105 | |||
International Graduate – EEBC option | 105 | |||
Entry Level and Semi Skilled | 82 | |||
Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 60 | |||
Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option) | 60 |
13 |
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Entry Level and Semi-Skilled |
60 |
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5 | ||||
Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 60 | 5 | ||
Entrepreneur Immigration | 116 | 5 | ||
7 | September 27, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled. | 60-100 | 268 |
8 | September 21, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled. | 60 – 91 | 357 |
9 | September 13, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled. | 60 – 120 | 300 |
10 | September 7, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled. | 60 – 95 | 374 |
11 | August 30, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled. | 60-95 | 270 |
12 | August 23, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled. | 60-106 | 220 |
13 | August 16, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled. | 60-132 | 228 |
14 | August 10, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled. | 60-114 | 175 |
15 | August 3, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled. | 60-90 | 174 |
16 | July 26, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 60-136 | 183 |
17 | July 19, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 60-85 | 170 |
18 | July 12, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 60-130 | 174 |
19 |
July 5, 2022 |
Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 85 | 100 |
Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 60 | 21 | ||
Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option) | 60 | 7 | ||
Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 60 | 5 | ||
20 |
June 28, 2022 |
Skilled Worker |
159 |
110 |
Skilled Worker – EEBC option | 124 | |||
International Graduate | 96 | |||
International Graduate – EEBC option | 106 | |||
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled | 75 | |||
21 |
June 28, 2022 |
Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 17 | 60 |
Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option) | 6 | 60 | ||
22 | June 21, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate | 85 | 101 |
23 |
June 21, 2022 |
Skilled Worker, International Graduate | 60 | 14 |
Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled | 60 | 10 | ||
24 |
June 14, 2022 |
Skilled Worker | 109 |
138 |
Skilled Worker – EEBC option | 123 | |||
International Graduate | 96 | |||
International Graduate – EEBC option | 106 | |||
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled | 76 | |||
25 |
June 14, 2022 |
Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 60 | 12 |
Skilled Worker, International Graduate, |
60 |
17 |
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Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option) | ||||
26 | June 7, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 85 | 125 |
27 | June 7, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 60 | 6 |
28 | June 7, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option) | 60 | 5 |
29 | May 24, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 60 | 11 |
30 | May 24, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 85 | 115 |
31 | May 24, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option) | 60 | 11 |
32 | April 26, 2022 | 65-85 | 148 | |
33 | April 19, 2022 | 70-110 | 179 | |
34 | April 12, 2022 | 70-87 | 160 | |
35 | April 5, 2022 | 70-125 | 198 | |
36 | March 29, 2022 | SI and EEBC | Ranging from 75-87 | 136 |
37 | March 22, 2022 | SI and EEBC | Ranging from 78-128 | 204 |
38 | March 14, 2022 | SI and EEBC | Ranging from 63-85 | 176 |
39 | March 08, 2022 | SI and EEBC | Ranging from 77-128 | 204 |
40 | March 01, 2022 | SI and EEBC | 85 | 215 |
41 | February 22, 2022 | SI and EEBC | 160 |
Ranging from 77-125 |
42 | February 15, 2022 | SI and EEBC | 140 | 85 |
43 | February 08, 2022 | SI and EEBC | 198 |
Ranging from 77-120 |
44 | February 01, 2022 | SI and EEBC | 126 | 80 |
45 | January 25, 2022 | SI and EEBC | 264 | – |
46 |
January 25, 2022 |
SI and EEBC | 25 |
Invitations issued only to – |
· NOC 0621: Retail and wholesale trade managers, and |
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· NOC 0631: Restaurant and food service managers. |
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47 | January 18, 2022 | SI and EEBC | 91 |
Tech Draw |
48 | January 11, 2022 | SI and EEBC | 201 | – |
49 |
January 11, 2022 |
SI and EEBC | 31 |
Invitations issued only to – |
· NOC 0621: Retail and wholesale trade managers, and |
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· NOC 0631: Restaurant and food service managers. |
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50 | January 4, 2022 | SI and EEBC | 102 |
Tech Draw |
Total | 6974 |
Latest British Columbia PNP Draws
Invitation Dates | Number of Invitations issued | CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate |
November 21, 2023 | 161 | 60-94 |
November 16, 2023 | 224 | 60-115 |
November 07, 2023 | 190 | 60-94 |
October 31, 2023 | 208 | 60-113 |
October 24, 2023 | 162 | 60-90 |
October 17, 2023 | 157 | 60-113 |
October 11, 2023 | 185 | 60-90 |
October 04, 2023 | 191 | 60-113 |
September 26, 2023 | 209 | 60-90 |
September 19, 2023 | 225 | 60-108 |
September 12, 2023 | 183 | 60-88 |
September 06, 2023 | 222 | 60-110 |
August 29, 2023 | 155 | 60-88 |
August 22, 2023 | 230 | 60-109 |
August 15, 2023 | 158 | 60-88 |
August 09, 2023 | 195 | 60-110 |
August 01, 2023 | 67 | 60-88 |