OpenSkilled worker
Skills Immigration - Skilled Worker
The main BC PNP worker stream for experienced managers, professionals and tradespeople with a full-time, indeterminate job offer from a B.C. employer in a NOC TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3…
British Columbia immigration programs
8 programs and streams, each summarized from its official source with the requirements that decide eligibility — and the date we last verified them.
OpenSkilled worker
Skills Immigration - Health Authority
BC PNP stream for people employed by, or supported by, a B.C. public health authority in a Health Authority-eligible occupation, including physicians, nurse practitioners and midwives…
ClosedSkilled worker
Skills Immigration - Entry Level and Semi-Skilled
Former BC PNP stream for workers in TEER 4 and 5 occupations in tourism and hospitality and food processing, and for entry-level workers living in the Northeast Development Region. It…
ClosedInternational graduates
Skills Immigration - International Graduate
Former BC PNP stream for recent graduates of eligible Canadian post-secondary institutions who had a full-time job offer from a B.C. employer. It formed, with the International…
ClosedInternational graduates
Skills Immigration - International Post-Graduate
Former BC PNP stream for graduates with an eligible master's or doctoral degree in the natural, applied or health sciences from a B.C. institution, and for B.C. PhD candidates in any…
OpenBusiness & entrepreneur
Entrepreneur Immigration - Base
BC PNP stream for experienced entrepreneurs who want to establish a new business or purchase and improve an existing business anywhere in British Columbia. Candidates register, are…
OpenBusiness & entrepreneur
Entrepreneur Immigration - Regional
BC PNP stream for entrepreneurs who will start a new business in a participating smaller B.C. community outside the Metro Vancouver area, delivered in partnership with those communities.…
OpenBusiness & entrepreneur
Entrepreneur Immigration - Strategic Projects
Corporate BC PNP route that lets a successful foreign-controlled company establish a branch or other operating facility in British Columbia for a strategic investment opportunity. The…
Latest selection rounds
| Date | Stream | Invitations | Lowest score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 | Entrepreneur Immigration - Base | 10 | 118 | Entrepreneur Immigration invitation round published on the WelcomeBC invitations table. |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Entrepreneur Immigration - Regional | — | 118 | Fewer than 5 invitations, as published on the WelcomeBC invitations table (exact number not published). |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Skills Immigration - Temporary Rural/Remote Health Support Initiative | 16 | 54 | Points-based selection under the temporary initiative for health authority support workers in rural/remote communities. |
| 8 Oct 2026 | Skills Immigration - Care: Childcare | 86 | 99 | Early childhood educators only. |
| 8 Oct 2026 | Skills Immigration - Care: Health | 82 | 76 | All priority health care occupations. |
| 8 Oct 2026 | Skills Immigration - Care: Veterinary Care | — | 86 | Fewer than 5 invitations, as published. All priority veterinary care occupations; animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (NOC 32104) required a valid professional designation. |
| 8 Oct 2026 | Skills Immigration - Build: Construction Trades | 115 | 94 | All priority construction occupations. |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Skills Immigration - Innovate: High Economic Impact (points) | 288 | 131 | High economic impact selection by registration points. A parallel wage-based selection the same day issued 426 invitations to candidates with a minimum wage of $52/hour and $105,000/year and a job offer in NOC TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 (no minimum score published). |