On Oct. 8, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) invited no fewer than 284 candidates working in care-related occupations and construction trades to apply for provincial nomination.<\/p>\n
British Columbia’s care-related selections encompassed workers in health care, child care, and veterinary care occupations.<\/p>\n
Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation Candidates invited through the BCPNP<\/a> can submit an application for provincial nomination<\/a> within 30 days. If their application is successful, they become a provincial nominee and can apply to the federal government for Canadian permanent residence<\/a> (PR).<\/p>\n In-Canada nominees who have applied for PR may also qualify for a Bridging Open Work Permit<\/a> (BOWP).<\/p>\n Since June 9, 2026, a temporary measure<\/a> has allowed base PNP nominees to apply for BOWPs months earlier by removing the requirement to first receive an acknowledgement of receipt (AOR) for their PR application.<\/p>\n Draw details<\/p>\n \tOccupational categoryNumber of NOCs targetedInvitations issuedMinimum scoreCore objective<\/p>\n \tHealthcare318276Care<\/p>\n \tConstruction trades911594Build<\/p>\n \tVeterinary care2<586Care<\/p>\n \tChildcare18699Care<\/p>\n Targeted health care occupations<\/p>\n \tOccupationNOC<\/p>\n \tAudiologists and speech-language pathologists31112<\/p>\n \tcardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists32123<\/p>\n \tChiropractors31201<\/p>\n \tDental hygienists and dental therapists32111<\/p>\n \tDental technologists and technicians32112<\/p>\n \tDentists31110<\/p>\n \tDietitians and nutritionists31121<\/p>\n \tGeneral practitioners and family physicians31102<\/p>\n \tKinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy31204<\/p>\n \tLicensed practical nurses32101<\/p>\n \tManagers in health care30010<\/p>\n \tMedical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations33101<\/p>\n \tMedical laboratory technologists32120<\/p>\n \tMedical radiation technologists32121<\/p>\n \tMedical sonographers32122<\/p>\n \tNurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates*33102<\/p>\n \tNurse practitioners31302<\/p>\n \tNursing coordinators and supervisors31300<\/p>\n \tOccupational therapists31203<\/p>\n \tOther professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating31209<\/p>\n \tParamedical occupations32102<\/p>\n \tPharmacists31120<\/p>\n \tPhysician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals31303<\/p>\n \tPhysiotherapists31202<\/p>\n \tPsychologists31200<\/p>\n \tRegistered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses31301<\/p>\n \tRespiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists32103<\/p>\n \tSocial workers41300<\/p>\n \tSpecialists in clinical and laboratory medicine31100<\/p>\n \tSpecialists in surgery31101<\/p>\n \tTraditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists32200<\/p>\n * Those with job offers under NOC<\/a> 33102 had to be registered with the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry to be considered for a targeted health care invitation.<\/p>\n Targeted construction trades occupation<\/p>\n To have been eligible for a targeted invitation in the construction trades category, candidates needed either a valid SkilledTradesBC trade certificate or a registered apprenticeship with SkilledTradesBC relevant to their job offer.<\/p>\n \tOccupationNOC<\/p>\n \tCarpenters72310<\/p>\n \tConstruction millwrights and industrial mechanics72400<\/p>\n \tElectricians (except industrial and power system)72200<\/p>\n \tHeating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics72402<\/p>\n \tHeavy-duty equipment mechanics72401<\/p>\n \tIndustrial electricians72201<\/p>\n \tPlumbers72300<\/p>\n \tSteamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers72301<\/p>\n \tWelders and related machine operators72106<\/p>\n Targeted veterinary care occupations<\/p>\n The province’s veterinary care selection criteria encompassed both priority occupations in the sector, alongside a separate criterion specifically targeting animal health technologists and veterinary technicians who held a valid professional designation.<\/p>\n \tOccupationNOC<\/p>\n \tAnimal health technologists and veterinary technicians32104<\/p>\n \tVeterinarians31103<\/p>\n Targeted child care occupations<\/p>\n To have been considered, candidates were required to have a one-year or five-year ECE Certificate issued by the ECE Registry.<\/p>\n \tOccupationNOC<\/p>\n \tEarly childhood educators42202<\/p>\n This Oct. 8 round marked British Columbia\u2019s seventh occupation-specific draw of 2026, targeting priority occupations across the identified provincial priories of Care, Build, and Innovate<\/a>.<\/p>\n All other Skills Immigration<\/a> (SI) rounds in 2026 targeted candidates based on registration scores, wages or salaries, and\/or job offers.<\/p>\n As of Oct. 8, British Columbia had issued no fewer than 6,301 invitations under its SI category, alongside at least 120 invitations through its Entrepreneur Immigration<\/a> category.<\/p>\n With this latest draw, British Columbia has conducted a total of 26 selection rounds over the course of 2026, 16 of which have targeted skilled workers.<\/p>\n Makeup of the Skills Immigration registration pool<\/p>\n Foreign nationals must first create an Expression of Interest profile (“registration”) to be considered for the BCPNP\u2019s SI category.<\/p>\n Registrants are assigned scores based on the information in their profiles and are entered into the applicable registration pool(s).<\/p>\n Through periodic draws, British Columbia invites registrants who rank highly and meet the specific criteria established for each round to apply for nomination.<\/p>\n As of Oct. 6, the most recent date for which figures are available, the pool contained 7,695 registrations:<\/p>\n \tScore rangeNumber of registrations<\/p>\n \t0 – 59216<\/p>\n \t60 – 69364<\/p>\n \t70 – 79718<\/p>\n \t80 – 891,281<\/p>\n \t90 – 991,444<\/p>\n \t100 – 1091,426<\/p>\n \t110 – 1191,189<\/p>\n \t120 – 129854<\/p>\n \t130 – 139171<\/p>\n \t140 – 14923<\/p>\n \t150+9<\/p>\n \tTotal7,695<\/p>\n
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