The BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) periodically issues invitations to apply to candidates in its registration pool who meet economic and labour market needs. Recent invitations were issued for both Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration streams.
As of April 1, 2026, the BC PNP has invited candidates from its Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration registration pools to apply based on criteria such as minimum wage, job offers in specific NOC TEER categories, and minimum points scores. Recent draws include invitations to 460 Skills Immigration candidates on February 11, 2026, and 429 candidates on February 4, 2026, as well as invitations to Entrepreneur Immigration candidates in January, February, and March 2026.
- BC PNP issues invitations to apply to candidates likely to meet B.C.'s economic and labour market needs.
- Invitations are issued to Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration registrants.
- February 11, 2026: 460 Skills Immigration candidates invited; criteria included minimum wage $62/hour and $125,000/year with job offers in NOC TEER 0-3 or minimum score of 135 points.
- February 4, 2026: 429 Skills Immigration candidates invited; criteria included minimum wage $70/hour and $145,000/year with job offers in NOC TEER 0-3 or minimum score of 138 points.
- Entrepreneur Immigration invitations issued on January 13, February 10, and March 10, 2026, with minimum scores ranging from 105 to 129 and fewer than 20 total invitations.
- Invitations are issued only to qualified registrations received before the draw date.
- For detailed criteria, refer to section 7.3(a) of the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
- Future high economic impact invitations may be based on different factors as per section 7.3(a) of the Skills Immigration Program Guide.
- Candidates registered in the BC PNP Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration streams.
- Candidates who receive an invitation to apply (ITA) must log into their BC PNP Online User Profile to proceed with their application.
- February 4, 2026 - Skills Immigration draw issuing 429 invitations.
- February 11, 2026 - Skills Immigration draw issuing 460 invitations.
- January 13, 2026 - Entrepreneur Immigration draw issuing 7 invitations.
- February 10, 2026 - Entrepreneur Immigration draw issuing 13 invitations.
- March 10, 2026 - Entrepreneur Immigration draw issuing 7 invitations.
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