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Canadian Immigration to British Columbia via the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) - Strategic Occupations

Prospective immigrants to British Columbia may consider the category of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) that caters for Strategic Occupations immigration. If the prospective immigrant is successful under this category it will result in the issuing of a provincial nomination certificate.

The Strategic Occupations component of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) is designed to assist employers who are unable to recruit Canadian citizens or permanent residents to fulfil their recruitment needs and whose activities contribute to British Columbia’s development objectives

Successful immigrant applications under this scheme pave the way for successful Canadian immigration to the province of British Columbia and the gaining of permanent residency status. In addition it meets the needs of attracting and retaining needed foreign workers.

There are 5 categories under which prospective immigrants may apply within the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP):

Requirements for applying to the strategic occupations component of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) include:
  • The employer has offered, and the nominee candidate has accepted, permanent, full-time employment in a skilled occupation whereby:
  • The candidate is suitably qualified to do the job and the remuneration package offered is commensurate with British Columbia wages.
  • The field of employment offers good long term prospects.
  • The employer must have a history of good practices, be financially sound and must have been operating in BC for at least one year and have at least five paid employees.
  • The employment of a foreign worker will be of significant economic benefit to British Columbia.
  • The potential for nominee candidates to become economically established in British Columbia

Industries that are priorities for economic development of British Columbia and supported by the strategic occupations component of the Provincial Nominee Program are:
  • Construction
  • Information technology and new media
  • Film and television production
  • Life sciences
  • Clean energy technologies
  • Manufacturing and processing
  • Aerospace
  • Engineering and environmental services
  • International financial and business services
  • Health services and post-secondary education
  • Tourism and hospitality
  • Oil and gas
  • Mining
  • Other business activities contributing to economic expansion and diversification outside of the Greater Vancouver Regional District