BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) 2026

Who qualifies: Workers with a regular, full-time, indeterminate BC job offer in a NOC TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 occupation that is not one of the 12 occupations BC refuses. You register in the pool, are scored out of 200, and are invited by draw.

Key requirements:

• ✓ Valid BC job offer (full-time, an average of 30+ hours a week year-round, indeterminate), with employer support and a signed Employer Declaration
• ✓ Minimum 2 years of full-time skilled (TEER 0-3) work experience in the past 10 years, in Canada or abroad
• ✓ Wage within the WorkBC/Job Bank range, comparable to Canadians and consistent with the employer's pay structure, and meeting BC's minimum family-income table
• ✓ Language: CLB 4 in each skill for TEER 2 and 3 offers; TEER 0 and 1 offers need no test unless you claim language points (BC may still ask)
• ✓ Intent to live and work in BC

Occupations BC will not accept (applications submitted after June 13, 2026): NOC 12100, 12101, 12200, 13100, 13110, 13111, 13112, 62010, 62020, 63101, 41302 and 42204.

Employer requirements: A fixed BC place of business, operating in BC for at least one year, at least 5 indeterminate full-time employees if located in Metro Vancouver (3 elsewhere in BC), genuine local recruitment (waivable in some cases), and not an ineligible business type such as a staffing agency. See BC's Program Guide for the full employer rules and the minimum family-income table.

Who qualifies: Direct employees of one of eight named health authorities (PHSA, FNHA, Fraser Health, Interior Health, Island Health, Northern Health, Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care) with a regular, indeterminate, full-time offer in any NOC that starts with 3, or NOC 41300, 41301 or 42201 (46 NOCs in total).

Key requirements:

• ✓ You apply directly - there is no registration and no score
• ✓ Health authority support before you apply
• ✓ Physicians and nurse practitioners who are not direct employees need health authority support plus a BC licence or eligibility for one; midwives need support from a health authority or midwife practice group plus a BC licence
• ✓ Occupation rules: NOC 33100 needs a BC dental licence, NOC 33102 needs the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry, and NOC 42201 needs a social services or community health diploma or degree
• ✓ BC's minimum family-income table applies

Note: Care is one of BC's three published priorities (Care, Build and Innovate). Health Authority applicants can also use the Express Entry BC option.

Status: This stream closed to new registrations on 26 November 2024, when its last invitations were issued. BC said on 23 April 2026 that it will not launch new student streams. Candidates who hold a BC post-secondary credential still earn education points and may qualify through the Skilled Worker stream (with a BC job offer) or federal Express Entry.

Status: This stream accepted applications until 9 am on 7 January 2025 and is closed. STEM PhD graduates may look at federal Express Entry (FSW or CEC), and other BC graduates can use the Skilled Worker stream with a BC job offer.