For making the selection process for British Columbia easier and transparent the government of British Columbia introduced a new scoring system in January 2016 known as Skilled Immigration Registration System (SIRS). The SIRS system determines the score of a candidate to verify whether they can be invited for British Columbia or not..
BC PNP Assessment Form
For applying under British Columbia PNP, the provinces has offered 3 ways for obtaining the permanent residency in British Columbia. Every way among the three categories have different categories under which one can apply. It will depend on you NOC skill level, type of profession, or international student. However, for applying BC PNP you may not require work experience in some categories.
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A candidate is required to have a full-time employment from a British Columbia employer who is ready to support you in B.C. throughout the entire process of BC PNP process. (Job offer letter is not required if you have a graduate degree from one of the B.C. universities).
After submitting the application a candidate will receive a number of score as per his/her credentials through SIRS. Then the profile of the candidate will be entered in the pool of candidates with other candidates, only high scored candidates will be selected for nomination certificate letter for applying for Canada Permanent Residency status in Canada to Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The application under SIRS will remain in pool for 1 year (12 Months) only like Express Entry CRS, after expiration of an application you are required to create a new one.
British Columbia periodically invites highly scored candidate from each category to apply for provincial nomination.Apply for British Columbia PNP
Scoring Sections | Maximum Points | |
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Economic Factors (120) |
Skill Level of the B.C. Job Offer | 60 |
Wage of the B.C. Job Offer | 50 | |
Regional District of Employment | 10 | |
Human Capital Factors (80) |
Directly Related Work Experience | 25 |
Highest Level of Education | 25 | |
Language | 30 | |
Total Points Available | 200 |
1) Skill Level of the Job Offer
Skill Level of the B.C. Job Offer | Points |
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NOC Skill Level A (including Skill Type 0) | 25 |
NOC Skill Level B | 10 |
NOC Skill Level C | 5 |
NOC Skill Level D | 5 |
Bonus points: | |
Occupation is a “00” NOC | 15 |
Occupation identified in the Top 100 occupations in the BC Labour Market Outlook 2014-2024 | 10 |
Currently working in B.C. for the employer in occupation identified in the BC PNP registration | 10 |
Maximum Score Available | 60 |
2) Annual Wage of the B.C. Job Offer
Annual Wage of the B.C. Job Offer | Points |
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$100,000 and above | 50 |
$97,500 to $99,999 | 38 |
$95,000 to $97,499 | 37 |
$92,500 to $94,999 | 36 |
$90,000 to $92,499 | 35 |
$87,500 to $89,999 | 34 |
$85,000 to $87,499 | 33 |
$82,500 to $84,999 | 32 |
$80,000 to $82,499 | 31 |
$77,500 to $79,999 | 30 |
$75,000 to $77,499 | 29 |
$72,500 to $74,999 | 28 |
$70,000 to $72,499 | 27 |
$67,500 to $69,999 | 26 |
$65,000 to $67,499 | 25 |
$62,500 to $64,999 | 24 |
$60,000 to $62,499 | 23 |
$57,500 to $59,999 | 22 |
$55,000 to $57,499 | 21 |
$52,500 to $54,999 | 20 |
$50,000 to $52,499 | 19 |
$47,500 to $49,999 | 18 |
$45,000 to $47,499 | 17 |
$42,500 to $44,999 | 16 |
$40,000 to $42,499 | 15 |
$38,750 to $39,999 | 14 |
$37,500 to $38,749 | 13 |
$36,250 to $37,499 | 12 |
$35,000 to $36,249 | 11 |
$33,750 to $34,999 | 10 |
$32,500 to $33,749 | 9 |
$31,250 to $32,499 | 8 |
$30,000 to $31,249 | 7 |
$28,750 to $29,999 | 6 |
$27,500 to $28,749 | 5 |
$26,250 to $27,499 | 4 |
$25,000 to $26,249 | 3 |
Less than $25,000 | 0 |
Maximum Score Available | 50 |
3) Regional District of Employment
Regional District of Employment | Points |
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Stikine, Central Coast, Northern Rockies, Mount Waddington, Skeena-Queen Charlotte, Powell River, Sunshine Coast, Kootenay-Boundary, Alberni-Clayoquot | 10 |
Kitimat-Stikine, Bulkley-Nechako, Squamish-Lillooet, Strathcona, Columbia-Shushwap, East Kootenay | 8 |
Peace River, Comox Valley, Cariboo, Central Kootenay | 6 |
Okanagan-Similkameen, Cowichan Valley, North Okanagan, Fraser-Fort George | 4 |
Thompson-Nicola, Nanaimo, Central Okanagan | 2 |
Capital, Fraser Valley | 2 |
Greater Vancouver | 0 |
Maximum Score Available | 10 |
1) Directly Related Work Experience
Directly Related Work Experience in the Occupation of B.C. Job Offer | Points |
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5+ years | 15 |
4 to 5 years | 12 |
3 to 4 years | 9 |
2 to 3 years | 6 |
1 to 2 years | 3 |
Less than 1 year | 1 |
None | 0 |
Bonus points: | |
At least 1 year of directly related experience in Canada | 10 |
Maximum Score Available | 25 |
2) Highest level of education
Education | Points |
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Doctoral or Master’s degree | 17 |
Post Graduate Certificate or Diploma | 11 |
Bachelor’s degree | 11 |
Trades certification | 11 |
Associate Degree | 4 |
Non-trades certification or Diploma | 2 |
High School | 0 |
Bonus points: | |
Post-secondary education completed in B.C | 8 |
Post-secondary education completed in Canada (outside of B.C.) | 6 |
Education Credential Assessment from a qualified supplier | 4 |
Trades certification assessment from the Industry Training Authority | 4 |
Maximum Score Available | 25 |
3) Language
Canadian Language Benchmark Level | Points |
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10+ | 30 |
9 | 26 |
8 | 22 |
7 | 18 |
6 | 14 |
5 | 10 |
4 | 6 |
Below 4 | 0 |
No test | 0 |
Maximum Score Available | 30 |
If you are a skilled worker with required experience and your occupation falls in the above list then you can apply for British Columbia PNP under a stream. If you get nomination from British Columbia then you can create an Express Entry profile and your application will be credited with 600 additional points to increase your selection chance under Express Entry. Easy way to check BC PNP Draw Updates explore this useful page.
You can apply for British Columbia PNP by filling the Canada Free Assessment Form, you will get a call from the expert who will guide you on the most appropriate program for you.
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