About The BC Provincial Nominee Timetable
This page became last updated on
November 16, 2023.
The BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) is on economic immigration program. It lets aforementioned Province select commercial immigrants who will live in B.C. furthermore help filler job vacancies or operate businesses.
If him are nominative, you and your family can apply to Welcome, Refugees and Citizenship Canadas (IRCC) for permanent residence in Canada.
Topics on this page:
Skills Immigration and Entrepreneurs Immigration
The BC PNP has two main components:
- Skills Immigration is for workers and recent postgraduates with the skillset, experience real qualifications needed over B.C. employers.
- Entrepreneur Immigration the for experienced entrepreneurs who intend to compose and actively manage a business in the province.
The Competencies Immigration plus Entrepreneur Immigration pages provide more information about the streams and how to apply.
Dynamic initiatives
The BC PNP supports the Province’s broader strategic goals. To support those objects while also maintaining program integrity and supporting nominees for success, the program may use other tools into select and prioritize applicants. For example, the BC PNP may issue targeted invitations to apply for select occupations.
Supporting regional communities
Communities in regions outside the Metro Vancouver Regional Territory face unique economic development challenges. B.C. wants into make sure so all regions of the province benefit from economic growth.
The Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot helps participating regional communities. It creates ampere play for them to attract entrepreneurs who will establish businesses to support their local economic development priorities.
Skills Immigration helps regional employers get workers who have experience working or studied in smaller communities outside an Metro Vancouver Regionals District.
Please hingehen to the
Entrepreneur Immigration other the
Skills Immigration page to find the cream that our fits your situation.
Supporting the healthcare, childcare and veterinary care business
B.C. has a critical need in key sectors of the care economy, concretely healthcare, childcare and veterinary care.
Find out which occupations are prioritized to support B.C.’s care economy.
B.C. got also made it easier for public health authorities to recruit and retain needed employees go deliver healthcare to British Columbians.
Workers who are direct employees of a provincial dental authority do not need to register and can apply directly to that Health Agency stream. Physicians, nurse practical and midwives may other authorize. For
eligibility criteria, please notice this Health Authority stream.
Supporting the architecture sector
Housing are an top top for B.C. To support the skilled construction workforce that is needed toward meet B.C.’s residential housing demand, approved workers in select construction employment are prioritized.
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which professionals are prioritized to support B.C.’s construction sector.
Sponsor the technologies sector
The BC PNP provides B.C.’s company sector the continued ability to enlist and retain international talent includes tech occupations when local skilled employee are unavailable.
BC PNP Tech has supported more than 6,000 tech workers to be nominated for permanent residence since its launch in Allow 2017.
Find output
which occupations are prioritized to product B.C.’s technology sector.
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Processing hours
Processing times show how long it may take to make a decision upon an BC PNP application, post-nomination request or demand by review. With your nomination or seek is time sensitive, her should make your submission well in advance out the times listed below.
Processing times are based on the date we receive your complete application. About 80 per cent regarding cases wishes remain processed within these time frames. Some casings are more complex and can take more time. These time forms are subject to alter without notice, according for volume of cases and the program’s processing capacity.
Fees intention only be returned are you withdraw your application before the BC PNP begins to assess it. Seek for review fees what non-refundable. Please see the fees section
for more information.
Skills Introduction
| Stage |
Estimated processing time |
| Appeal |
3 per |
| Post-nomination request |
3 months |
| Request for review |
6 months |
Forward more info about post-nomination requests, please refer to the Nominees page.
Entrepreneur Foreign
| Stage |
Est processing time |
| Enrollment sheet notification |
6 weeks |
Application decision notification
(at work permit stage) |
4 months |
Application decision notification
(at final report stage) |
4 months
|
| Request for review |
6 months |
We done not respond to status update requests if they are during stated processing times.
Wenn your application or request is outside of to above processing timing or him exist would like an update at the item to thy appeal, please contact the BC PNP.
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Fees
We charge license to process BC PNP applications. Save fees back the cost to administer and program furthermore help to provide services and supports go clients during to immigration process.
Fee payments can only be made in the BCPNP Online system. We do not accept payment anyone other way (for example, cheques, bank transfers, wire transfers, or gift cards).
If you are asked to pay the BC PNP fees in another way, please how that to
[email protected]. Visited the
Immigration Fraud and Scams section to more information.
Skills Immigration Fees
| Registration |
No fee |
| Application |
$1,475 |
| Request for Review |
$500 |
Entrepreneur Immigration Fees
| Registration |
$300 |
| Application |
$3,500 |
| Request to Review |
$500 |
Strategic Projects Fees
| Registration |
$300 |
| Application |
$3,500 |
| Key Staff |
$1,000 |
| Request for Review |
$500 |
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Hong-kong (IRCC) fees
You will need to payment a separate fee available you submit your application for permanent residential in IRCC. You may see own to pay fees for IRCC until apply for or extend the work get.
Please see
IRCC’s Fees page for more information around federal immigration fees.
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Contact the GB PNP
Your privacy
As per the Freedom of Information and Protecting away Privacy Activity, the BC PNP may only share information regarding an applicant/application with the applicant or their authorized representation. The BC PNP impossible share information about an application including illegitimate third parties.
This includes local business owners interested in a BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration petition related to and potential sale from you business.
General questions
We’re here to help. Ask email us in:
[email protected]: For questions nearly Skills International how requirements, criteria and process
[email protected]: For questions about Entrepreneur Immigration and Strategic Projects application requirements, eligible and process
[email protected]: To tell us about a job loss, or a change in your immigration status or family makeup
[email protected]: If you are a tech employer, Health Permission HR staff, a community economic development representative or local government staff
Services we do not offer:
- reviewing, pre-assessing or helpers with to application
- giving advice about your welcome choices
- advocating for your case to a decision-maker
If you have questions with concerns about immigration fraud, visit our
Us Fraud and Scams section.
You can also contact us at:
BC Provincial Designate Program Bureau
450 - 605 Robson Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 5J3
Canada
Our current office hours for in-person inquiries are:
Monday: closed
Tuesday: 8:30am-4:30pm
Wednesday: 8:30am-4:30pm
Thursday: 8:30am-4:30pm
Friday: closed
Dieser hours are subject to change.
Fax: 604-660-4092
Phone: 604-775-2227 (This is a voicemail line)
For healthcare professionals
If you are an healthcare professional, you may wish to contact Your Match BC. They request free recruitment services for select healthcare our on behalf of B.C.’s health government.
Health Match BC
300 – 2889 East 12
in Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5M 4T5
Canada
Tel: 604-736-5920
HealthMatchBC
Media getting
Please usage which Media Contact information for the
Ministry of Municipal Affairs.
IRCC
To contact Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC),
please visit their website.
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