This week, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) extended more Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for provincial nomination.

Provincial immigration candidates were targeted across two immigration categories.

Draw results

On October 2, the BC PNP conducted draws through the following provincial immigration categories:

• Skills Immigration; and
• Entrepreneur Immigration.

Immigration category	Number of invitations issued	Cut-off score
Skills Immigration	474	140 (applicable only to certain candidates)
Entrepreneur Immigration – Base Stream	11	123

A combined total of 485 invitations were issued across these two draws.

To date in 2025, the BC PNP has issued 568 invitations through its Skills Immigration category and no more than 86 invitations through its Entrepreneur Immigration category.

Skills Immigration draw

Prior to this draw, British Columbia had not held a draw inviting skilled workers through their Skills Immigration category since May 8, 2025.

Under this Skills Immigration draw on October 2, candidates were invited if they met one of two eligibility criteria:

Criteria 1: Held a minimum wage of $90/hour or $175,000/year, with a job offer falling under *NOC TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3.

Criteria 2: Had a minimum score of 140 points, based on the BC PNP’s candidate scoring system.

Selection criteria	Number of invitations issued
Criteria 1	114
Criteria 2	360

British Columbia invited 474 skilled workers through their Skills Immigration draw between these two selection criteria.

As per the BC PNP’s official webpage, future Skills Immigration draws could be determined by various factors, including labor market needs and the number of eligible candidates.