Recently, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) conducted its first Skills Immigration draw of the year, granting 429 invitations to apply (ITAs).
These invitations were extended to candidates identified by the province as having a significant economic impact in BC based on wage/job offer or registration score.
Key Details of the Draw
The BC PNP issued invitations to candidates meeting specific criteria:
- High-wage job offer stream: Job offer in NOC TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 with a wage of at least $70/hour (≈ $145,000/year) – 206 invitations
- Score-based selection: Minimum registration score of 138 points – 223 invitations
The province indicated that future draws focusing on high economic impact may consider various candidate attributes such as education, professional designation, language skills, occupation, work experience, job offer details, regional settlement intent, and strategic priorities.
Skills Immigration Registration Pool
The BC PNP website displays the distribution of candidates in the Skills Immigration registration pool by score range, offering insight into candidates’ standings. Here’s the breakdown of registrations by score range as of January 6, 2026:
| Score range | Number of registrations |
|---|---|
| 150+ | 9 |
| 140–149 | 67 |
| 130–139 | 791 |
| 120–129 | 1,170 |
| 110–119 | 1,635 |
| 100–109 | 2,161 |
| 90–99 | 2,048 |