Recently, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) invited 279 high economic impact candidates to apply for provincial nomination. Invitations were extended based on wage or salary tied to a TEER 0–3 job offer, or profile registration score.

This draw marks the BCPNP’s 13th round of selections in 2026, with a focus on Skills Immigration (SI) candidates.

Key Draw Details

The majority of invitations were based on registration score (53.4%).

Selection criteria	Invitations issued	Minimum score
Wage/salary + job offer	TEER 0–3 job offer, with a wage of at least $62/hour (≈ $125,000/year)	N/A
Registration score	Minimum point total	136

The selection criteria align with the province’s ‘Innovate’ initiative, focusing on issuing high economic impact invitations to top talent across all sectors.

Occupations or sectors of invited candidates were not disclosed by British Columbia for this draw.

Future invitations may consider various SI selection factors such as education, professional designation, work experience, language proficiency, occupation, job offer details, regional preferences, and strategic priorities.