Recently, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) invited over 500 candidates to apply for provincial nomination through an occupation-specific draw targeting priority workers.

The province selected highly qualified workers across various in-demand sectors, including construction trades, healthcare, and childcare occupations.

Draw Details

The invitations extended through this draw were issued across five occupational categories, aligning with the province’s recently restructured provincial nomination priorities.

The selections were organized around core objectives aimed at attracting highly skilled talent and addressing critical workforce shortages.

The largest share of invitations in this round went to candidates in qualifying construction trades occupations:

Core objective	Occupational category	Number of NOCs targeted	Invitations issued	Minimum score
Care	Childcare	1	183	102
Care	Healthcare	31	124	84
Care	Education	2		68
Care	Veterinary care	2	6	72
Build	Construction trade