Recently, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) conducted its latest selection round, inviting a total of 569 candidates to apply for provincial nomination.

Candidates were selected based on either a wage or salary tied to a TEER 0–3 job offer or their profile registration score.

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The province has completed 16 selection rounds in 2026, with a focus on Skills Immigration (SI) candidates in nine of them.

Draw Results

Invitations were distributed based on registration score and wage/salary + job offer criteria. The details are as follows:

Selection criteria	Details	Invitations issued
Registration score	Minimum of 132 points	346
Wage/salary + job offer	TEER 0–3 job offer, with an offered wage of at least $58/hour (≈ $115,000/year)	223

This round had the highest number of registration score-based invitations in 2026 for the BCPNP.

The selection criteria are part of British Columbia’s Innovate initiative, targeting top talent across all sectors.

The occupations or sectors of the selected candidates were not disclosed by the province.

Future SI rounds may focus on different provincial priorities, considering factors such as education level, professional designations, work experience, language ability, occupation, job offer details, and regional establishment intentions.

British Columbia has conducted six SI draws this year based on similar selection criteria, with three rounds specifically targeting