British Columbia Invites Entrepreneurs At Score 118 In October 20 BC PNP Draw

British Columbia issued invitations to apply for a provincial nomination in a BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration draw held on October 20, 2026. Ten invitations went to registrants under the Base category and fewer than five went to the Regional pilot, with both streams set at a minimum score of 118.

It was the province’s eleventh Entrepreneur Immigration round of 2026, coming four weeks after the September 22 draw. Counting only the rounds where the province published an exact figure, British Columbia has now issued at least 124 Entrepreneur Immigration invitations in 2026.

October 20, 2026 BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration draw

The BC PNP does not publish exact counts when a stream issues fewer than five invitations, so the precise total for this round has not been released.

Minimum score eases to 118

The Base cut-off slipped one point, from 119 on September 22 to 118 on October 20. That matches the June 30 round and keeps Base scores inside the 115 to 121 range they have held all year. The Base category issued 10 invitations for the second month in a row.

The Regional pilot cut-off also fell one point, from 119 to 118. For the third month running, both streams were drawn at the same minimum score.

BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration draws in 2026

How BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration works

Entrepreneur Immigration is a separate stream from the BC PNP’s Skills Immigration pathway. Candidates register an expression of interest, receive a points score based on their business proposal, personal net worth, investment amount, job creation, language ability, education, and work experience, and then wait to be invited from the registration pool.

Invitations are issued to qualified registrations received before the date of the draw. An invitation allows the registrant to submit a full application; approved applicants sign a performance agreement with the province, come to British Columbia on a work permit to establish the business, and can then be nominated for permanent residence once they have met the agreement’s terms.

The Base category requires a business anywhere in British Columbia, while the Regional pilot is designed for smaller communities and carries lower investment and net worth thresholds. Full draw results are published on the WelcomeBC invitations to apply page.

Skills Immigration remains the larger pathway

Most BC PNP invitations continue to go through Skills Immigration, which runs targeted rounds for health care, childcare, construction trades and veterinary care, along with Innovate: High Economic Impact rounds for high-wage and high-scoring candidates.

The most recent Skills Immigration round, held October 15, 2026, issued 16 invitations under the Temporary Rural/Remote Health Support Initiative at a minimum score of 54. A week earlier, on October 8, the province invited 86 early childhood educators (minimum score 99), 82 priority health care workers (76), 115 construction trades workers (94) and fewer than five veterinary care workers (86).

All 2026 rounds across both pathways are tracked on our British Columbia immigration draws page.

How to check where you stand

The minimum score of 118 in the October 20 round is a BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration registration score, which is scored on a different basis from the federal Comprehensive Ranking System. Entrepreneur candidates are not selected from the Express Entry pool.

If you are also considering a skilled worker route to permanent residence — including the BC PNP’s Skills Immigration stream, where a provincial nomination adds 600 points to your CRS score — calculate your CRS score with our free Express Entry CRS calculator to see where you stand in the federal pool: https://www.immigration.ca/crs-calculator.