British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program
December 28, 2018 – British Columbia was Canada’s most consistent province for immigration in 2018, conducting a draw every single week except the last.
British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program draws focused on five main streams, two for skilled workers, two for international graduates, and one for entry level and semi-skilled workers.
Although it was launched in 2017, 2018 was the year the BC PNP Tech Pilot really took hold, as the province invited regular small groups of candidates in 29 target occupations.
The pilot works to prioritize candidates with skills and experience in one of the occupations through existing BC immigration streams.
It is the only provincial-level program to expressly target technology occupations.
November also saw BC launch a new Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot immigration stream, aimed at attracting business immigrants to rural communities.
The two-year pilot is designed to get foreign entrepreneurs to start businesses, create jobs and settle in smaller B.C. communities with populations less than 75,000.
It runs alongside the existing BC Entrepreneur Stream, through which draws were conducted monthly during 2018.
BCPNP: Key Articles and Pages
