On July 9, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) held a focused occupation-based draw inviting extra expert employees to use for provincial nomination.
The province chosen “extremely certified employees” throughout a wide range of in-demand sectors, together with these in care-based occupations and building trades.
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This marks the eighth Expertise Immigration (SI) draw held by the province in 2026, and the fifteenth spherical of picks total.
Draw outcomes
British Columbia issued no fewer than 343 invites to BCPNP candidates throughout 4 occupational classes—in alignment with its reshuffled provincial nomination priorities.
These picks had been organized round two out of three of its established core aims, (care, construct) meant to draw extremely expert expertise and fill labour market gaps.
The most important share of invites issued on this spherical went to candidates in precedence building trades:
| Core goal | Occupational class | Variety of NOCs focused | Invites issued | Minimal rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care | Childcare | 1 | 91 | 108 |
| Care | Healthcare | 31 | 116 | 96 |
| Care | Veterinary care | 2 | 88 | |
| Construct | Development trades | 9 | 136 | 97 |
Solely early childhood educators (42202) acquired invites below this occupational class.
Early childhood educators (ECEs) will need to have held both a one-year or five-year ECE Certificates issued by the ECE registry to have been thought of for a focused invitation.
- 30010 Managers in well being care
- 31100 Specialists in medical and laboratory medication
- 31101 Specialists in surgical procedure
- 31102 Common practitioners and household physicians
- 31110 Dentists
- 31112 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
- 31120 Pharmacists
- 31121 Dietitians and nutritionists
- 31200 Psychologists
- 31201 Chiropractors
- 31202 Physiotherapists
- 31203 Occupational therapists
- 31204 Kinesiologists and different skilled occupations in remedy
- 31209 Different skilled occupations in well being diagnosing and treating
- 31300 Nursing coordinators and supervisors
- 31301 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- 31302 Nurse practitioners
- 31303 Doctor assists, midwives and allied well being professionals
- 32101 Licensed sensible nurses
- 32102 Paramedical occupations
- 32103 Respiratory therapists, medical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
- 32111 Dental hygienists and dental therapists
- 32112 Dental technologists and technicians
- 32120 Medical laboratory technologists
- 32121 Medical radiation technologists
- 32122 Medical sonographers
- 32123 Cardiology technologists and elect. diagnostic techs
- 32200 Conventional Chinese language medication practitioners and acupuncturists
- 33101 Medical laboratory assistants and associated technical occupations
- 33102 Nurse aides, orderlies and affected person service associates*
- 41300 Social employees
*Candidates with a job supply below NOC 33102 had been eligible for focused healthcare invites provided that they had been registered with the BC Care Aide & Group Well being Employee Registry.
- 31103 Veterinarians
- 32104 Animal well being technologists and veterinary technicians
- Legitimate skilled designation was required.
- 72106 Welders and associated machine operators
- 72200 Electricians (besides industrial and energy system)
- 72201 Industrial electricians
- 72300 Plumbers
- 72301 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
- 72310 Carpenters
- 72400 Development millwrights and industrial mechanics
- 72401 Heavy-duty tools mechanics
- 72402 Heating, refrigeration and air-con mechanics
Eligibility for a focused invitation required building trades employees to carry a sound commerce certificates from SkilledTradesBC or be registered in an apprenticeship with SkilledTradesBC that aligned with their job supply.
This newest choice was the province’s third SI draw of 2026 to focus on particular occupations; different rounds prioritized candidates primarily based on minimal registration rating, wage/wage, and job supply TEER.
The province notes that future SI invitation rounds could also be formed by totally different choice priorities. Candidates within the SI pool could also be thought of primarily based on a number of of the next attributes:
- Schooling—stage, discipline, and site the place it was accomplished;
- Skilled designation within the province;
- Period and ability stage of 1’s work expertise;
- Language potential;
- Occupation;
- Wage and/or ability stage of 1’s job supply;
- Intent to dwell and work in a specific area of the province; and/or
- Strategic priorities that align with provincial labour calls for or help authorities pilot tasks and initiatives.
As of July 9, the province has issued a minimum of 3,107 invites to use for provincial nomination by way of its SI class.
Make-up of the Expertise Immigration registration pool
International nationals are required to submit a registration, or Expression of Curiosity profile, to be thought of for choice below the SI class.
As soon as a registration is submitted, candidates obtain a rating primarily based on the data supplied and are entered into the relevant registration pool(s).
The province periodically invitations BCPNP candidates from the registration pool to submit an software for provincial nomination.
As of July 7 (the newest obtainable replace), the province reported having 8,683 registrations within the BCPNP registration pool:
| Rating vary | Variety of registrations |
|---|---|
| 0 – 59 | 209 |
| 60 – 69 | 381 |
| 70 – 79 | 729 |
| 80 – 89 | 1,227 |
| 90 – 99 | 1,496 |
| 100 – 109 | 1,728 |
| 110 – 119 | 1,369 |
| 120 – 129 | 1,058 |
| 130 – 139 | 440 |
| 140 – 149 | 34 |
| 150+ | 12 |
The best share of candidates falls into the 100–109 rating vary, which accounts for 19.9% of all registrations.
Nonetheless, following the July 9 draw, the registration pool possible incorporates a minimum of 343 fewer entries than it did on July 7—although this determine doesn’t account for expired registrations or new additions since that date.
