I will! I am! I can! I will actualize my dream. I will press ahead. I will settle down and see it through. I will solve the problems. I will pay the price. I will never walk away from my dream until I see my dream walk away: Alert! Alive! Achieved!

- Robert Schuler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BC PNP HOME  I   QUALIFYING OCCUPATIONS  I   ADVANTAGES  I  BC PNP STEPS  

British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP)

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) offers fast-tracked immigration for qualified skilled workers who wish to settle in British Columbia (BC). Successful applicants will receive a BC PNP Certificate which will accelerate the Permanent Resident Visa application process.

To qualify, you must have a full-time employment offer from a British Columbia employer for a position that cannot be filled by a permanent resident or a Canadian citizen.

Occupations must be either of the following:

 

·         Skilled Worker Category in an eligible occupation in level O, A, and B

·         Health Care Professional (specifically physicians, registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses, and midwives); or

·         International Graduate of a recognized British Columbia post-secondary institution

·         Semi-Skilled Worker in select Tourism/Hospitality occupations, Long-Haul Trucking occupations, and Food Processing occupations. 

 

Advantages of obtaining an offer of employment:

  • Primary requirement for Provincial Nominee Program

  • Increases points under the Federal Skilled Worker Category

  • Settlement fund requirement waived

  • Approval of Work Permit allows quick entry to Canada

  • Priority processing of Permanent Resident Visa application

  • Above all, you have a job waiting when you arrive to Canada

BC PNP Strategic Occupations Steps:

 

1.     You conduct job search

2.     You receive Prospective Employer (PE) interest

3.     Immigration Consultant to contact PE and explain PNP process

4.     You receive Employment Contract from PE

5.     Immigration Consultant to file PNP Application

6.     You receive PNP approval (8-10 weeks)

7.     Immigration Consultant to file Work Permit

8.     You enter Canada and begin working

9.     Immigration Consultant to file for Permanent Resident Visa

 

 

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