British Columbia – BCPNP

BC PNP has introduced 2 major immigration streams under which you can apply for the provincial nomination.

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Just like any other PNP program, British Columbia PNP also offers a separate stream that allows the applicant (who applied for Canada PR via Express Entry) to be chosen for the provincial nomination. This stream is referred to as Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC).

Following immigration categories can be processed via EEBC:

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Under this stream, individuals who wish to settle and invest in British Columbia may become eligible to apply for Canadian permanent residency. This program is further broken down into two classifications:

The BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration (EI) stream is for experienced entrepreneurs who are ready to invest in and actively manage a business in B.C. An applicant who is ready to start new businesses or take over and grow existing businesses in B.C.

To apply under this category, an applicant needs to submit an Expression of Interest, must be invited to apply to submit a full application.

Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot: working with regional communities, this pilot is intended to attract entrepreneurs to participating regional communities to establish new businesses that align with the communities’ economic development priorities.

Under this stream, investors/Entrepreneurs are allowed to establish a business in a community with a population of fewer than 75,000 located more than 30 kilometres. This program is a pilot project for two years and launched on March 14, 2019.

International entrepreneurs approved through the Entrepreneur Immigration (EI) Regional Pilot will be eligible to get a work permit to settle and run a business in British Columbia for at least 12 months.

Foreign-controlled businesses can establish an operation in British Columbia through this category. It is possible to appoint up to five key international administrative, professional or technical staff members to apply for permanent residence in the province.

BC PNP Tech pilot program is specially designed for applicants belonging to the technological fields and has work experience in areas such as Web designers, Telecommunications, Database analyst, etc. If an applicant receives a full-time job offer from any of the employers in British Columbia Province, he/she becomes eligible to apply under the BC Tech Pilot Program.

The technology sector in British Columbia province is considered to be one of the leading factors of economic growth, having the level of employment in the technology sector reaching new heights.

Concerning the support of these requirements, the Tech Pilot program under British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) looks forward to the technology sector to keep on attracting and retaining new talent across the globe and sustain its growth. BC PNP introduced the Tech Pilot Program in 2017 which helped the employers of the province to express their requirements regarding the qualified candidates by offering them a fast-track immigration pathway.

The following list of documents is essentially required by a candidate to apply for the Canadian Permanent Residency under British Columbia PNP to stay and work in the Province of British Columbia.