Last Updated On 31 January 2023, 7:55 PM EST (Toronto Time)

January 31 – Today, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP Draw) invited more than 280 applicants for permanent residency (PR).

This was a targeted draw at Tech and Healthcare profiles, with most of the invitations 243, sent to 35 Tech occupations or NOC codes. Rest went to healthcare and childcare occupations.

These invites were sent under the Skilled Worker and International Graduate stream, including Express Entry BC PNP option.

The minimum cutoff score reduced by 5 points to 85 as compared to the latest BC PNP Tech-only draw on January 10, 2023.

The cut off score and the number of invitations for today’s draw are broken down below:

Number of Invites	Category	Minimum Cut Off Score	Description
243	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	85	Tech Occupations
18	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60	Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)
18	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60	Targeted draw: Healthcare
<5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60	(NOCs 31103, 32104)

British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program – All You Need To Know

BC PNP Tech Occupations

10030 Telecommunication carriers managers
20012 Computer and information systems managers
21100 Physicists and astronomers
21210 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
21211 Data scientists
21220 Cybersecurity specialists
21221 Business systems specialists
21222 Information systems specialists
21223 Database analysts and data administrators
21230 Computer systems developers and programmers
21231 Software engineers and designers
21232 Software developers and programmers
21233 Web designers
21234 Web developers and programmers
21300 Civil engineers
21301 Mechanical engineers
21310 Electrical and electronics engineers
21311 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
21320 Chemical engineers
21399 Other professional engineers
22110 Biological technologists and technicians
22220 Computer network and web technicians
22221 User support technicians
22222 Information systems testing technicians
22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
50011 Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
22312 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
51111 Authors and writers (except technical)
51112 Technical writers
51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
52119 Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
52112 Broadcast technicians
52113 Audio and video recording technicians
52120 Graphic designers and illustrators
53111 Motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and performing arts assistants and operators

Care economy: Healthcare occupations

30010 Managers in health care
31300 Nursing coordinators and supervisors
31301 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
31102 General practitioners and family physicians
31110 Dentists
31201 Chiropractors
31120 Pharmacists
31121 Dietitians and nutritionists
31112 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
31203 Occupational therapists
32120 Medical laboratory technologists
32103 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
32121 Medical radiation technologists
32122 Medical sonographers
32123 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
32110 Denturists
32111 Dental hygienists and dental therapists
32101 Licensed practical nurses
32102 Paramedical occupations
41300 Social workers
42201 Social and community service workers
31100 Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
31101 Specialists in surgery
31302 Nurse practitioners
31303 Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
32103 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
31209 Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
31202 Physiotherapists
31204 Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
32120 Medical laboratory technologists
32129 Other medical technologists and technicians
32112 Dental technologists and technicians
32200 Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
32109 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
33100 Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
31200 Psychologists
41301 Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies
33102 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (only health care assistants / health care aides are eligible under NOC 33102).

How To Apply:

Eligible candidates can create an online profile with BC PNP here. Once an online profile is created, profiles are eligible to be invited in one of the upcoming BC PNP draws, based upon the total points depending upon the BC PNP scoring matrix.

Click here to get more information to assess your eligibility for various streams of British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP)

Processing Time:

Estimated processing time for 80% of the British Columbia PNP applications is 3 months.

These processing times are calculated from the date a complete application is received by the BC PNP after nomination.

However, selected profiles/candidates in a BC PNP stream may need to submit a request after nomination, in case of any of the following:

employment status changes after receiving an invitation in a draw.
working permit expiry date is within 180 days of receiving the BC PNP nomination.
Also, if family structure of the applicant changes.