British Columbia is one of the developed states of Canada therefore it is the hotspot destination for skilled migrants from all over the world. Thousands of skilled applicants apply for the British Columbia PNP program but a handful of them are selected, those who meet all the eligibility requirements of British Columbia. In the year 2016, a new scoring system was introduced by the British Columbia authorities to make it an easy pathway to skilled individuals in Canada. An applicant needs to meet the special eligibility criteria set by the British Columbia immigration authority apart from other eligibility criteria to apply for permanent residency.
The Skilled immigration registration system (SIRS) is the more special system to calculate the immigration score taking into account several factors to make an immigration candidate eligibility assessment. The different factors are listed below
To apply for the British Columbia PNP program candidates must have a full-time employment offer letter from the British Columbia employer willing to support you and invite you for employment. Also if you are holding a degree from British Columbia, you don't need to have an employment offer letter. After this, you can submit your application and you will be allotted with certain points based on the above mention criteria. With this score and you're profiled will be then entered into the Express Entry pool along with the profiles of other candidates. British Columbia invites the highest-ranking applicants on priority bases, therefore if you have a good immigration score you will gain more advantage over the other countries.
You can calculate your tentative score based on this
| Skill Level of the B.C. Job Offer | Points |
| NOC Skill Level A (including Skill Type 0) | 25 |
| NOC Skill Level B | 10 |
| NOC Skill Level C | 5 |
| NOC Skill Level D | 5 |
| Bonus points: | |
| Occupation is a “00” NOC | 15 |
| Occupation identified in the Top 100 occupations in the BC Labour Market Outlook 2014-2024 | 10 |
| Currently working in B.C. for the employer in occupation identified in the BC PNP registration | 10 |
| Maximum Score Available | 60 |
2. Annual wage of the B.C. job offer
| Annual Wage of the B.C. Job Offer | Points |
| $100,000 and above | 50 |
| $97,500 to $99,999 | 38 |
| $95,000 to $97,499 | 37 |
| $92,500 to $94,999 | 36 |
| $90,000 to $92,499 | 35 |
| $87,500 to $89,999 | 34 |
| $85,000 to $87,499 | 33 |
| $82,500 to $84,999 | 32 |
| $80,000 to $82,499 | 31 |
| $77,500 to $79,999 | 30 |
| $75,000 to $77,499 | 29 |
| $72,500 to $74,999 | 28 |
| $70,000 to $72,499 | 27 |
| $67,500 to $69,999 | 26 |
| $65,000 to $67,499 | 25 |
| $62,500 to $64,999 | 24 |
| $60,000 to $62,499 | 23 |
| $57,500 to $59,999 | 22 |
| $55,000 to $57,499 | 21 |
| $52,500 to $54,999 | 20 |
| $50,000 to $52,499 | 19 |
| $47,500 to $49,999 | 18 |
| $45,000 to $47,499 | 17 |
| $42,500 to $44,999 | 16 |
| $40,000 to $42,499 | 15 |
| $38,750 to $39,999 | 14 |
| $37,500 to $38,749 | 13 |
| $36,250 to $37,499 | 12 |
| $35,000 to $36,249 | 11 |
| $33,750 to $34,999 | 10 |
| $32,500 to $33,749 | 9 |
| $31,250 to $32,499 | 8 |
| $30,000 to $31,249 | 7 |
| $28,750 to $29,999 | 6 |
| $27,500 to $28,749 | 5 |
| $26,250 to $27,499 | 4 |
| $25,000 to $26,249 | 3 |
| Less than $25,000 | 0 |
| Maximum Score Available | 50 |
3. Regional district of employment
| Regional District of Employment | Points |
| Stikine, Central Coast, Northern Rockies, Mount Waddington, Skeena-Queen Charlotte, Powell River, Sunshine Coast, Kootenay-Boundary, Alberni-Clayoquot | 10 |
| Kitimat-Stikine, Bulkley-Nechako, Squamish-Lillooet, Strathcona, Columbia-Shushwap, East Kootenay | 8 |
| Peace River, Comox Valley, Cariboo, Central Kootenay | 6 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Cowichan Valley, North Okanagan, Fraser-Fort George | 4 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Nanaimo, Central Okanagan | 2 |
| Capital, Fraser Valley | 2 |
| Greater Vancouver | 0 |
| Maximum Score Available | 10 |
Human Capital Factors 1) Directly related work experience
| Directly Related Work Experience in the Occupation of B.C. Job Offer | Points |
| 5+ years | 15 |
| 4 to 5 years | 12 |
| 3 to 4 years | 9 |
| 2 to 3 years | 6 |
| 1 to 2 years | 3 |
| Less than 1 year | 1 |
| None | 0 |
| Bonus points: | |
| At least 1 year of directly related experience in Canada | 10 |
| Maximum Score Available | 25 |
2. Highest level of education
| Education | Points |
| Doctoral or Master’s degree | 17 |
| Post Graduate Certificate or Diploma | 11 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 11 |
| Trades certification | 11 |
| Associate Degree | 4 |
| Non-trades certification or Diploma | 2 |
| High School | 0 |
| Bonus points: | |
| Post-secondary education completed in B.C | 8 |
| Post-secondary education completed in Canada (outside of B.C.) | 6 |
| Education Credential Assessment from a qualified supplier | 4 |
| Trades certification assessment from the Industry Training Authority | 4 |
| Maximum Score Available | 25 |
3. Language
| Canadian Language Benchmark Level | Points |
| 10+ | 30 |
| 9 | 26 |
| 8 | 22 |
| 7 | 18 |
| 6 | 14 |
| 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 6 |
| Below 4 | 0 |
| No test | 0 |
| Maximum Score Available | 30 |
Firstly, you need to have a full-time employment offer from a British Columbia employer who is willing to support you through the entire vetting process. However, if you have a degree from a British Columbia University then you don’t need to have the employment offer. After this step, when you submit your application you will be given a certain score based on the abovementioned factors. This score and your profile will be entered into the Express Entry pool along with the profiles of other candidates. British Columbia only invites the highest-ranking candidates so it is important to optimize your profile ranking to gain an advantage over other candidates. Here is the list of breakdown point scoring system of SIRS. An applicant can score a tentative score based on this.
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