This page provides further detail on the points system (sometimes called the Skills Immigration Registration System, or SIRS) used to assess registrations for the Skills Immigration stream of British Columbia’s Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). Registrations which score a high enough number of points may receive an invitation to apply for a PNP nomination from British Columbia.
Applicants for the following Skills Immigration categories do not need to register and can apply for BC PNP directly:
- Health Authority stream
- International Post-Graduate Stream
If you decide to register, the information you have provided will be scored in order to determine if you will be invited to apply to the BC PNP Skills Immigration stream. Once submitted, registrations are valid for one year, after which they will expire. If your registration has expired, you will need to create a new one in order to be re-scored and considered again for an invitation.
If you receive an invitation to apply for the BC PNP, you will be provided with instructions on how to submit your application. You will have 30 days in which to submit your application, or your invitation to do so will expire.
All applications for the Skills Immigration stream (whether they require registration and invitation or not) have an application fee of CAD $1475.
If your application is successful, you will be granted confirmation of your nomination under the BC PNP, which you can then use to apply for permanent residence in Canada.
British Columbia PNP (BC PNP) Points Calculator
You can use the tables below to estimate how many points your registration for the BC PNP Skills Immigration stream might receive. The maximum score that can be awarded to a registration is 200 points.
The number of points required to receive an invitation varies over time depending on the labour market in British Columbia and the number of registrations in the pool. You can review recent BC PNP Skills Immigration invitation totals and scores required here.
Directly-related Work Experience (Maximum points for this category: 40)
| Related Work Experience | Points |
| 5+ years | 20 |
| 4-5 years | 16 |
| 3-4 years | 12 |
| 2-3 years | 8 |
| 1-2 years | 4 |
| None | 0 |
Additional points can be awarded for:
| 1+ years work experience in Canada | 10 |
| Currently working full-time in the job that your application is based on | 10 |
Highest Level of Education (Maximum points for this category: 40)
| Education | Points |
| Doctoral degree | 27 |
| Master’s degree | 22 |
| Post-Graduate Certificate/Diploma | 15 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 15 |
| Associate degree | 5 |
| Post-secondary diploma/Certificate | 5 |
| High school or less | 0 |
Additional points can be awarded for:
| Post-secondary education in B.C. | 8 |
| Post-secondary education elsewhere in Canada | 6 |
| Certain eligible healthcare workers and tradespeople | 5 |
Dual Language Proficiency – English & French (Maximum score for this category: 40)
| Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) | Points |
| Level 9+ | 30 |
| Level 8 | 25 |
| Level 7 | 20 |
| Level 6 | 15 |
| Level 5 | 10 |
| Level 4 | 5 |
| High school or less | 0 |
If you have scored above CLB Level 4 in both English and French but have not already reached the maximum score of 40 points for this category, you may add 10 points to your total (up to a maximum of 40).
Hourly Wage (Maximum score for this category: 55)
| Hourly wage (CAD) | Points |
| $70.00 or higher | 55 |
| $69.00 to $69.99 | 54 |
| $68.00 to $68.99 | 53 |
| $67.00 to $67.99 | 52 |
| $66.00 to $66.99 | 51 |
| $65.00 to $65.99 | 50 |
| $64.00 to $64.99 | 49 |
| $63.00 to $63.99 | 48 |
| $62.00 to $62.99 | 47 |
| $61.00 to $61.99 | 46 |
| $60.00 to $60.99 | 45 |
| $59.00 to $59.99 | 44 |
| $58.00 to $58.99 | 43 |
| $57.00 to $57.99 | 42 |
| $56.00 to $56.99 | 41 |
| $55.00 to $55.99 | 40 |
| $54.00 to $54.99 | 39 |
| $53.00 to $53.99 | 38 |
| $52.00 to $52.99 | 37 |
| $51.00 to $51.99 | 36 |
| $50.00 to $50.99 | 35 |
| $49.00 to $49.99 | 34 |
| $48.00 to $48.99 | 33 |
| $47.00 to $47.99 | 32 |
| $46.00 to $46.99 | 31 |
| $45.00 to $45.99 | 30 |
| $44.00 to $44.99 | 29 |
| $43.00 to $43.99 | 28 |
| $42.00 to $42.99 | 27 |
| $41.00 to $41.99 | 26 |
| $40.00 to $40.99 | 25 |
| $39.00 to $39.99 | 24 |
| $38.00 to $38.99 | 23 |
| $37.00 to $37.99 | 22 |
| $36.00 to $36.99 | 21 |
| $35.00 to $35.99 | 20 |
| $34.00 to $34.99 | 19 |
| $33.00 to $33.99 | 18 |
| $32.00 to $32.99 | 17 |
| $31.00 to $31.99 | 16 |
| $30.00 to $30.99 | 15 |
| $29.00 to $29.99 | 14 |
| $28.00 to $28.99 | 13 |
| $27.00 to $27.99 | 12 |
| $26.00 to $26.99 | 11 |
| $25.00 to $25.99 | 10 |
| $24.00 to $24.99 | 9 |
| $23.00 to $23.99 | 8 |
| $22.00 to $22.99 | 7 |
| $21.00 to $21.99 | 6 |
| $20.00 to $20.99 | 5 |
| $19.00 to $19.99 | 4 |
| $18.00 to $18.99 | 3 |
| $17.00 to $17.99 | 2 |
| $16.00 to $16.99 | 1 |
| Less than $16.00 | 0 |
Area of Employment (Maximum score for this category: 25)
| Area of employment in B.C. | Points |
| Area 1: Metro Vancouver | 0 |
| Area 2: Squamish, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Mission, Chilliwack | 5 |
| Area 3: Any other area of B.C. | 15 |
If you have either worked (full time, for at least one year) or studied (within the last three years) in British Columbia but outside of the Metro Vancouver area, you can be awarded 10 additional points.