What is the BC PNP?
Worked example for What is the BC PNP?: take the category, TEER, and wage facts on this page and enter them in the BC PNP calculator with your years of skilled work and language level. The result is a SIRS estimate out of 200 points. Compare it with recent invitation ranges for your pillar. It does not guarantee an invitation.
The BC Provincial Nominee Program lets the province nominate skilled workers, international graduates and entrepreneurs for permanent residence based on BC's own labour-market priorities. This calculator covers Skills Immigration: candidates submit a registration into the Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS) pool, and BC periodically invites top-ranked, well-matched profiles to submit a full application for a provincial nomination.
A BC nomination isn't permanent residence. After receiving one, you apply separately to IRCC for permanent residence, with its own processing, fees and background checks. If your registration was Express Entry-aligned, the nomination also adds 600 points to your federal Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score.
The three pillars
Since 23 April 2026, every Skills Immigration candidate is classified into one of three pillars based on occupation: Care, Build, or Innovate. Which pillar you're in decides which invitation rounds you're eligible for and what score minimum applies. See Care, Build & Innovate explained for the full breakdown.
Two streams this calculator does not cover
The Health Authority stream is applied to directly through a specific BC health authority and does not use a SIRS score, so a numeric calculator would misrepresent it. Entrepreneur Immigration uses an entirely separate points system. Both are out of scope for this calculator.
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Care, Build & Innovate explained
The classifier that matters more than your raw score: which pillar and category you fall into.
Every scoring factor & its status
The full 200-point grid, factor by factor, each labeled verified or estimated.
BC PNP FAQ
The questions candidates actually ask, answered plainly.
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What should I know about What is the BC PNP??
The BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) is British Columbia's points-based immigration program. Under its Skills Immigration stream, candidates register in the SIRS pool; the province periodically invites the highest-ranked, best-matched profiles to apply for a provincial nomination, which supports a permanent residence application to IRCC.
How do I use this with the calculator?
Read the direct answer, check the facts, then open the score calculator. Enter the usual TEER for this page plus your own wage, experience, education, and language. The calculator applies the SIRS grid in force since 4 December 2025 and the 23 April 2026 Care, Build, and Innovate categories.
Does this replace an official BC PNP result?
No. This is an estimate from published SIRS figures and WelcomeBC announcements. Only WelcomeBC produces an official category placement or invitation.