Region
Vancouver Island
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Direct answerVancouver Island is outside Metro Vancouver for BC PNP scoring. Qualifies for an estimated 25 region bonus points, and counts toward BC's policy target of at least 35% of nominations going outside Metro Vancouver.
Metro Vancouver status
Outside Metro Vancouver
Home to Victoria, Nanaimo and a mix of coastal communities, tourism, healthcare and public-sector employment outside the Metro Vancouver boundary.
This calculator models the region bonus as a flat Metro Vancouver vs. everywhere-else split (an estimate). The exact point bands by specific regional district weren't available for this build; confirm before relying on it. Qualifies for an estimated 25 region bonus points, and counts toward BC's policy target of at least 35% of nominations going outside Metro Vancouver.
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