As of March 10, 2026, the BC PNP invited candidates from both Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration streams based on criteria such as minimum wage, job offers in specific NOC TEER categories, and minimum points scores. The program targets candidates likely to create high economic impact in British Columbia. Invitations are issued to qualified registrations received before each draw date.

• BC PNP issues Invitations to Apply (ITA) periodically to candidates in its registration pool.
• Invitations target candidates likely to meet B.C.'s economic and labour market needs.
• ITA are issued to Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration registrants.
• February 11, 2026 Skills Immigration draw: 460 invitations issued; criteria included minimum wage $62/hour and $125,000/year with job offer in NOC TEER 0,1,2,3 (195 candidates) or minimum score 135 points (265 candidates).
• February 4, 2026 Skills Immigration draw: 429 invitations issued; criteria included minimum wage $70/hour and $145,000/year with job offer in NOC TEER 0,1,2,3 (206 candidates) or minimum score 138 points (223 candidates).
• Entrepreneur Immigration invitations: March 10, 2026 - 7 invitations (min score 117 base stream), February 10, 2026 - 13 invitations (min score 121 base stream), January 13, 2026 - 7 invitations (min score 115 base stream).
• Invitations are issued only to qualified registrations received before the draw date.
• Skills Immigration registration pool as of March 3, 2026 totals 10,907 registrations across various score ranges.

• Future high economic impact invitations may be based on different factors as outlined in section 7.3(a) of the Skills Immigration Program Guide.

• Candidates registered in the BC PNP Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration streams.
• Individuals with job offers in NOC TEER 0,1,2,3 categories or meeting minimum points thresholds.
• Entrepreneurs meeting minimum score requirements in the BC PNP Entrepreneur stream.

• Candidates must register in the BC PNP Online system and wait for an Invitation to Apply (ITA).
• To check if an ITA has been received, candidates should log into their BC PNP Online User Profile.

• February 4, 2026 - Skills Immigration draw with 429 invitations.
• February 11, 2026 - Skills Immigration draw with 460 invitations.
• March 10, 2026 - Entrepreneur Immigration draw with 7 invitations (base stream).
• February 10, 2026 - Entrepreneur Immigration draw with 13 invitations (base stream).
• January 13, 2026 - Entrepreneur Immigration draw with 7 invitations (base stream).

• https://www.welcomebc.ca/immigrate-to-b-c/about-the-bc-provincial-nominee-program/invitations-to-apply