British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program

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British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program
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The province of British Columbia has announced
that it will accept up to 50 applications for
Canadian permanent residence under the Skills
Immigration stream of the British Columbia
Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). The
application intake period came into effect on
November 10, 2015. Applications to this
employer-driven stream are invited for
individuals in occupations that offer wages over
100,000 a year in British Columbia. These
in-demand occupations include senior
construction, transportation, manufacturing and
engineering managers, industrial and electrical
engineers, as well as specialized software
developers or technology professionals. 
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  In a statement, the BCPNP said that The BC
PNP was redesigned in July this year to make a
targeted shift towards attracting high-impact
workers and entrepreneurs that align with B.C.'s
labour market and economic development
priorities. This intake is focussed specifically
on attracting applicants who are in high-wage
occupations and meet those priorities. British
Columbia had previously announced in early
September that it had placed a temporary halt on
accepting new applications to the British
Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP)
Skills Immigration stream and Express Entry
stream, and added that these streams would reopen
in early 2016. Consequently, the announcement
that a portion of the Skills Immigration stream
(albeit a small portion) was reopening came as a
surprise. The BCPNP continues to process
applications already in the inventory. The
addition of 50 applications will not have an
impact on the processing times of existing
applications.