British Columbia's Provincial Nominee Program

Strategic Occupations

Applications in this component of the BC PNP are considered in three categories:

Skilled Workers
Managers, professionals, technologists and technicians, and skilled trades

Public Sector Health Professionals
Registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, and physicians

International Graduates
Recent graduates of recognized BC post-secondary institutions

Briefly, the requirements for applying to the Strategic Occupations component of the BC PNP are as follows:

• The employer has offered, and the nominee candidate has accepted, permanent, full-time employment in a skilled occupation
• The candidate is qualified to do the job
• The wage offered is competitive with BC wage rates for the occupation
• The nominee candidate’s field of employment offers good long-term prospects
• The employer must be financially sound, have a history of good practices, and normally must have been operating in BC for at least one year and have at least five paid employees
• The employment of a foreign worker will be of significant economic benefit to BC
• The employment of a foreign worker will not adversely affect the settlement of a labour dispute, or the employment of anyone involved in any such dispute
• The nominee candidate has the ability to become economically established in BC
  For more details, please see Requirements for Strategic Occupations

The Strategic Occupations component of the BC PNP is focused on supporting industries that are priorities for economic development:

• Construction
• Information technology and new media
• Film and television production
• Life sciences
• Clean energy technologies
• Manufacturing and processing
• Aerospace
• Engineering and environmental services
• International financial and business services
• Health services and post-secondary education
• Tourism and hospitality
• Oil and gas
• Mining
• Other business activities contributing to economic expansion and diversification outside of the Greater Vancouver Regional District