714 Workers Just Landed BCPNP Invites With $105K Salaries or 131 Points
On September 24, 2026, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) issued 714 invitations to high-earning and high-scoring candidates for Canadian permanent residence. This 25th selection round of the year focused heavily on the province’s “innovate” objective, marking the eighth time this specific initiative has run in 2026 and bringing the total number of innovate-aligned invitations to a high watermark for the year.
The selection split the 714 spots across two distinct tracks. The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program targeted 426 skilled workers whose job offers met or exceeded $105,000 per year, translating to at least $52 an hour, tied to TEER 0 to 3 occupations. Another 288 candidates made the cut by scoring a minimum of 131 points under the province’s registration system.
TEER 0, 3 job offer, with an offered wage of at least $52/hour and $105,000/year.
426
Registration score
Minimum of 131 points
288
If you received an invitation in this round, you are facing a strict operational deadline. Candidates have exactly 30 days to file a complete application for provincial nomination through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. Missing this window means losing the spot, forcing you back into the general registration pool.
Once the province nominates you, you can take that approval to the federal government and apply for permanent residence. For applicants already living and working in Canada, a federal measure introduced on June 9, 2026, makes the transition smoother. Base PNP nominees can now apply for a bridging open work permit (BOWP) months faster than usual, skipping the old requirement to wait for an Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR) on their permanent residence application first.
With this latest round, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program has pushed its 2026 invite total to 3,974 through wage and score streams, and over 6,128 overall across all worker and entrepreneur categories. The province operates under a total allocation of 6,254 nomination spaces for the year.
For those still waiting in the wings, the Skills Immigration registration pool sat at 8,013 profiles at the start of September. The vast majority of those registrants, some 4,232 profiles, cluster in the 80 to 119 points range, while only 8 registrants sit at 150 points or above. The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program continues to pull from this pool periodically, using criteria ranging from language proficiency and work experience to specific regional labor market needs for future rounds.
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