British Columbia Immigration
Skills Immigration Streams and Eligibility
Skills Immigration has five streams. Each one has a unique set of criteria.
Eligibility for many Skills Immigration streams is based in part on the
federal government’s National Occupational Classification (NOC) system. The BC PNP uses the 2021 version of the NOC.
Skilled Worker
The Skilled Worker stream is for experienced workers in a professional, management, technical, trade or other occupations to gain permanent residence in B.C.
Eligibility
To qualify for this stream, you must:
- Have accepted an indeterminate* (no defined end date), full-time, job offer from a B.C. employer
- Your job offer must be classified as NOC TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3
- Be qualified to perform the duties of the job
- Have a minimum of two years of full-time (or full-time equivalent) work experience at NOC TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3
- Meet minimum language requirements
- Have a wage offer in line with B.C. wage rates for the occupation
- Show you can support yourself and your dependants
Your employer must agree to support your application and must meet certain requirements. For more information, please see the Employer page.
This stream also has an Express Entry BC option.
- Your job offer does not need to be indeterminate if it is in a priority technology occupation or is in NOC 41200 (university professors and lecturers).
For complete eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker stream, please refer to the