{"id":6636,"date":"2026-09-13T02:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T02:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=6636"},"modified":"2026-09-13T02:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T02:20:07","slug":"british-columbia-immigration-selects-424-workers-in-healthcare-construction-and-early-childhood-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=6636","title":{"rendered":"British Columbia immigration selects 424 workers in healthcare, construction, and early childhood education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On September 10, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=6599&quot; title=&quot;Beacon <a href=\"https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=6596\" title=\"Why Mental Health In Pakistan Is A Tax Policy Issue\">Health<\/a> System\u2019s B.A.B.E program helps support new parents | AHA&#8221;&gt;Program<\/a> (BCPNP) invited no fewer than 429 workers in care-related and construction trades occupations to apply for provincial nomination<\/p>\n<p>Care-focused selections included workers across three areas: childcare, healthcare, and veterinary care<\/p>\n<p>Invited candidates may submit an application for provincial nomination, and if successful, apply for permanent residence to the federal government<\/p>\n<p>Foreign nationals selected as nominees can get provincial support to obtain work permits from the federal government<\/p>\n<p>A nominee who has submitted their application for permanent residence can apply for a Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP)<\/p>\n<p>Since June 9, 2026, nominees applying through the base PNP have been allowed to apply for BOWPs months sooner, under a temporary measure exempting them from the need to have received the acknowledgement of receipt (AOR) for their permanent residence application<\/p>\n<h2>Draw details<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Core objective<\/th>\n<th>Occupational category<\/th>\n<th>Number of NOCs targeted<\/th>\n<th>Invitations issued<\/th>\n<th>Minimum score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Care<\/td>\n<td>Healthcare<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>143<\/td>\n<td>76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Build<\/td>\n<td>Construction trades<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>104<\/td>\n<td>94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Care<\/td>\n<td>Childcare<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>182<\/td>\n<td>99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Care<\/td>\n<td>Veterinary care<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Targeted healthcare occupations<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Occupation<\/th>\n<th>NOC<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Audiologists and speech-language pathologists<\/td>\n<td>31112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists<\/td>\n<td>32123<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chiropractors<\/td>\n<td>31201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dental hygienists and dental therapists<\/td>\n<td>32111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dental technologists and technicians<\/td>\n<td>32112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dentists<\/td>\n<td>31110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dietitians and nutritionists<\/td>\n<td>31121<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>General practitioners and family physicians<\/td>\n<td>31102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy<\/td>\n<td>31204<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Licensed practical nurses<\/td>\n<td>32101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Managers in <a href=\"https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=6620\" title=\"Westfield Health Bulletin: Fall is the perfect time to organize children&apos;s health care needs\">health care<\/a><\/td>\n<td>30010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations<\/td>\n<td>33101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Medical laboratory technologists<\/td>\n<td>32120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Medical radiation technologists<\/td>\n<td>32121<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Medical sonographers<\/td>\n<td>32122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates*<\/td>\n<td>33102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nurse practitioners<\/td>\n<td>31302<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nursing coordinators and supervisors<\/td>\n<td>31300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Occupational therapists<\/td>\n<td>31203<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating<\/td>\n<td>31209<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Paramedical occupations<\/td>\n<td>32102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pharmacists<\/td>\n<td>31120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals<\/td>\n<td>31303<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Physiotherapists<\/td>\n<td>31202<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Psychologists<\/td>\n<td>31200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses<\/td>\n<td>31301<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists<\/td>\n<td>32103<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Social workers<\/td>\n<td>41300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine<\/td>\n<td>31100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Specialists in surgery<\/td>\n<td>31101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists<\/td>\n<td>32200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*Candidates with a NOC 33102 job offer had to be registered with the BC Care Aide &amp; Community Health Worker Registry to qualify for a targeted healthcare invitations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Targeted construction trades occupations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To have been considered for a targeted construction trades invitation, candidates needed either a valid trade certificate issued by SkilledTradesBC or a SkilledTradesBC apprenticeship registration that aligned with their job offer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Occupation<\/th>\n<th>NOC<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Carpenters<\/td>\n<td>72310<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics<\/td>\n<td>72400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Electricians (except industrial and power system)<\/td>\n<td>72200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics<\/td>\n<td>72402<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Heavy-duty equipment mechanics<\/td>\n<td>72401<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Industrial electricians<\/td>\n<td>72201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plumbers<\/td>\n<td>72300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers<\/td>\n<td>72301<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Welders and related machine operators<\/td>\n<td>72106<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Targeted childcare occupations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Candidates were required to hold a one-year or five-year ECE Certificate from the ECE Registry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Occupation<\/th>\n<th>NOC<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Early childhood educators<\/td>\n<td>42202<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Targeted veterinary care occupations<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Occupation<\/th>\n<th>NOC<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians<\/td>\n<td>32104<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Veterinarians<\/td>\n<td>31103<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Candidates who were invited on Sept 10 have up to 30 days to respond by applying for provincial nomination<\/p>\n<p>The selections aligned with two of the province\u2019s three core objectives\u2014care and build\u2014which are intended to attract skilled talent while addressing key labour market needs<\/p>\n<p>The province\u2019s September 10 round was the province\u2019s sixth occupation-specific draw of 2026, while other rounds saw candidates invited based on registration score thresholds, wages or salaries, and job offers<\/p>\n<p>As of September 10, the province has issued no fewer than 5,267 invitations to apply for provincial nomination to Skills Immigration (SI) candidates\u2014and at least 104 invitations through its Entrepreneur Immigration category<\/p>\n<p>The province\u2019s latest draw marked its 22nd overall selection and 13th round targeting skilled workers<\/p>\n<h2>Makeup of the Skills Immigration registration pool<\/h2>\n<p>Foreign nationals seeking consideration under the BCPNP\u2019s SI category must first submit a registration, also known as an Expression of Interest profile<\/p>\n<p>Once registered, candidates receive a score based on the details they provide and are placed into the applicable registration pool(s)<\/p>\n<p>British Columbia periodically draws from its registration pools, inviting top-ranking candidates who meet targeted criteria to pursue provincial nomination<\/p>\n<p>As of September 1, the latest available update, the pool comprised 8,013 registrations<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Score range<\/th>\n<th>Number of registrations<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>0 &#8211; 59<\/td>\n<td>212<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>60 &#8211; 69<\/td>\n<td>376<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>70 &#8211; 79<\/td>\n<td>750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>80 &#8211; 89<\/td>\n<td>1,236<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>90 &#8211; 99<\/td>\n<td>1,444<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>100 &#8211; 109<\/td>\n<td>1,559<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>110 &#8211; 119<\/td>\n<td>1,273<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>120 &#8211; 129<\/td>\n<td>940<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>130 &#8211; 139<\/td>\n<td>193<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>140 &#8211; 149<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>150+<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td>8,013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a 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