BC Launches Immigration Tech Pilot
With demand for talent outpacing supply, the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) is looking to attract more workers and graduates in the technology sector to the province.
The new Tech Pilot is part of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP), one of Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Through this pilot, eligible candidates with a job offer in one of 32 eligible occupations may be invited to apply for a provincial nomination, which may then be used to apply for Canadian permanent residence.
The BC PNP will issue invitations on a weekly basis to qualified registrants in the BC PNP registration system, while also continuing to invite non-tech candidates through its other immigration initiatives. Candidates invited under the Tech Pilot will benefit from expedited processing under the BC PNP.
Applicants require a full-time, indeterminate job offer from an eligible employer in BC. The BC PNP offers different categories for individuals under its registration System, depending on their job, work experience, and level of education.
Once a candidate has determined his or her category, he or she may register online for free and receive a registration score. Every week (subject to processing capacity), the BC PNP will conduct a tech draw to invite the highest-scoring technology sector registrants to apply. From this point, invited candidates have up to 30 calendar days from the date of invitation to submit a complete online application. The government application fee is $700.
BC has stated that it will process tech applications on a priority basis. If approved, the applicant receives a nomination that he or she can use to apply for permanent residence.
Individuals who have been nominated and who meet the conditions of their nomination will receive a work permit support letter that allows them to obtain or renew their current work permit allowing them to work throughout the process.
Eligible occupations for the BC PNP Tech Pilot
| Occupation | NOC |
| Purchasing managers | 0113 |
| Telecommunication carriers managers | 0131 |
| Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts | 0512 |
| Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations | 1123 |
| Civil engineers | 2131 |
| Mechanical engineers | 2132 |
| Electrical and electronics engineers | 2133 |
| Chemical engineers | 2134 |
| Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) | 2147 |
| Information systems analysts and consultants | 2171 |
| Database analysts and data administrators | 2172 |
| Software engineers and designers | 2173 |
| Computer programmers and interactive media developers | 2174 |
| Web designers and developers | 2175 |
| Biological technologists and technicians | 2221 |
| Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | 2241 |
| Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) | 2242 |
| Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics | 2243 |
| Computer network technicians | 2281 |
| User support technicians | 2282 |
| Information systems testing technicians | 2283 |
| Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants | 4163 |
| Authors and writers | 5121 |
| Editors | 5122 |
| Translators, terminologists and interpreters | 5125 |
| Broadcast technicians | 5224 |
| Audio and video recording technicians | 5225 |
| Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts | 5226 |
| Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts | 5227 |
| Graphic designers and illustrators | 5241 |
| Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade | 6221 |
The BC PNP will continue to invite non-tech candidates through its other immigration initiatives.
If you have a job offer from an employer in BC and wish to learn more about your options, please contact wp@canadavisa.com for further guidance.
To find out if you are eligible to immigrate to Canada permanently, fill out a free online assessment form.
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Dear Sir,
I am Nidhi Desai from India. I am System Analyst and i am looking for job in BC,canada.
I have 6+year exp. In this field and now i want to apply for job as Analyst in IT company.
Can u guide how can get job overthere.?
Hi
This is Manish Dhingra from delhi india.
Am 34 years old n married having 4 year old daughter
I have 6 years of experience which is a mix of finance and accounts and internal audit
What us the probability of getting job in canada as per my skills sets.
I have also worked in Big 4 CA cinsilulting firm Deloitte as internal auditors
Pls guide me or share process
J’aprecis votre bonvolenté pour vos efforts mises a notre disposition.
J’ai tant rechercher une opportunite pareille pour une immigratoin au canada rt je pris pour que mon voeux sera realiser afin d’avoir la sensation de vivre
is there any job vacancies about cashiers and sales representative in canada because im willing to apply as soon as possible.
Dear Sir,
I am Software engineer and i am looking for job in BC,canada.
I have 5+year exp. In this field and now i want to apply for job as DBA in IT company.
Can u guide how can get job overthere.?
Hello,
Thanks for your email.
I would like to inform you that, as per your occupation list of BC of Purchasing Managers NOC 0113.
I am working in a Spinning Mills as a Manager of Purchase since 1996 to till now. Also I would like to inform you that already submitted my CV through Indeed in favour of the said tittle. Indeed provide me Jobs alert with reviewing star marks even shown me star marks 3 star to 4.9 star marks. At this moment what can I do. Also I took IELTS test. I got in ielts test Listening -4.5, Reading-3.00, Writting-4.00, Speaking-5.00
I look forward to working with you.
Thanks
Mukhlesur
Please how and where can I apply for these jobs either of the communication carrier engineer or electronic &electrical engineer. I once trained in Canada at Harris Corporation, Montreal as a Telecoms engineer and have deployed seven all successful telecoms projects.
Thank you.
I aspire to be in marketing or customer support job. Please suggest how does it work.
How about art performance, are u talking about music artist , I will be interesting even technical engineer
Dear Team
I want to apply for several posts mentioned above, please suggest me how to apply for a particular post.
Thanks and Regards
Kushal Srivastava