If you are an international student who has graduated from a Canadian university or college in the past two years, you may be eligible for the BC PNP. You need a job offer from a B.C. employer for an indeterminate, full-time position that typically requires a university or college education.

Eligibility Requirements

In addition to meeting the general requirements, to qualify for the BC PNP under the Express Entry BC - International Graduate category, you must have the following:

1) an IRCC Express Entry profile number and a Job Seeker Validation Code that indicates you meet the eligibility criteria for one of the federal economic immigration programs subject to IRCC’s Express Entry system

These federal economic immigration programs are:

• Federal Skilled Worker Program

• Federal Skilled Trades Program

• Canadian Experience Class

2) a degree, diploma or certificate from an eligible post-secondary institution in Canada

You must submit your registration to the BC PNP within two years of the date shown on your official transcript indicating that you have completed all requirements of the degree or diploma program.

Degrees

Your undergraduate or graduate degree must be from a Canadian post-secondary institution authorized to grant degrees. Your education is not eligible if it is a distance education learning program either from abroad or from within Canada.

Diploma and Certificates

If you have a diploma or certificate, it must be from a public post-secondary institution in Canada. Diplomas and Certificates from private institutions are not eligible. Language training (an ESL program, for example) does not qualify. Your education is not eligible if it is a distance education learning program either from abroad or from within Canada.

Your program must have been at least 8 months (two semesters) of full-time equivalent study. You may be requested to provide a letter from your educational institution that confirms your program meets this requirement. Your program of study is not eligible if you spent more than one-quarter of the program time in a co-op work term or internship.

 3) a job offer for a full-time, indeterminate position that typically requires a university or college education at a wage that meets industry standards

The position you have been offered must be classified as Skill Level 0, A or B in the National Occupational Classification Matrix.

Please note, if your current occupation or job offer is classified at a NOC C or D level, you are not eligible for this category, as NOC C & D occupations are not eligible under Express Entry. However, you may still be eligible under the Skills Immigration - International Graduate category.

Note: If you have been offered a job in a regulated occupation that requires mandatory certification, licensing or registration, you must provide documentation showing that you meet these requirements.

Your employer must provide you with a written offer of employment on official company letterhead. The letter must be:

• signed and dated by a person authorized to hire employees

• sign signed and dated by you confirming that you accept the job offer

In addition, the offer of employment must include:

• your job title and duties

• your rate of pay

• your standard hours of work

• that the position is indeterminate and full-time (at least an average of 30 hours a week, yearround)

• any discretionary benefits in addition to those required by law (such as pension and medical plans, disability insurance, sick pay, accommodation and meal allowances, and extra paid vacations)

• if the position is covered by a collective agreement, a reference to the agreement

Your employer cannot make any deductions from your pay (or require you to pay any fees) for recruitment or retention, including fees related to immigration.

The wage stated on your offer of employment must be at market rate and comparable to the rate paid to workers with a similar level of experience and training for equivalent jobs in B.C. and consistent with the wage compensation structure of your employer. For examples of market wage rates by occupation, please visit Job Bank.

If you will be providing services as an independent contractor you are not eligible for the Skills Immigration stream of the BC PNP.

If you were originally hired based on a positive federal Labour Market Impact Assessment, the wage you are earning at the time of registration and/or application must be equal to or greater than the wage stated in the offer of employment and on the Labour Market Impact Assessment.

Your employer must also meet program requirements.

4) evidence that you meet minimum income requirements

You must demonstrate that you are able to support yourself (and your dependants) according to your:

• annual wage in B.C.

• location of residence in B.C.

• number of dependants

Information about how the BC PNP assesses your minimum income requirements can be found here.