British Columbia (BC) PNP Changes

Healthcare workers, ECEs the focus of changes to BC PNP

On March 10, 2022, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs announced that B.C. is responding to the crucial need for more healthcare workers and early childhood educators (ECEs) by implementing changes to the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Skills Immigration stream to prioritize these occupations and increase support for the care economy.

Key changes, effective March 10, 2022, include:

*Targeted invitations to apply will give priority access to select occupations in the care economy, specifically registrants whose occupation is on a pre-determined list of in-demand health occupations as well as early childhood educators.
*Healthcare assistants and dental assistants have been added to the Entry Level and Semi-Skilled category as eligible occupations.
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