Provincial Nomination Programs (PNPs)

Provincial Nomination Programs (PNPs) will remain the lucky charm for many candidates to become permanent residents in Canada in 2025

Things are rounding up for 2024, but it’s time to prepare for 2025

British Columbia will launch 3 new PNP streams for international students in Jan 2025

•Bachelor’s stream
•Master’s stream
•Doctorate stream

The Three streams will be open to eligible recent graduates from Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate programs in British Columbia (B.C.) in 2025.

These streams aim to create clearer pathways for international graduates to obtain Canadian permanent residence (PR) and improve their employment prospects across British Columbia.

Bachelor’s stream:
•For recent graduates with Bachelor’s degrees from eligible post-secondary institutions
•Eligible graduates must have an eligible, full-time, indeterminate (without a declared end date) job offer

Master’s stream:
•For recent graduates with Master’s degrees (in any field of study) from eligible post-secondary institutions
•Graduates must have a full-time job offer (lasting at least one year) in a skilled occupation

Doctorate stream:
•For “graduates and [PhD] candidates of doctoral level programs” from eligible post-secondary institutions

The streams will not be limited to a list of eligible occupations.

•Graduates of diploma and certificate programs will not be eligible for these new streams but may still be eligible for other BCPNP pathways