British Columbia has received an additional 1,254 nomination spots under the Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP), increasing its 2025 allocation to 5,254—up from 4,000. The province will now begin processing some of the 2,240 International Post-Graduate (IPG) applications that had been waitlisted since late 2024 due to quota limits.
The higher allocation follows Ottawa’s earlier 50% cut to PNP nominations across Canada as part of efforts to reduce overall immigration levels in 2025. BC’s government said it continues to advocate for more spaces to meet labour market and population needs.
Alongside this update, BC held a new PNP draw on October 2, 2025, issuing 485 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) — 474 under the Skills Immigration category and 11 through the Entrepreneur Immigration Base Stream.
Skilled workers were invited based on high-wage offers (at least $90/hour or $175,000/year) or scores of 140 and above.
With this round, BC has issued a total of 568 invitations through its Skills Immigration category and up to 86 for entrepreneurs so far in 2025.
