British Columbia PNP SIRS Points Calculator
Home to the country’s third-largest city, Vancouver, British Columbia is also one of the most diverse provinces in all of Canada. British Columbia’s economy focuses on a strong natural resources sector, with an emphasis on forestry and mining. British Columbia is one of the most economical developed province of Canada. To sustain the development, province has encouraged the immigration of skilled and qualified candidates. From January 2016, a new scoring system was introduced by the province: Skilled Immigration Registration System(SIRS) which allows a threefold entry pathway for the immigrants. BC is also one of the most diverse provinces in the country, with more than one million residents who were born outside Canada.
SIRS Point Calculation:
SIRS awards points on various factors and those factors are as follows:
- Skill level of job offered in the province.
- Wage offered.
- Regional district of employment.
- Directly related work experience.
- Highest level of education
- Language
In order to apply for the nomination in British Columbia PNP, candidate must have a job offer from the eligible employer of the province. If you have a British Columbia degree then you don’t need a job/employment offer. Following are the tables showing the points distribution in British Columbia PNP SIRS :[/vc_column_text]
Skill level of job:
| Skill Level of the B.C. Job Offer | Points |
| NOC Skill Level A (including Skill Type 0) | 25 |
| NOC Skill Level B | 10 |
| NOC Skill Level C | 5 |
| NOC Skill Level D | 5 |
| Occupation is a “00” NOC | 15 |
| Occupation identified in the Top 100 occupations in the BC Labour Market Outlook 2014-2024 | 10 |
| Currently working in B.C. for the employer in occupation identified in the BC PNP registration | 10 |
| Maximum Score | 60 |
Annual Wage:
| Annual Wage of the B.C. Job Offer | Points |
| $100,000 and above | 50 |
| $97,500 to $99,999 | 38 |
| $95,000 to $97,499 | 37 |
| $92,500 to $94,999 | 36 |
| $90,000 to $92,499 | 35 |
| $87,500 to $89,999 | 34 |
| $85,000 to $87,499 | 33 |
| $82,500 to $84,999 | 32 |
| $80,000 to $82,499 | 31 |
| $77,500 to $79,999 | 30 |
| $75,000 to $77,499 | 29 |
| $72,500 to $74,999 | 28 |
| $70,000 to $72,499 | 27 |
| $67,500 to $69,999 | 26 |
| $65,000 to $67,499 | 25 |
| $62,500 to $64,999 | 24 |
| $60,000 to $62,499 | 23 |
| $57,500 to $59,999 | 22 |
| $55,000 to $57,499 | 21 |
| $52,500 to $54,999 | 20 |
| $50,000 to $52,499 | 19 |
| $47,500 to $49,999 | 18 |
| $45,000 to $47,499 | 17 |
| $42,500 to $44,999 | 16 |
| $40,000 to $42,499 | 15 |
| $38,750 to $39,999 | 14 |
| $37,500 to $38,749 | 13 |
| $36,250 to $37,499 | 12 |
| $35,000 to $36,249 | 11 |
| $33,750 to $34,999 | 10 |
| $32,500 to $33,749 | 9 |
| $31,250 to $32,499 | 8 |
| $30,000 to $31,249 | 7 |
| $28,750 to $29,999 | 6 |
| $27,500 to $28,749 | 5 |
| $26,250 to $27,499 | 4 |
| $25,000 to $26,249 | 3 |
| Less than $25,000 | 0 |
| Maximum Score | 50 |
Regional District
| Regional District of Employment | Points |
| Stikine, Central Coast, Northern Rockies, Mount Waddington, Skeena-Queen Charlotte, Powell River, Sunshine Coast, Kootenay-Boundary, Alberni-Clayoquot | 10 |
| Kitimat-Stikine, Bulkley-Nechako, Squamish-Lillooet, Strathcona, Columbia-Shushwap, East Kootenay | 8 |
| Peace River, Comox Valley, Cariboo, Central Kootenay | 6 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Cowichan Valley, North Okanagan, Fraser-Fort George | 4 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Nanaimo, Central Okanagan | 2 |
| Capital, Fraser Valley | 2 |
| Greater Vancouver | 0 |
| Maximum Score | 10 |
Work Experience
| Directly Related Work Experience in the Occupation of B.C. Job Offer | Points |
| 5+ years | 15 |
| 4 to 5 years | 12 |
| 3 to 4 years | 9 |
| 2 to 3 years | 6 |
| 1 to 2 years | 3 |
| Less than 1 year | 1 |
| None | 0 |
| At least 1 year of directly related experience in Canada | 10 |
| Maximum Score | 25 |
Education Level
| Education | Points |
| Doctoral or Master’s degree | 17 |
| Post Graduate Certificate or Diploma | 11 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 11 |
| Trades certification | 11 |
| Associate Degree | 4 |
| Non-trades certification or Diploma | 2 |
| High School | 0 |
| Post-secondary education completed in B.C | 8 |
| Post-secondary education completed in Canada (outside of B.C.) | 6 |
| Education Credential Assessment from a qualified supplier | 4 |
| Trades certification assessment from the Industry Training Authority | 4 |
| Maximum Score | 25 |
CLB Level
| Canadian Language Benchmark Level | Points |
| 10+ | 30 |
| 9 | 26 |
| 8 | 22 |
| 7 | 18 |
| 6 | 14 |
| 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 6 |
| Below 4 | 0 |
| No test | 0 |
| Maximum Score | 30 |
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