BC PNP points calculator is used to sort out talented, educated, and well-experienced applicants from the rest. The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) requires applicants to score high points while registering themselves for the streams. Since there are 2 main streams under this Canadian PNP, we have provided a points calculator for both of them.
The streams under BC PNP are:
- Skills Immigration, and
- Entrepreneur Immigration
These BC PNP streams use EOI scoring systems to rank applicants and issue invites to the high-ranking applicants in BC PNP draws. Hence, applicants need to score higher points in the BC PNP points calculator.
This Blog Includes:
- Skills Immigration Points Calculator
- Entrepreneur Immigration Points Calculator
- EI – Base Program Points Calculator
- EI – Regional Program Points Calculator
BC PNP Skills Immigration Points Calculator
The BC PNP uses the following points calculator system to score EOI profiles of applicants.
The highest one can score is 200 points.
| Scoring Factors | Max. Points | |
| Human Capital Factors | Directly Related Work Experience | 40 |
| Highest Education Level | 40 | |
| Language Proficiency | 40 | |
| Economic Factors | Hourly Wage of the Job Offer | 55 |
| Job Offer Location | 25 | |
| Total | 200 | |
Understand the points provided in detail below.
1. Directly Related Work Experience
| Directly Related Years of Work Experience | Points |
|---|---|
| Less than 1 year | 1 |
| At least 1 but less than 2 | 4 |
| At least 2 but less than 3 | 8 |
| At least 3 but less than 4 | 12 |
| At least 4 but less than 5 | 16 |
| 5 | 20 |
| Additional Points | |
| At least 1 year of directly related experience gained in Canada | 10 |
| Currently employed in a full-time job in B.C. for the same employer as mentioned in the BC PNP registration | 10 |
| Max. Score | 40 |
2. Highest Education Level
| Education | Points |
|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 5 |
| Post-secondary Diploma/Certificate (Trades or Non-Trades) | 5 |
| Post-Graduate Certificate | 15 |
| Bachelor’s Degree | 15 |
| Master’s Degree | 22 |
| Doctoral Degree | 27 |
| Additional Points (for education obtained in BC/Canada) | |
| Post-secondary education completed in B.C., or | 8 |
| Post-secondary education completed in Canada (outside of B.C.) | 6 |
| Additional Points (for professional designation in BC) | |
| Eligible professional designation in B.C. | 5 |
| Max. Score | 40 |
3. Language Proficiency
| CLB Level | Points |
|---|---|
| 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 15 |
| 7 | 20 |
| 8 | 25 |
| 9+ | 30 |
| Additional Points | |
| Language proficiency in both English and French | 10 |
| Max. Score | 40 |
4. Hourly Wage of the Job Offer
| Hourly Wage of the B.C. Job Offer | Points |
|---|---|
| $16.00 to $16.99 | 1 |
| $17.00 to $17.99 | 2 |
| $18.00 to $18.99 | 3 |
| $19.00 to $19.99 | 4 |
| $20.00 to $20.99 | 5 |
| $21.00 to $21.99 | 6 |
| $22.00 to $22.99 | 7 |
| $23.00 to $23.99 | 8 |
| $24.00 to $24.99 | 9 |
| $25.00 to $25.99 | 10 |
| $26.00 to $26.99 | 11 |
| $27.00 to $27.99 | 12 |
| $28.00 to $28.99 | 13 |
| $29.00 to $29.99 | 14 |
| $30.00 to $30.99 | 15 |
| $31.00 to $31.99 | 16 |
| $32.00 to $32.99 | 17 |
| $33.00 to $33.99 | 18 |
| $34.00 to $34.99 | 19 |
| $35.00 to $35.99 | 20 |
| $36.00 to $36.99 | 21 |
| $37.00 to $37.99 | 22 |
| $38.00 to $38.99 | 23 |
| $39.00 to $39.99 | 24 |
| $40.00 to $40.99 | 25 |
| $41.00 to $41.99 | 26 |
| $42.00 to $42.99 | 27 |
| $43.00 to $43.99 | 28 |
| $44.00 to $44.99 | 29 |
| $45.00 to $45.99 | 30 |
| $46.00 to $46.99 | 31 |
| $47.00 to $47.99 | 32 |
| $48.00 to $48.99 | 33 |
| $49.00 to $49.99 | 34 |
| $50.00 to $50.99 | 35 |
| $51.00 to $51.99 | 36 |
| $52.00 to $52.99 | 37 |
| $53.00 to $53.99 | 38 |
| $54.00 to $54.99 | 39 |
| $55.00 to $55.99 | 40 |
| $56.00 to $56.99 | 41 |
| $57.00 to $57.99 | 42 |
| $58.00 to $58.99 | 43 |
| $59.00 to $59.99 | 44 |
| $60.00 to $60.99 | 45 |
| $61.00 to $61.99 | 46 |
| $62.00 to $62.99 | 47 |
| $63.00 to $63.99 | 48 |
| $64.00 to $64.99 | 49 |
| $65.00 to $65.99 | 50 |
| $66.00 to $66.99 | 51 |
| $67.00 to $67.99 | 52 |
| $68.00 to $68.99 | 53 |
| $69.00 to $69.99 | 54 |
| $70.00 and above | 55 |
| Max. Score | 55 |
5. Job Offer Location
| Area of employment | Points |
|---|---|
| Area 2: Squamish, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Mission, and Chilliwack | 5 |
| Area 3: Any areas which were not included in Area 1 or 2 | 15 |
| Additional Points (for either one of them) | |
| Regional Experience | 10 |
| Regional Alumni | |
| Max. Score | 25 |
BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration Points Calculator
Under the BC PNP’s Entrepreneur Immigration stream, there are two calculators, the first one for the Base Program, and the second for the Regional Program.
These are further explained in detail below.
BC PNP EI – Base Program Points Calculator
| Scoring Sections | Max. Points | |
| Self-declared | Experience & Ownership | 24 |
| Net Worth | 12 | |
| Total Personal Investment | 20 | |
| Jobs | 12 | |
| Development Region | 12 | |
| Adaptability | 40 | |
| Business concept | Commercial Viability | 30 |
| Transferability of Skills | 15 | |
| Economic Benefits | 35 | |
| Max. Score | 200 | |
1. Experience & Ownership
| Experience | Total Duration | Points | ||
| Business owner-manager experience | 12 – 24 months | 04 | ||
| 25 – 36 months | 06 | |||
| 37 – 48 months | 12 | |||
| 49 – 59 months | 15 | |||
| 60 months or more | 20 | |||
| Senior manager work experience | 25 – 48 months | 4 | ||
| 49 – 59 months | 8 | |||
| 60 months or more | 12 | |||
| Max. Score | 20 | |||
| Ownership | Amount | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business ownership | 100% business ownership for at least 36 of the past three of the last five years | 4 | |
2. Net Worth
| Personal Net Worth | Points | |
| Your total current assets (cash and liquid funds) | $50,000 to $199,999 | 2 |
| $200,000 to $399,999 | 3 | |
| $400,000 or more | 4 | |
| Your total personal net worth | $600,000 to $799,999 | 5 |
| $800,000 to $1,999,999 | 6 | |
| $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 | 7 | |
| $5,000,000 or more | 8 | |
| Max. Score | 12 | |
3. Total Personal Investment
| Total Personal Investment | Points |
|---|---|
| $200,000 to $399,999 | 8 |
| $400,000 to $599,999 | 10 |
| $600,000 to $999,999 | 11 |
| $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 | 12 |
| $2,000,000 to $3,999,999 | 14 |
| $4,000,000 to $7,999,999 | 16 |
| $8,000,000 or more | 20 |
| Max. Score | 20 |
4. Jobs
| Total Proposed FTE Jobs | Points |
|---|---|
| At least 1 job (but less than 2) | 4 |
| At least 2 jobs (but less than 3) | 5 |
| At least 3 jobs (but less than 4) | 6 |
| At least 4 jobs (but less than 5) | 7 |
| At least 5 jobs (but less than 6) | 8 |
| At least 6 jobs (but less than 7) | 9 |
| At least 7 jobs (but less than 10) | 10 |
| At least 10 jobs (but less than 20) | 11 |
| At least 20 jobs | 12 |
| Max. Score | 12 |
5. Development Region
| Location based on Development Region | Points |
|---|---|
| Vancouver Island and Coast, Thompson/Okanagan | 6 |
| Cariboo | 10 |
| Northeast, Kootenay, Nechako, North Coast | 12 |
| Max. Score | 12 |
6. Adaptability
| Adaptability Factor | Points | ||
| Language proficiency | Similar to CLB 4 | 4 | |
| Similar to CLB 5 and above | 6 | ||
| Education level | Associate degree | 4 | |
| Diploma/certificate (non-trades) | |||
| Diploma/certificate (trades) | |||
| Bachelor’s degree | 7 | ||
| Post-graduate diploma/certificate | |||
| Master’s degree | 10 | ||
| Doctorate/PhD | |||
| Age | 25 – 34 | 4 | |
| 35 – 44 | 8 | ||
| 45 – 54 | 6 | ||
| 55 – 64 | 4 | ||
| Business exploratory visits | Yes, visited B.C. 1 – 3 years ago | 3 | |
| Yes, visited B.C. less than 1 year ago, however, did not visit the Regional District | 5 | ||
| Yes, visited the Regional District of the proposed business and it was less than 1 year ago | 8 | ||
| Canadian work experience, business experience, or studied in Canada for atleast 12 months | No | 0 | |
| Yes | 8 | ||
| Max. Score | 40 | ||
7. Commercial Viability
| Overall Commercial Viability | Points |
|---|---|
| Risk factors | 2 |
| Market & products/services | 4 |
| Eligible personal investment | 4 |
| Ownership percentage | 4 |
| Assessment of proposed personal investment | 6 |
| Business model | 10 |
| Max. Score | 30 |
a. Risk factors
| Risk Factors | Points |
|---|---|
| – proposing external financing OR – proposing to invest more than 50% of your PNW OR – you are proposing to partner with a co-registrant | 0 |
| None of the above | 2 |
| Max. Score | 2 |
b. Market & products/services
| Market & Product | Points |
|---|---|
| Doesn’t completely address Market/Product factors | 1 |
| Addresses at least one Market/Product factors, and is also consistent with Business Model | 4 |
| Max. Score | 4 |
c. Eligible personal investment
| Personal Investment | Points |
|---|---|
| $200,000 to $399,999 | 1 |
| $400,000 to $599,999 | 2 |
| $600,000 to $799,999 | 3 |
| $800,000 or more | 4 |
| Max. Score | 4 |
d. Ownership percentage
| Ownership percentage | Points |
|---|---|
| 100% ownership | 4 |
| More than 50% but less than 100% | 3 |
| 50% ownership or less | 0 |
| Max. Score | 4 |
e. Assessment of proposed personal investment
| Proposed Personal Investment | Points |
|---|---|
| Proposal corresponds to the business’ type or scale | 4 |
| Proposal corresponds to the type and scale: – business – market – proposed products and/or services – business model – industry standard | 6 |
| Max. Score | 6 |
f. Business model
| Business Model | Points |
|---|---|
| Unsatisfactory or Unclear | 1 |
| Fair or Good | 5 |
| Excellent | 10 |
| Max. Score | 10 |
8. Transferability of Skills
| Transferability of Skills | Points | ||
| Business owner-manager experience only | 15 | ||
| Senior manager work experience only | 10 | ||
| Max. Score | 15 | ||
9. Economic Benefits
| Overall Economic Benefit Points | Points |
|---|---|
| Key Sector & Significant Economic Benefit | 23 |
| Jobs assessment | 6 |
| High-skilled jobs (NOC TEER 0 or 1) | 6 |
| Max. Score | 35 |
BC PNP EI – Regional Program Points Calculator
The points calculator for BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration stream’s Regional Program is provided below.
| Scoring Sections | Points | |
| Self-declared | Experience & Ownership | 24 |
| Net Worth | 6 | |
| Total Personal Investment | 10 | |
| Jobs | 15 | |
| Community Population | 6 | |
| B.C.’s Regions | 12 | |
| Adaptability | 67 | |
| Business concept | Commercial Viability | 30 |
| Transferability of Skills | 15 | |
| Economic Benefits | 15 | |
| Max. Score | 200 | |
1. Experience & Ownership
| Experience | Total Duration | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Business owner-manager experience | 12 to 24 months | 7 |
| 25 to 36 months | 12 | |
| 37 to 48 months | 16 | |
| 49 to 59 months | 19 | |
| 60 months or more | 22 | |
| Senior manager work experience | 25 to 48 months | 4 |
| 49 to 59 months | 8 | |
| 60 months or more | 12 | |
| Max. Score | 22 | |
| Amount | Points |
|---|---|
| 100% ownership of a business for a minimum of 3 of the last 5 years | 2 |
| Max. Score | 2 |
2. Net Worth
| Personal Net Worth | Points | |
| Your total current assets (cash and liquid funds) | $10,000 to $49,999 | 1 |
| $50,000 to $199,999 | 2 | |
| $200,000 or more | 3 | |
| Your total personal net worth | $300,000 to $999,999 | 2 |
| $1,000,000 or more | 3 | |
| Max. Score | 6 | |
3. Total Personal Investment
| Total Personal Investment | Points |
|---|---|
| $100,000 to $349,999 | 6 |
| $350,000 to $599,999 | 8 |
| $600,000 or more | 10 |
| Max. Score | 10 |
4. Jobs
| Proposed FTE Job Creation | Points |
|---|---|
| Less than 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 to 4 | 11 |
| 5 to 7 | 13 |
| 8 or more | 15 |
| Max. Score | 15 |
5. Community Population
| Community population | Points |
|---|---|
| 40,000 – 75,000 | 1 |
| 20,000 – 39,999 | 2 |
| 15,000 – 19,999 | 3 |
| 10,000 – 14,999 | 4 |
| 5,000 – 9,999 | 5 |
| Less than 5,000 | 6 |
| Max. Score | 6 |
6. B.C.’s Regions
| B.C.’s Regions | Points |
|---|---|
| Lower Mainland / Southwest – Fraser Valley – Greater Vancouver – Squamish-Lillooet – Sunshine Coast | 1 |
| Vancouver Island and Coast – Alberni-Clayoquot – Capital – Central Coast – Comox Valley – Cowichan Valley – Mount Waddington – Nanaimo – Powell River – Strathcona | 2 |
| Thompson-Okanagan – Central Okanagan – Columbia-Shuswap – North Okanagan – Okanagan-Similkameen – Thompson-Nicola | 6 |
| Cariboo – Cariboo – Fraser-Fort George | 10 |
| Kootenay – Central Kootenay – East Kootenay – Kootenay Boundary | 10 |
| Nechako – Bulkley-Nechako | 12 |
| North Coast – Kitimat-Stikine – Skeena-Queen Charlotte | 12 |
| Northeast – Northern Rockies – Peace River | 12 |
| Max. Score | 12 |
7. Adaptability
| Adaptability Factor | Points | |
| Language proficiency | Equivalent to CLB 4 | 5 |
| Equivalent to CLB 5 | 10 | |
| Equivalent to CLB 6 | 15 | |
| Equivalent to CLB 7 or higher | 23 | |
| Education level | Diploma/certificate (non-trades) | 6 |
| Diploma/certificate (trades) | ||
| Bachelor’s degree | 14 | |
| Post-graduate diploma / certificate | ||
| Master’s degree | 16 | |
| Doctorate / PhD | ||
| Age | Less than 25 | 2 |
| 25 – 29 | 8 | |
| 30 – 44 | 16 | |
| 45 – 54 | 10 | |
| 55 – 64 | 4 | |
| Canadian work experience, business experience, or studies from within Canada for at least 12 months (last 10 years) | 12 to 24 months of work or business or studies in Canada (with authorization) | 4 |
| More than 24 months of work experience/studies in Canada (with authorization) | 8 | |
| A family member lives in the community for at least 12 months | No | 0 |
| Yes | 4 | |
| Max. Score | 67 | |
8. Commercial Viability
| Overall Commercial Viability | Points |
|---|---|
| Business model | 12 |
| Market & products/services | 4 |
| Eligible personal investment | 4 |
| Assessment of proposed personal investment | 8 |
| Ownership percentage | 2 |
| Max. Score | 30 |
a. Business model
| Business Model | Points |
|---|---|
| Unsatisfactory/Unclear | 1 |
| Fair/Good | 8 |
| Excellent | 12 |
| Max. Score | 12 |
b. Market & products/services
| Market & Product | Points |
|---|---|
| Doesn’t completely address market/product factors | 1 |
| Addresses a minimum of one of the market/product factors, and is also consistent with business model | 4 |
| Max. Score | 4 |
c. Eligible personal investment
| Eligible Personal Investment | Points |
|---|---|
| $100,000 to $299,999 | 1 |
| $300,000 to $499,999 | 2 |
| $500,000 to $799,999 | 3 |
| $800,000 or more | 4 |
| Max. Score | 4 |
d. Assessment of proposed personal investment
| Proposed Personal Investment | Points |
|---|---|
| Proposal corresponds to business’ type and scale | 5 |
| Proposal corresponds to the type and scale: – business – market – proposed products and/or services – business model – industry standard | 8 |
| Max. Score | 8 |
e. Ownership percentage
| Ownership percentage | Points |
|---|---|
| 100% ownership | 2 |
| 51% to 99.99% ownership | 1 |
| Max. Score | 2 |
9. Transferability of Skills
| Transferability of Skills | Points |
|---|---|
| Business owner-manager experience only | 15 |
| Senior manager work experience only | 10 |
| Max. Score | 15 |
Business owner-manager experience only
| Business Owner-Manager Experience | Points |
|---|---|
| 12 to 35 months (related experience) | 2 |
| 12 to 35 months (direct experience) | 5 |
| 36 to 59 months (related) | 6 |
| 36 to 59 months (direct) | 10 |
| 60 months (related) | 12 |
| 60 months (direct) | 15 |
| Max. Score | 15 |
Senior manager work experience only
| Senior Manager Work Experience Only | Points |
|---|---|
| 12 to 35 months (related) | 1 |
| 12 to 35 months (direct) | 4 |
| 36 to 59 months (related) | 5 |
| 36 to 59 months (direct) | 6 |
| 60 months (related) | 8 |
| 60 months (direct) | 10 |
| Max. Score | 10 |
10. Economic Benefits
| Overall Economic Benefit Points | Points |
|---|---|
| Significant economic benefits | 5 |
| Jobs assessment | 10 |
| Max. Score | 15 |
Significant economic benefits
| Significant Economic Benefit Scoring | Points |
|---|---|
| At least one significant economic benefit | 5 |
| Max. Score | 5 |
Jobs assessment
| Jobs Assessment Scoring | Points |
|---|---|
| Jobs plan does not correspond to the business’ type and scale | 1 |
| Jobs plan corresponds to the business’ type and scale | 10 |
| Max. Score | 10 |
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