Before you start
- Use only your own government account.
- Never share government or email credentials.
- Confirm fees, deadlines and checklists when you act.
CHANGING CONDITIONS
B.C. streams, registration rules, invitations, priorities and allocations can change; check WelcomeBC updates before every portal action.
REVIEWED STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Responsibilities, outputs and checkpoints
- 01RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Select the BC PNP pathway
Review the current worker, entrepreneur and business pathways and record one B.C. stream for research without an eligibility verdict.
- Expected output
- A dated B.C. pathway and source record.
- Checkpoint
- The stream is current and selected by the applicant.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Immigrate to B.C. · www.welcomebc.ca - 02RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Prepare B.C. stream evidence
Prepare the job offer, employer support, applicant-selected occupation, wage, language, education, status, work, business or regional records named by the stream.
- Expected output
- A BC PNP stream evidence index.
- Checkpoint
- Employer and applicant facts agree and time-limited records are current.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Immigrate to B.C. · www.welcomebc.ca - 03RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Register in BC PNP Online
Create the applicant’s own BC PNP Online record and submit the registration or direct application required by the current stream.
- Expected output
- A B.C. registration or portal confirmation.
- Checkpoint
- Registration is not described as invitation or nomination.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Immigrate to B.C. · www.welcomebc.ca - 04RESPONSIBLEBritish Columbia
Submit after a B.C. invitation
If B.C. issues an invitation, verify its stream and deadline, submit the provincial package and pay the province directly.
- Expected output
- An invitation-linked BC PNP application and receipt.
- Checkpoint
- The package matches the registration and invitation and meets the account deadline.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Immigrate to B.C. · www.welcomebc.ca - 05RESPONSIBLEBritish Columbia
Verify the B.C. nomination
Retain and check any nomination certificate for applicant, stream, destination, conditions and expiry.
- Expected output
- A verified B.C. nomination file.
- Checkpoint
- Nomination validity and post-nomination duties are recorded before federal filing.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Immigrate to B.C. · www.welcomebc.ca - 06RESPONSIBLECanada
Submit the matching federal PR case
Use the Express Entry or non-Express Entry route named by the nomination, submit to IRCC and complete federal admissibility and finalization.
- Expected output
- A B.C.-nomination federal submission and decision file.
- Checkpoint
- The federal application matches the nomination and includes every family member.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Immigrate to B.C. · www.welcomebc.ca
DOCUMENT PREPARATION SUMMARY
What this procedure organizes
- Prepare the chosen BC PNP stream record, offer/employer and applicant evidence or business/regional records, BC PNP Online registration, invitation, provincial package and receipt, nomination and conditions, federal checklist, civil/family/police/medical records, AOR, requests and decision.