Temporary Pause on New Application Intake
Effective immediately, BC PNP is temporarily pausing program intake for 90 days in order to introduce a new streamlined application process and program criteria. The PNP will reopen to new applications with a redesigned process in July 2015.
Those who applied to the PNP on or before March 31, 2015 will not be impacted. Program staff will continue to process PNP applications already in the system and bring on additional staff to improve processing times.
PNP will continue to accept applications under the following categories only:
all Express Entry British Columbia categories including:
Express Entry British Columbia – Skilled Worker
Express Entry British Columbia – Health Care Professional
Express Entry British Columbia – International Graduates
Express Entry British Columbia – International Post Graduates
Skills Immigration:
Health Care Professional
Northeast Pilot Project
Applications will not be accepted under other Skills Immigration categories or the Business Immigration stream at this time.
Please visit this page to learn more about the Skills Immigration intake pause and frequently asked questions.
Please visit this page to learn more about the Business Immigration intake pause and frequently asked questions.
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What do you guys think is going to happen, any speculations, whether it'll be simpler / difficult?
I am in Ont. and planning to move there in May 2015
Effective immediately, BC PNP is temporarily pausing program intake for 90 days in order to introduce a new streamlined application process and program criteria. The PNP will reopen to new applications with a redesigned process in July 2015.
Those who applied to the PNP on or before March 31, 2015 will not be impacted. Program staff will continue to process PNP applications already in the system and bring on additional staff to improve processing times.
PNP will continue to accept applications under the following categories only:
all Express Entry British Columbia categories including:
Express Entry British Columbia – Skilled Worker
Express Entry British Columbia – Health Care Professional
Express Entry British Columbia – International Graduates
Express Entry British Columbia – International Post Graduates
Skills Immigration:
Health Care Professional
Northeast Pilot Project
Applications will not be accepted under other Skills Immigration categories or the Business Immigration stream at this time.
Please visit this page to learn more about the Skills Immigration intake pause and frequently asked questions.
Please visit this page to learn more about the Business Immigration intake pause and frequently asked questions.
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What do you guys think is going to happen, any speculations, whether it'll be simpler / difficult?
I am in Ont. and planning to move there in May 2015
