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BCPNP 1/31 announcement

移民政策新闻2025-02-01 00:55 EST

Machine-translated from Chinese, so it may read oddly. Comments are left as members wrote them. Read the Chinese original

January 31, 2025

BC PNP 2025 quota reduced

The federal government has confirmed that British Columbia's (B.C.) Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) quota for 2025 is 4,000 people. This is a 50% reduction from 2024.

Due to the reduced quota, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) is planning how to use the program in 2025. This will affect operational matters such as the issuance of Invitations to Apply (ITA) and the opening of the International Graduate category. The Health Authority and Entrepreneur streams will remain open.

As a result of the federal government's significant reduction in the number of nominations allocated to B.C., processing times for BC PNP are expected to be extended for the remainder of the year.

Summary:
1. The new Graduate Stream will not be announced for the time being.
2. Early Childhood Education, HealthCare, Construction, Tech, ELSS, Veterinary, and general Skilled Worker categories will be affected (personal speculation: invitations will be paused).
3. The HA Stream (Health Authority) and Entrepreneur (investment) are not affected.
4. Processing times will be significantly extended.

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