Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Worker

The British Columbia Entry Level And Semi-Skilled Worker (ELSS) is a nomination stream of BC PNP under Skills Immigration prioritizes the nomination of immigrants who have semi-skilled work experience in the province along with an offer of employment from a BC employer.

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The Entry Level And Semi-Skilled Worker (ELSS) program is one of the nomination streams of British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) under Skills Immigration operated by British Columbia. This stream prioritizes the nomination of immigrants who have semi-skilled work experience in the province along with an offer of employment from a BC employer.

Candidates who are successfully nominated through the BC Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Worker stream will be invited to submit an official application for Canadian permanent residence. Please note that this program offers special relaxed eligibility requirements for those with semi-skilled work experience in the Northeast Development Region of the province of British Columbia.

Eligibility Requirements

Requirement
Express Entry Profile No
Connection to Province Work Experience
Job Offer Yes
Language Proficiency CLB 4
Level of Education No minimum
Work Experience Employed in British Columbia
9 months
Investment Requirement None

 

Connection To British Columbia

The candidate must have been working in British Columbia on a valid work permit for the last nine months to get eligible for the Entry Level And Semi-Skilled Worker stream. The candidate must have been working full-time in an occupation mentioned in the ELSS In-Demand Occupation List (mentioned below) or in an occupation in the Northeast Development Region of British Columbia.

Job Offer

Candidates must have a valid job offer for full-time, indeterminate employment from a BC employer. The wages for the position must be as per the average provincial wages for the occupation. The job offer must be from the work at National Occupational Classification (NOC) Skill Level C or D. The Job offer for BC PNP does not need to be supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).

Language Proficiency

Candidates with a job offer at NOC Skill Level B must provide language test results proving English or French language proficiency at CLB 4 or higher.

Work Experience

Candidate must have at least nine (9) months of work experience in British Columbia to be considered eligible for the Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Worker Category. The candidate must obtain work experience in one of the ELSS In-Demand Occupations. Any work experience at NOC Skill Level C or D (with the exception of live-in caregivers) completed in British Columbia’s Northeast Development Region will fulfill the work experience requirement regardless of whether or not it is included in the In-Demand Occupations list. The candidate must have a qualification to perform that job in BC if required.

Employer Requirements

In to apply to most BC Skills Immigration programs, the applicant must have a valid job offer from an eligible BC Employer in which the employer must meet certain general requirements in order to be considered a valid job offer.

  • Job Offer Requirements: The job offer must be of full time and indeterminate position with an industry standardized wage rate. Also, the position must meet the BC’s minimum wage requirements as per the applicant’s annual wage, number of dependent family members and location of residence in BC.
  • Business Requirements: It must be established with a history of good workplace and business practices through good standing in British Columbia. If the business is inside Vancouver, it must have at least five full-time employees else it needs to have three full-time employees.
  • Recruitment Requirements: The employer needs to explain their reasonable efforts that were made to fill the position prior to offering the position to a foreign national. Notably, for BC PNP, employers need not obtain LMIA to make their positions valid.

Application Process

The British Columbia Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Worker stream operates on an Expression of Interest (EOI) system. Candidates who meet the minimum stream requirements can register a profile using the BC’s online immigration portal. Once the profile has been submitted, candidates will be assigned a score and ranked against one another using the BC Skills Immigration Ranking System. The highest-ranking candidates will be invited to apply to the stream in one of the stream’s periodic intakes.

Candidates must submit a complete application to the stream within 30 days from when they receive the invitation to apply. The BC ELSS stream charges a $700 CAD application fee per applicant. If the application is approved, the candidate will be issued a provincial nomination for permanent residence from BC. If the candidate is not already working for their BC employer, they can also request to receive a letter of support for a temporary work permit, so that they can begin working in Canada while their application for permanent residence is processed. Applying for a work permit with a letter of support from a province represents a separate application to IRCC.

After receiving the provincial nomination, the applicant has six months to submit an official application for permanent residence. They must prepare a paper-based application and submit it by mail to the appropriate application centre. Paper-based PNP applications for permanent residence are generally processed within 18 months.

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BC ELSS In-Demand Occupation List

Unless they worked in an occupation in the Northeast Development Region of British Columbia, candidates must have at least nine months of work experience in BC in one of these occupations.

 

British Columbia Skills Immigration Ranking System (SIRS)

Factor Maximum Points
Economic Factors (120) Skill Level of the B.C. Job Offer 60
Wage of the B.C. Job Offer 50
Regional District of Employment 10
Human Capital Factors (80) Directly Related Work Experience 25
Highest Level of Education 25
Language 30
Total Available Points 200

 

Economic Factor

Skill Level of the B.C. Job Offer

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
Bonus points:
Occupation is a “00” NOC 15
Occupation identified in the BC High Demand Occupations List in the BC Labour Market Outlook 2018 Edition 10
Currently working full-time in B.C. for the employer in the occupation identified in the BC PNP registration 10
Maximum Score Available 60

Wage of the B.C. Job Offer

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 Available 50

Regional District of Employment

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-Shuswap, 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 Available 10

Human Capital Factor

Directly Related Work Experience

Directly Related Work Experience in the Occupation of B.C. Job Offer Points
60+ months 15
48 to 59 months 12
36 to 47 months 9
24 to 35 months 6
12 months to 23 months 3
Less than 12 months 1
None 0
Bonus points:
At least 1 year of directly related experience in Canada 10
Maximum Score Available 25

Highest Level of Education

Education Points
Master’s or Doctorate/PhD 17
Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma* 11
Bachelor’s Degree 11
Post-secondary Diploma/Certificate (Trades)** 11
Associate Degree 4
Post-secondary Diploma/Certificate (Non-trades) 2
Secondary School (High School) or Less 0
Bonus points:
Post-secondary education completed in B.C. 8
Post-secondary education completed in Canada (outside of B.C.) 6
Educational Credential Assessment from a qualified supplier 4
Successfully completed the Industry Training Authority British Columbia (ITABC’s) challenge certification process 4
Maximum Score Available 25

Language

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 Available 30

 

BC Skills Immigration – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Worker Draws

 

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