Eligibility Requirements:

To qualify for this category, you must:

• have accepted a full-time, permanent job offer from a BC employer in a specific occupation in tourism/hospitality, long-haul trucking, or the food processing industry. For the Northeast Development Region of BC, you may apply in any National Occupational Classification occupation (skill level C or D).
• have been working full-time for your employer for aat least 9 consecutive months before applying
• meet minimum language requirements: CLB 4
• meet  education requirements: at least 12 years of formal education (high school)
• qualify to do the job offered to you
• prove income requirements for 9 consective months before applying
• have legal immigration status in Canada
• be earning a wage in line with BC wage rates for the occupation

Eligible Occupations:

	List of ELSS-Eligible Occupations
Occupations in Travel and Accommodation
NOC	Occupation
6525	Hotel Front Desk Clerks
Tour and Recreational Guides and Casino Occupations
NOC	Occupation
6531	Tour and Travel Guides
6532	Outdoor Sport and Recreational Guides
6533	Casino Occupations
Occupations in Food and Beverage Service
NOC	Occupation
6511	Maîtres d’hotel and Hosts/Hostesses
6512	Bartenders
6513	Food and Beverage Servers
6711	Food Counter Attendants, Kitchen Helpers and Related Occupations
Cleaners (Employed Directly by Hotels/Resorts)
NOC	Occupation
6731	Light Duty Cleaners
6732	Specialized Cleaners
6733	Janitors, Caretakers and Building Superintendents
6721	Support Occupations in Accommodation, Travel and Facilities Set-Up Services
Other Service Occupations (Employed Directly by Hotels/Resorts)
NOC	Occupation
6741	Dry Cleaning, Laundry and Related Occupations
6742	Other Service Support Occupations
Food Processing
NOC	Occupation
9461	Process Control and Machine Operators, Food and Beverage Processing
9462	Industrial Butchers and Meat Cutters, Poultry Preparers and Related Workers
9463	Fish and Seafood Plant Workers
9465	Testers and Graders, Food, Beverage and Associated Products Processing
9617	Labourers in Food, Beverage and Associated Products Processing
9618	Labourers in Fish and Seafood Processing
Long-Haul Truck Drivers
NOC	Occupation
7511	Long-Haul Truck Driver

 

Application Procedures:

Register with BC PNP Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS ), get SIRS score

Received Invitation to Apply (ITA)

Submit application through BCPNP Online

Receive approval and Confirmation of Nomination

Apply for Permanent Residence

Get approval and PR Visa

Land in Canada and receive PR Card (Maple Leaf Card)

 

Government Expenses:

BC Government:  BC PNP application fee: $700

Federal Government:  principal applicant: $1,040 (incl. $550 processing fee and $490 right of permanent resident fee); spouse or partner: $1,040; dependent children: $150/per child.

Biometrics Fees: Per Person: $85; Family (2 or more): $170

 

Third-party fees (if applicable): medical exams, police certificates, language testing, notary, translation, delivery and postage, etc.

 

Aladdin Immigration fees (excluding any government or third party charges)