The BC (British Columbia) Provincial Nominee Program is an easier way to speed-up the process to acquire Permanent Residency in Canada. The application is available for only experienced business people or entrepreneurs, skilled and experienced workers, and the family members of the stated applicant who wants to settle in the province as a permanent resident.

This program allows the people or the applicant to apply for permanent residency through Citizenship and Immigration of Canada (CIC), with the help of Provincial Nominee stream, which is an easier and faster way than the other federal immigration streams.

The applicant must note that this program is run by the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation with the CIC. We all know that there are certain requirements for each kind of visa and there are few for these also.

The general requirements are that the person should be of a good character and have good health. When one is applying for the BC Provincial Nominee Program, he must understand that he is applying under the Business Immigrants or Strategic Occupations category. Besides the general requirements, the applicant must be a useful asset to the economy. He must help in the economic development of that province of the country.

Mainly, there are five areas wherein the applicant must focus at, when applying for the Strategic Occupations category. The person must be a skilled worker or a professional. He must know the various ways to overcome small problems. He can be a recent international graduate from a recognized institution in Canada. He must also have recently graduated or done masters from the field of natural, health or applied sciences. The person can be a designated health professional or semi-skilled worker.