On June 2, British Columbia issued 357 invitations to apply for provincial nomination through the BC Provincial Nominee Program, targeting skilled workers in construction and care sectors alongside entrepreneurs. The draw marks the province's 12th selection round of 2026 — six through Skills Immigration streams and six through Entrepreneur Immigration — as reported by CIC News.

The selection aligns directly with BC's revised immigration priorities announced April 23, 2026, which established three core objectives — Care, Build, and a third category — to address critical labour shortages. This draw focused exclusively on Care and Build, the two streams designed to attract workers in healthcare, education, veterinary services, and construction trades. Previous BC draws in 2026 cast a wider net; this narrower focus reflects the province's shift toward occupation-specific targeting.

Of the 342 Skills Immigration invitations issued, 128 went to construction trades workers (37.4 percent of the total), with minimum scores of 101 points. The remaining 214 invitations targeted care-related occupations: 111 in education (minimum score 111), 117 in health (minimum score 100), and 69 in veterinary care (minimum score 92). The BCPNP specified 31 eligible National Occupational Classification codes across health care — including registered nurses (NOC 31301), general practitioners (31102), pharmacists (31120), and nurse aides (33102) — plus two education codes and two veterinary codes. Early childhood educators required a one-year or five-year ECE certificate from the ECE Registry to qualify. Nurse aides under NOC 33102 needed registration with the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry. Construction trades workers — covering nine NOCs from welders (72106) to HVAC mechanics (72402) — had to hold valid trade certification to receive an invitation.

"This marks the province's 12th round of selections in 2026," the announcement notes, underscoring BC's consistent monthly cadence in issuing invitations.