BC PNP Points Calculator

Estimate your BC PNP Skills Immigration registration score out of 200 from the official guide, with wage points, CLB conversion and the latest draw cut-offs.

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Enter your directly related work experience, highest education, language test results, the wage on your B.C. job offer and where the job is. The calculator scores each factor from Part 8 of the BC PNP Skills Immigration Program Guide (edition effective 10 June 2026): work experience, education and language up to 40 each, hourly wage up to 55 and area of employment up to 25. It turns an annual salary into the hourly rate the way the guide does, converts IELTS, CELPIP, PTE Core, TEF and TCF scores to CLB, and shows your points for every factor. It also lists what would raise your score and recent draw results, because B.C. invites by occupation and wage as well as by points.

Accepted inputs

  • Years of full-time and part-time directly related work experience
  • Experience in Canada and current full-time work for the supporting employer
  • Highest completed education and where it was completed
  • B.C. professional designation
  • Language test scores (CLB, CELPIP, IELTS General, PTE Core, TEF Canada, TCF Canada)
  • Hourly wage, or annual salary and weekly hours
  • Work location (Area 1, 2 or 3) and regional experience or alumni

Outputs

  • Estimated registration score out of 200
  • Human capital and economic factor subtotals
  • Points for each factor with its maximum
  • Hourly wage used for scoring
  • Changes that would raise your score
  • Recent Skills Immigration draw results

How to use the BC PNP Points Calculator

  1. Enter your directly related work experience, highest education, language test results, the wage on your B.C. job offer and the area where you will work.
  2. The calculator converts test scores to CLB levels and uses your lowest ability, then turns an annual salary into an hourly wage by dividing by 52 and by your weekly hours, between 30 and 40.
  3. Each factor is scored from the point tables in Part 8 of the BC PNP Skills Immigration Program Guide and added up to a total out of 200.
  4. Read your score, the points for every factor and what would raise it, then compare it with the latest draws on the WelcomeBC invitations page.

Frequently asked questions

How is the BC PNP score calculated?

Your registration is scored out of 200. Human capital factors give up to 120: directly related work experience, highest education and language, up to 40 each. Economic factors give up to 80: the hourly wage of your B.C. job offer, up to 55, and the area of B.C. where you will work, up to 25. BC PNP checks every claim when you apply.

How many BC PNP points do I get for my wage?

An hourly wage of $16.00 scores 1 point and each extra dollar adds 1, up to 55 points at $70.00 or more. Below $16.00 scores nothing. For a salary, divide by 52 and then by your weekly hours, using 30 to 40 hours. A $100,000 salary at 40 hours is $48.07 an hour, which scores 33.

What BC PNP score does a software developer in Vancouver get?

121, for a developer with 4 years of directly related experience including a year in Canada, working full-time for the employer now, a master's from abroad, CLB 9 and a $100,000 salary. That is 36 for experience, 22 for education, 30 for language, 33 for wage and 0 for Metro Vancouver. The same job in Kelowna scores 136.

What is the minimum score for a BC PNP invitation?

There is no fixed minimum. In the general points draw on 24 September 2026 the lowest score invited was 131. Targeted draws on 10 September 2026 invited childcare candidates from 99, health care from 76 and construction from 94. A wage-based draw also invited high earners regardless of score. Check the WelcomeBC invitations page for new rounds.

Does the BC PNP give points for French?

Yes, in two ways. Your language points come from the lowest of your four CLB or NCLC levels on the test you claim, from 5 points at level 4 to 30 at level 9 or higher. You get 10 more if you have valid English and French tests from the last two years with level 4 or higher in all four abilities on both.

Sources

The rates and rules in this tool come from:

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