This thread is a scoring reality-check for the BC PNP International Graduate stream, where candidates register in a points pool and BC invites the highest-scoring registrants in periodic draws.
What the group's experience shows:- Know the cutoff before you register. At the time of the thread (2021–22 — treat the numbers as historical), invitation cutoffs for this stream hovered around 115 points. One member waiting at 116 was on the bubble; another estimating ~130 (Canadian PhD, a ~$100k BC job offer, and two years of Canadian experience) was told a nomination was near-certain.
- Where you studied matters a lot. BC PNP is described as one of the most competitive provincial programs, and members warned that studying outside BC costs you meaningful points in this stream. Check the current points grid to see how your institution and location score.
- Cutoffs tend to ratchet upward. One member's caution — echoing what happened with Express Entry draws — was that once cutoff scores rise, they rarely come back down. If your score clears the current cutoff, register sooner rather than later.
- The original eligibility question went unanswered. The asker wanted to confirm that, unlike some other provinces, BC's International Graduate stream needs only a job offer and no six months of in-province work experience. Nobody in the thread could confirm this; the only advice was to verify with a licensed consultant. Confirm the current requirement directly on the official BC PNP program guide rather than relying on comparisons with other provinces.