An applicant asked whether BC PNP Tech eligibility requires an LMIA or whether an employer's offer letter is enough. The thread sorted out a common confusion:
- A job offer from a BC employer is the requirement — not an LMIA. One member initially assumed an LMIA-backed offer was needed, but others corrected this from experience: BC PNP Tech runs on an employer job offer in an eligible tech occupation, and members described it as a fast-track stream (one's cousin went through on an offer alone). Another member confirmed the provincial government website states the requirement as an employer job offer.
- No job offer, no BC PNP Tech. The flip side was stated just as clearly: candidates without a BC job offer are not eligible for this stream. If you can't secure an offer, look at other provinces' tech draws (e.g. occupation-targeted streams that pull from the Express Entry pool without offers).
- On age: a member asked whether a 45-year-old IT professional could apply with a job offer — the thread didn't contradict it; PNP streams are generally not age-capped the way CRS points are, though a low CRS still matters for Express Entry-linked streams.
- Verify on the official BC PNP site. The thread's own resolution came from the government page — check the current eligible occupations list and offer-duration requirements there before relying on group consensus.