Latest British Columbia PNP Draw Invites  10 Entrepreneurs

British Columbia PNP issued new invitations on September 22, 2026 under its Entrepreneur Immigration Base and Regional streams, offering 10 invitations under the Base stream and up to five under the Regional stream. The minimum score for both streams was 119 points, bringing the province’s 2026 entrepreneur invitation total to as many as 145.

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program, known as the BCPNP, held new draws on September 22, 2026 under its two entrepreneur focused streams. The Entrepreneur Immigration Base stream, designed for experienced entrepreneurs looking to start a new business or buy an existing one in the province, issued 10 invitations. The Entrepreneur Immigration Regional stream, which targets business investment outside the Metro Vancouver area, issued up to five invitations. Both streams shared the same minimum score threshold of 119 points.

How The Entrepreneur Streams Work

Unlike the BCPNP skilled worker streams, which draw from an existing pool of registered candidates based on points, the entrepreneur streams typically operate through a more structured application and interview process, where the province is looking for a viable business concept, relevant experience, and a genuine commitment to actively managing the business in British Columbia. The Regional variant exists specifically to encourage entrepreneurial investment in smaller communities outside the Lower Mainland, an approach several provinces use to spread economic immigration benefits beyond their largest cities.

The Bigger Picture For 2026

So far in 2026, British Columbia has issued 5,459 invitations across the BCPNP as a whole, with up to 145 of those going to entrepreneur candidates specifically. That means entrepreneur invitations remain a small but consistent slice of the province’s overall provincial nomination activity, alongside far larger volumes issued through skilled worker and international graduate streams.

Skilled Worker Activity The Same Week

The entrepreneur draws came alongside a skilled worker draw on September 24, 2026 under the Innovate: High Economic Impact category, which issued 426 invitations to candidates meeting a wage threshold of 52 dollars an hour or 105,000 dollars a year in eligible occupational categories, plus another 288 invitations to points based candidates with a minimum score of 131. Together, these draws show a province actively working through multiple streams in the same week rather than relying on a single pathway.

What This Means For Prospective British Columbia PNP Entrepreneurs

For entrepreneurs weighing British Columbia as a destination, a consistent minimum score of 119 across both the Base and Regional streams offers a useful benchmark for where the bar currently sits. Candidates considering the Regional stream in particular may find an easier path if they’re open to establishing their business outside Metro Vancouver, given the province’s explicit interest in spreading entrepreneurial investment into regional communities.

As with all provincial nominee programs, scores and invitation numbers can shift from draw to draw based on the strength of the pool at any given time, so anyone planning an application should treat recent results as a benchmark rather than a guarantee.

Preparing A Competitive Entrepreneur Application

Entrepreneur streams generally demand more upfront preparation than points based skilled worker categories, since applicants need to demonstrate a credible business concept alongside their personal and professional background. Candidates typically benefit from having a clear business plan, evidence of relevant management or ownership experience, and a realistic sense of the capital required to establish or acquire a business in British Columbia before submitting an expression of interest, rather than developing these details after receiving an invitation.

Given that British Columbia runs both a Base and a Regional entrepreneur stream with the same minimum score, candidates flexible enough to consider a regional location may find themselves competing in a comparatively smaller applicant pool, which can be a meaningful advantage for those who don’t have a strong reason to be based specifically in Metro Vancouver.

Where Entrepreneur Immigration Fits In BC’s Bigger Plan

British Columbia’s willingness to run entrepreneur draws alongside large scale skilled worker draws in the same week reflects a deliberate strategy of diversifying its economic immigration intake rather than leaning on a single category. Entrepreneur candidates bring capital investment and job creation potential that skilled worker streams don’t directly target, which is part of why the province maintains dedicated pathways for them even though the invitation volumes are comparatively small next to categories like Innovate.

September 2026 BCPNP Draw Summary

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