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Stanley Leo
July 7, 2026 at 12:00pm EST
$120
4 hours
Attend Live Online and On-Demand Recording
Get up to date on the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) with this comprehensive 2026 update. This course provides an in-depth look at all Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration streams, including the April 2025 program updates and priority sectors such as childcare, construction, healthcare, technology, and veterinary care. Participants will learn how to assess eligibility, register clients, and navigate the BC PNP’s application system from start to nomination. The instructor will also cover entrepreneur pathways, performance agreements, refusals, and the connection between BC PNP nominations and federal Express Entry. Designed for immigration consultants and lawyers, this session equips you with the tools to strategically select the right BC PNP stream and guide clients from temporary to permanent residence under the latest policy framework.
• Initial Considerations for Skills Immigration
• Initial Considerations for Entrepreneurs Immigration
• Quotas and Processing times
• Registration
• Criteria
• Invitations
• Submitting the Application
• Exclusions
• Advantages of the BC PNP’s Skills Immigration Pathway
• Employer Support Requirements
o Employer Requirements
o Recruitment
• General Applicant Requirements
o April 14, 2025 Program Updates
• Skilled Worker
• Health Authority
• Entry Level and Semi-Skilled
• Program Priorities
o Childcare
o Construction
o Healthcare
o Technology
o Veterinary Care
• Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot
• Uncertain Future for International Graduates
o Bachelor’s Stream
o Master’s Stream
o Doctorate Stream
• Invitations and Applications
• Nomination and Permanent Residence
• Statistics
• Skills Immigration Guide
• Post Nomination Requirements
• Notes for the Future
• Advantages of the BC PNP’s Entrepreneur Immigration Streams
• Base Category Requirements
• Regional Pilot Requirements
• Registration, Invitation and Application
• Performance Agreement, Final Evaluation and Nomination
• Post Nomination Requirements
• Notes for the Future
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Principal Lawyer
Kairos Law Corporation
Born in Singapore, Stan moved to British Columbia with his family and has called the province home ever since. Stan graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science before graduating from the University of Manitoba with a Juris Doctor. Before joining Lowe & Company as an associate, he articled at a mid-size Vancouver full-service business law firm and then worked briefly at a law firm in the Tri-Cities primarily practicing residential real estate law. Stan was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 2012.
Stan has had the opportunity to assist people from all over the world with various Canadian immigration and citizenship matters including work authorizations, study permits, skilled worker immigration including federal and provincial programs, family sponsorships, criminal inadmissibility and citizenship.
In addition to Stan’s immigration practice, he has taught on immigration matters including but not limited to business work permits such as LMIA applications based on the Owner Operator advertising exemption.
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