BC PNP points calculator: SIRS score 2026

A BC PNP calculator is a free tool that estimates your British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program registration score under the Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS), out of 200. You enter your work experience, education, language results, job-offer wage and the area of B.C. where the job is based, and it returns an estimated SIRS score so you can see where you stand against recent invitation cut-offs before you register. You get your estimated score on screen, with the full breakdown emailed to you.

The Skills Immigration Registration System scores your registration out of 200: up to 120 points for human-capital factors (directly related work experience up to 40, education up to 40 and language up to 40) and up to 80 for economic factors (the hourly wage of your B.C. job offer up to 55, and the area of employment up to 25). The highest-ranked registrations are invited to apply in periodic draws.

There is no fixed pass mark. The BC PNP sets a minimum score fresh for each draw, and recent general Skilled Worker and Express Entry BC invitations have landed roughly between 135 and 140 points. Targeted draws (for healthcare, childcare, construction, technology or a specific region) can invite lower scores. Use this calculator to estimate your number, then compare it with the latest results on welcomebc.ca.

No. The current 200-point SIRS grid, in force since December 2025, awards zero direct points for your NOC TEER category or skill level. Your NOC only decides which stream you qualify for and whether a language test is required. Older calculators that still show a 'skill level of job offer' points line are using the previous, retired grid, so their totals will be wrong.

For the Skilled Worker and most Skills Immigration streams, yes: you need an indeterminate, full-time job offer from an eligible B.C. employer. The wage of that offer is the single largest scoring factor, worth up to 55 points, and the area of employment adds up to 25 more. The International Graduate stream has its own rules. We confirm whether your offer and employer qualify before you register.

Express Entry BC is a faster route, not a separate score. The same 200-point SIRS grid ranks both EEBC and standard registrations. To use EEBC you need an active federal Express Entry profile (under Federal Skilled Worker, Canadian Experience Class or Federal Skilled Trades) and a qualifying TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 job offer. A provincial nomination through EEBC adds 600 CRS points to your federal profile, which all but guarantees a federal invitation.

A score above roughly 140 is competitive for general Skilled Worker and Express Entry BC draws, since recent cut-offs have sat near 135 to 140. Scores in the 120s can still be invited in targeted or regional draws. Because a high hourly wage and a job outside Metro Vancouver both add large amounts of points, two applicants with similar profiles can score very differently. This calculator shows you exactly where your points come from.

The biggest levers are the hourly wage of your job offer (one point per dollar, up to 55), a job located outside Metro Vancouver (Area 3 is worth 15 points plus a possible 10-point regional bonus), reaching CLB 9 across all four language abilities (30 points), and building directly related and Canadian work experience. Education and a B.C. credential or professional designation add further points. A licensed RCIC can tell you which of these is realistic to change for your profile.

This calculator mirrors the published WelcomeBC Skills Immigration Registration System points grid (Part 8 of the BC PNP Program Guide), so for a typical profile it closely estimates your official registration score out of 200. It is a guide, not a guarantee: the BC PNP scores your real registration, cut-offs change every draw, and SIRS ranks a registration rather than confirming eligibility. Always confirm the current grid and draw results on welcomebc.ca.

No. SIRS scores a registration, which is an expression of interest in the Skills Immigration pool, not an application and not an eligibility decision. A competitive score gets you an Invitation to Apply; the BC PNP then checks your full application and documents before deciding on a nomination, and IRCC makes the final permanent-residence decision. No reputable consultant can promise a nomination or an approval.