BC PNP Entrepreneur Draw Hits Highest Score Since February as Base Cut-Off Climbs to 119 | ImmigraCan

British Columbia issued invitations under its Entrepreneur Immigration stream on September 22, 2026 — 10 under the Base category and fewer than five under the Regional Pilot, both at a minimum score of 119. That is the highest Base cut-off since February 10, 2026, when the round closed at 121, and three points above the 116 minimum from the previous round on August 25.

The September 22 Round in Numbers

• Date: September 22, 2026
• Base invitations: 10, minimum score 119
• Regional Pilot invitations: fewer than 5, minimum score 119
• Previous round (August 25, 2026): 11 Base + 5 Regional Pilot invitations, minimum score 116
• Comparison point: February 10, 2026 Base round closed at a score of 121, the highest of the year so far
• Round count: BC PNP's 10th Entrepreneur Immigration round of 2026
• 2026 total: at least 114 Entrepreneur Immigration invitations issued so far this year, across both streams

What Base and Regional Pilot Actually Require

BC PNP's Entrepreneur Immigration program runs two parallel streams under the same registration and scoring system, but with different targets:

• Base — for experienced entrepreneurs planning to buy or start a business anywhere in British Columbia, including Metro Vancouver.
• Regional Pilot — reserved for business proposals outside the Metro Vancouver Regional District, with lower investment and net worth thresholds than Base, aimed at spreading nominations toward smaller communities.

Both streams work through the same two-stage process: register in the pool, receive an invitation if your score clears the round's cut-off, then submit a full business concept for provincial approval before a work permit and, eventually, permanent residence nomination follow.

Why the Score Keeps Climbing

A three-point jump in a single round is a small move by itself, but it fits a pattern: the Base minimum has now risen in back-to-back rounds, from 116 in August to 119 in September, after sitting lower through the summer. Since this is a registration-based pool rather than a fixed batch like some sector-specific initiatives, a rising cut-off with a similarly sized invitation count usually means more entrepreneurs are registering with strong profiles — more competition at the top of the pool, not a shrinking pool. That is a different dynamic from a capped, one-time stream where scores rise mainly because the pool is running out.

Who Should Pay Attention

1. If you're already registered under Entrepreneur Immigration, check your score against 119, not the 116 that applied in August. A score just under the new cut-off is worth revisiting if your business plan, net worth, or language test results have improved since you registered.
2. If you're weighing Base against Regional Pilot, the identical 119 cut-off this round doesn't mean the streams are equally competitive — Regional Pilot draws from a smaller pool with lower entry thresholds, so a tie in score doesn't imply a tie in your odds of an invitation.
3. Entrepreneur Immigration is not the only door into BC. ImmigraCan's programs catalog compares British Columbia's PNP streams against Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario side by side, including the Rural/Remote Health stream we covered after its September 17 round.
4. If you don't have business ownership or management experience to invest, a federal Express Entry profile may still be a faster path. ImmigraCan's free eligibility quiz estimates your CRS (*Comprehensive Ranking System*) score and flags which federal and provincial programs you currently qualify for — it doesn't guarantee any outcome, since the final decision always rests with IRCC and the province.

Validating my own trade credential — an electrician's license (309A) — in Ontario taught me that provincial programs move on their own schedule, and a stream's requirements on day one rarely match what a rising score demands a year later. Entrepreneur Immigration rewards candidates who track the exact numbers round over round, not the numbers from when they first registered.

What to Watch Next

With the Base score now at its highest point since February and climbing for two rounds running, the question worth tracking is whether BC keeps tightening the bar through the rest of 2026 or whether September 22 marks a peak before scores ease again — a pattern the province has repeated before in this stream.

*Data for this round comes from BC PNP's official invitations to apply page, also reported by CIC News. This content is informational and does not replace legal or immigration advice — ImmigraCan is not affiliated with the Government of Canada or the Government of British Columbia. For your specific case, consult a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) or a specialized lawyer.*