Last reviewed: 2026-11-08. Scoring source: BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Program Guide, effective May 27, 2024.
This free calculator estimates your registration score for the Regional stream of the BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration program. It is an estimate for planning purposes and is not immigration advice. Your immigration consultant or lawyer can confirm how the BC PNP will see your profile.
What the calculator does
It adds up the self-declared factors from the Regional Program Guide, which the BCPNP Online system scores automatically at registration. The BC PNP may adjust the result. You can also enter your own estimate for the business concept, which BC PNP staff score. Your estimate may differ from theirs.
How Regional scoring works
The registration score is out of 200 points: up to 140 self-declared and up to 60 for the business concept.
| Section |
Maximum |
Minimum required |
| Experience and ownership |
24 |
8 |
| Net worth |
6 |
2 |
| Total personal investment |
10 |
6 |
| Jobs |
15 |
10 (and at least one full-time job to be eligible) |
| Community population |
6 |
None |
| B.C.’s regions |
12 |
None |
| Adaptability |
67 |
None (language alone: at least 5) |
| Self-declared subtotal |
140 |
|
| Business concept (commercial viability, transferability of skills, economic benefits) |
60 |
None |
| Total |
200 |
105 to qualify |
Source: Regional Program Guide. The BC PNP can change the grids or minimums without notice.
How Regional differs from Base
- Self-declared points are 140 instead of 120; the business concept is 60 instead of 80, with no minimum.
- The pool minimum is 105 rather than 115.
- Experience is counted over the last 60 months, not 10 years.
- Net worth and investment thresholds are lower and worth fewer points; jobs are worth more.
- Community population and B.C. region replace the Base development region table.
- Adaptability is out of 67, with language worth up to 23 points. There is no exploratory visit factor; a family member living in the community earns points.
- You must have a referral from a participating community, and you cannot buy an existing business.
The Regional guide’s region table does not match the Base one. For example, Kootenay is worth 10 points in Regional, but 12 in Base. The calculator uses the table for the stream you choose.
Where the guide is not specific
In some places the guide does not say exactly how points combine. The calculator uses a stated assumption and labels the result as an estimate.
- Owner-manager and senior-manager months. The guide lists both in one table with a single maximum of 22 points and says only that months must not overlap in time. The calculator adds the two scores, caps the pair at 22, then adds the 2 ownership points.
- Exactly 24 months as a senior manager. The table gives 0 points for “less than 24 months” and 4 points for “25 to 48 months”, so 24 months is not listed. The calculator scores it 0, the lower reading.
- Community population above 75,000. The guide’s table stops at “40,000 to 75,000” and has no row above it. The calculator scores 0 and shows a warning. Check your community on the BC PNP Regional community profiles page.
- Business model. The guide’s tables give 12 points for an excellent business model, while one sentence in its criteria says 10. The calculator uses the tables (12), which also add up to the 30-point commercial viability total.
- Business concept. The BC PNP scores it, so the calculator shows a range: your answers use the guide’s points, and blank questions count at the lowest and highest points the guide allows. Transferability of skills takes the higher of the owner-manager and senior-manager rows, as the guide says.
- Blank answers. A blank self-declared question scores 0 and is listed as unanswered, so a result with unanswered questions is incomplete.
Latest invitation rounds
The most recent draw on the BC PNP site at our last check (2026-11-08) was October 20, 2026: the Regional minimum score was 118, with fewer than five invitations. In 2026 draws through October, the Regional minimum ranged from 105 to 129. Regional draws are small and not held every month. A draw’s minimum applies to that draw only. Source: BC PNP invitations to apply.
What the calculator cannot tell you
- Whether you meet the program’s eligibility rules, such as net worth, investment, experience, ownership and community referral.
- How the BC PNP will score your business concept.
- Whether you will be invited.
Please ask your immigration consultant or lawyer about your own eligibility.
Next steps
Compare with the Base calculator. To see what the plan involves, read about BC PNP business plans or book a free consultation.
This calculator is an estimate only and is not immigration advice. Wealth Theory prepares business plans and does not provide immigration advice or representation.
Frequently asked questions
How is Regional scoring different from Base?
Regional is out of 200 like Base, but 140 points are self-declared and 60 are for the business concept. The pool minimum is 105 and the business concept has no minimum. Jobs count for more, and community population and B.C. region replace the development region table.
Do I need a community referral?
The Regional stream requires a valid referral from a participating community, uploaded with your registration. According to the Regional guide, a referral is valid for 90 days from the date of issue, and you can request one only after an exploratory visit to the community.
Can I buy an existing business under the Regional stream?
No. The Regional guide lists proposing to purchase an existing business as a ground for disqualification.
Is the calculator official?
No. It is a free tool by Wealth Theory based on the BC PNP's published guide. The BC PNP scores your registration and may adjust it.
What have recent Regional draws required?
In 2026 draws through October, the Regional minimum score ranged from 105 to 129, with fewer than five invitations in most draws. A draw's score does not predict the next one.
Will a high score guarantee an invitation?
No. Invitations depend on the pool and on each draw.