BC PNP | Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Program (ELSS)

Have you worked nine months in an entry-level or semi-skilled occupation?

The Entry Level and Semi-skilled (ELSS) Worker Program

The Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Worker Program under the BC Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) was designed to help employers in BC’s tourism and hospitality, food processing and long-haul trucking industries attract and retain workers and fill critical labour shortages.

The program is open to all entry-level and semi-skilled occupations in North Eastern BC.

ELSS provides an often easier route for immigrants who cannot have their credentials recognized or cannot find a skilled job offer.

To qualify, you must be residing in BC and:

have worked a minimum of nine consecutive months in the tourism, hospitality, long-haul trucking or food processing industries or
have worked a minimum of nine consecutive months in an entry-level or semi-skilled occupation in North Eastern BC

and:

maintain your employment during the application process
pass a language benchmark test

Check the list below to see if your occupation is eligible;

Eligible Occupations

Occupations in travel and accommodation
64314 Hotel front desk clerks

Tour and recreational guides and casino occupations
64320 Tour and travel guides
64321 Casino workers
64322 Outdoor sport and recreational guides

Occupations in food and beverage service
64300 Maîtres d’hotel and hosts/hostesses
64301 Bartenders
65200 Food and beverage servers
65201 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations

Cleaners (employed directly by hotels/resorts*)
65210 Support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up services
65310 Light duty cleaners
65311 Specialized cleaners
65312 Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners

Other service occupations (employed directly by hotels/resorts*)
65320 Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations
65329 Other service support occupations

*For the purposes of the BC PNP, a resort is defined as an accommodation facility that is associated with recreational activities. These activities can include skiing, golfing, boating, fishing, biking, swimming, horseback riding, hiking, nature-based or interpretive tours, etc.

Food processing
94140 Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing
94141 Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
94142 Fish and seafood plant workers
94143 Testers and graders, food and beverage processing
95106 Labourers in food and beverage processing

Eligible Occupation Source

Employers and employees can contact one of our regulated and experienced consultants to help assess your eligibility and identify if this program meets your hiring and Immigration needs.

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