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This article is part 4 of a 8 part series: Top Source Countries. In these articles, we will share with you the findings from the BC PNP Statistical Report for 2018.

  1. Registration Intake
  2. Application Intake
  3. Nominations
  4. Top Source Countries
  5. Top Occupations – Skill Immigration
  6. Tech Pilot
  7. Regional Distribution
  8. Average Salary

Top Source Countries 2018

Source country is a nominee’s country of citizenship. The following tables show where nominees are coming from based on their source country.

SI (Skills Immigration) Nominations – Source Country

Country 2018 2017 2016
India 29% 32% 32%
China 15% 21% 22%
Korea, South 7% 5% 4%
Brazil 6% 4% 2%
United Kingdom 5% 4% 3%
Australia 4% 4% 2%
United States 3% 2% 3%
Ireland 2% 2% 2%
Philippines 2% 2% 4%
Italy 2% 1% 1%
Other countries 24% 23% 25%
Total SI Nominations 6,439 5,931 5,921

Source: BC PNP Statistical Report 2018 (p.7)

EI (Entrepreneur Immigration) Nominations – Source Country

Country 2018 2017 2016
China 70% 78% 76%
Iran 7% 3% 2%
India 5% 1% 1%
United States 3% 0% 1%
Vietnam 3% 0% 2%
Other countries 11% 17% 17%
Total EI Nominations 61 69 83

Source: BC PNP Statistical Report 2018 (p.7)

Summary of top source countries

The top ten source countries account for 76% of all SI nominations in 2018. India, China, and South Korea remain the top source countries for the past 3 years.

Meanwhile, the top five countries make up 88% of all EI nominations, including China, Iran, India, USA, and Vietnam.

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