BC Auditor General released a report on BC PNP
On June 4 British Columbia’s Auditor General has issued a new report examining the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). The report finds the BCPNP successfully fills labour gaps but needs better safeguards against fraud. Although anti-fraud safeguards had been put in place, there was no risk assessment done of those safeguards, nor has the government consistently monitored those safeguards, such as the application of due diligence and post-nomination follow-ups. Furthermore, there were gaps in the safeguards. The government had not been flagging high-risk indicators, and there was no proactive data analysis to identify trends and detect suspicious patterns and risks. The BCPNP lets the province to attract and retain immigrants and address local labour market needs. From 2015 to 2018, approximately 32,000 people immigrated to the province through the BCPNP.
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