Which jobs qualify for the Peace Liard RCIP in 2026?

Peace Liard scores the offer as the employer's sector plus the occupation's own value, capped at 25. The sectors score 12 points for Health, 11 for Education, law and social, community and government services, 10 for Trades, transport and equipment operators and for Natural resources, agriculture and related production, 9 for Business, finance and administration and 7 for Sales and service.

So an aircraft mechanic at a trades employer scores 10 plus 15, which is 25, and a cashier at a retailer scores 7 plus 3, which is 10. The job offer factor must reach 10 to enter the pool at all. The Peace Liard calculator applies the grid to your answers.

Fifteen points: aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors (NOC 72404) and air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors (72600).

Thirteen points: pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants (33103), other assisting occupations in support of health services (33109), social and community service workers (42201) and early childhood educators and assistants (42202).

Ten points: accounting technicians and bookkeepers (12200), administrative officers (13100), administrative assistants (13110), information systems specialists (21222), computer network and web technicians (22220), automotive service technicians (72410), general building maintenance workers and building superintendents (73201) and transport truck drivers, for local driving only (73300).

Eight points: storekeepers and partspersons (14401), retail and wholesale trade managers (60020), restaurant and food service managers (60030), accommodation service managers (60031) and cooks (63200).

Three points: general office support workers (14100), retail sales supervisors (62010), food service supervisors (62020), hotel front desk clerks (64314), cashiers (65100) and light duty cleaners (65310). Finding your NOC and TEER explains how to match a job to a code.

Four codes are capped at 5 percent of 2026 recommendations each and 20 percent combined: 60031, 62010, 62020 and 65100. The community reported that the cap for retail sales supervisors (62010) was reached in May 2026, so that code received no further recommendations in 2026.

There is no single community wage floor. The offer must meet or exceed Job Bank's minimum wage for the occupation in the Northeast BC region, at 30 hours a week or more. Consulates, staffing or employment agencies and businesses owned by an immigration representative cannot be the employer, and neither can a business the candidate or their spouse owns or controls.

A job that is not on the list can be considered as a discretionary NOC. The community says these are for exceptional cases, such as regulated or highly skilled roles or roles critical to community infrastructure. They are limited to 20 percent of recommendations and score sector points only, so in the Sales and service or Business sectors they cannot reach the 10-point minimum.

The first 2026 intake opened on April 1, and the community reported 56 recommendations issued by June 25. IRCC then gave the region 25 more, 85 in all, and a second intake ran from October 13 to October 20 for designated employers that had not yet received a recommendation in 2026. Candidates on visitor status were not accepted. The results had not been posted when we checked on November 11, 2026.

Peace Liard has not published cut-off scores. It issues recommendations to the highest-ranked candidates in line with sector distribution targets, so the score that wins depends on how many strong files a sector has. Each designated employer could file one candidate application at first in 2026.

IRCC's requirements sit underneath the community's list: at least one year (1,560 hours) of related work experience in the past three years, a language test at the level set by the job offer's TEER, a Canadian credential or an assessed foreign equivalent, and settlement funds unless you already work in Canada on a valid permit. Our RCIP page sets them out, and the Peace Liard calculator checks them before it scores you.

Your employer files the application, and the employer must be designated first. In its November 9, 2026 notice the community said nothing changes for now, and that it will announce its next employer designation intake, and any program changes, once IRCC releases details.

The pilot becomes a permanent program on January 1, 2027. The community had not published a 2027 occupation list when we checked on November 11, 2026, so this guide describes the 2026 list.

Which sector the employer is in and what the occupation scores, whether the job offer factor reaches 10, whether the code is capped, and whether the wage meets Job Bank's regional minimum. The figures in this guide come from the community's pages as we last checked them on November 4, 2026.