The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) actively seeks care workers whose professions are in high demand across British Columbia. Through the Health Care Professionals stream the BC PNP will nominate qualified physicians, medical specialists, registered nurses, psychiatric nurses, midwifes, or allied health professional applicants for a Canadian work permit and Permanent Residence .
Express Entry British Columbia – Health Care Professional
The Express Entry British Columbia – Health Care Professional category allows foreign skilled workers that also qualify, or have applied through the Federal Express Entry (EE) system to apply under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Skills Immigration stream in conjunction with their Federal Express Entry system application and seek nomination by the province of British Columbia.
The advantage of applying under the Express Entry British Columbia – Health Care Professional category is a faster and more efficient processing for eligible skilled workers and significantly reduce their application processing time. In addition, the applicant gains 600 points (out of a maximum of 1200) in their EE Comprehensive Ranking System score by being nominated by the province of British Columbia.
The general requirements and eligibility factors are the same as for the regular BC PNP Health Care Professional program, as indicated bellow, but applicants interested in applying under the Express Entry British Columbia – Health Care Professional category will need to first be eligible to and register with the EE system by creating their profile and obtaining a Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Express Entry Profile Number, and, if applicable, a Job Seeker Validation Code that indicates you meet the criteria for one of the federal economic immigration programs subject to CIC’s Express Entry system.
BC PNP Health Care Professionals Eligibility
You can apply to the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) through the Health Care Professional category if you are sponsored by, or have a full-time job offer from, a public health authority as a:
Physician or Specialist
- You must be sponsored by one of B.C.’s five regional health authorities or the Provincial Health Services Authority.
- You must have a letter from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. stating that a supervising physician has given you a positive assessment.
Registered Nurse, Registered Psychiatric Nurse, or Nurse Practitioner
- You must have a job offer for an indeterminate full-time position from one of B.C.’s five regional health authorities or the Provincial Health Services Authority.
- You must be registered with the College of Registered Nurses of BC or the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC.
Midwife
- You must have a letter of confirmation from an established practice group in British Columbia confirming acceptance into the group as an affiliated midwife for a period of at least six months. This letter must be on the practice group’s official letterhead, and must be signed by the head of the practice group and the midwife applicant.
- You must be registered with the College of Midwives of British Columbia.
Allied Health Professional
Including Diagnostic medical sonographer, Clinical pharmacist, Medical laboratory technologist, Medical radiation technologist, Occupational therapist, and Physiotherapist:
- You must have a job offer for an indeterminate full-time position from one of B.C.’s five regional health authorities or the Provincial Health Services Authority.
- You must be registered with the provincial licensing body that regulates your health care profession. See Health Match BC for a list of the licensing bodies.
If you are working in a health care field outside these occupations or working for a private employer, you may still be eligible to apply to the PNP in the skilled worker category.
Health Match BC
If you are looking for opportunities to work as a health care professional in B.C., we encourage you to contact Health Match BC. This free provincial service recruits health professionals on behalf of B.C.’s public health care authorities.
Please Contact Us for more information on this program.