MAK Canadian Immigration Services
Mississauga Office: 3715 Laird Rd, Unit 4, Mississauga, ON L5L 0A3
Scarborough Office: 80 Corporate Dr, Suite 210, Scarborough, ON M1H 3G5
Scarborough Office: 80 Corporate Dr, Suite 210, Scarborough, ON M1H 3G5
- 3715 Laird Rd, Unit 4, Mississauga, ON L5L 0A3
- 80 Corporate Dr, Suite 210, Scarborough, ON M1H 3G5
BC PNP Health Authority Stream
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What is the health authority stream?
This program permits foreign nationals both experience and job offer as physicians, nurses or medical practitioners paving the way for the health worker and their family to gain permanent residence in British Columbia.
What is the eligibility criteria?
| Active Profile (Express Entry) | Required if applying through Federal Express Entry |
| Provincial Connection | Letter from BC Health Authority confirming you’re a health worker in BC |
| Education | No minimum benchmark |
| Job Offer | Yes |
| Language Skills | CLB 4 |
| Work Experience | As required by the BC PNP and by your B.C. health authority employer |
| Occupation | Must be a Health Authority-eligible occupation under the current NOC TEER system |
BC Express Entry Profile
If foreign national chooses to apply for this stream using the federal express entry system under the Federal Skilled Worker Program, then you must have an active express entry profile for expedited processing. WelcomeBC states that the Skilled Worker and Health Authority streams have an Express Entry BC (EEBC) option, and that you might be eligible for it if you are in the federal Express Entry pool (welcomebc.ca, Skills Immigration, last updated 28 May 2026, read 9 September 2026). Our Express Entry page explains how the federal pool and the Comprehensive Ranking System work before you use the EEBC option.
Work Experience
WelcomeBC states that you must meet the work experience required by the BC PNP and by your B.C. health authority employer, so there is no single fixed minimum published for this stream (welcomebc.ca, Skills Immigration, last updated 28 May 2026, read 9 September 2026). Your job offer and your work experience must be in the same occupation. For example, if your experience is as a registered nurse, the job offer must also be for a registered nurse.
Job Offer
You must have a full-time, indeterminate (no end date) job offer from a B.C. health authority employer, in a Health Authority-eligible occupation. You must also have the support of authorized personnel at that health authority employer before you apply, submit a completed Employer Declaration Form, and meet the minimum wage and income requirements (welcomebc.ca, Skills Immigration, last updated 28 May 2026, read 9 September 2026). Last reviewed: September 2026.
The job offer must be from a BC public healthcare authority as listed below.
Provincial Health Services Authority
First Nations Health Authority
Fraser Health
Interior Health
Island Health
Northern Health
Vancouver Coastal Health
Providence Health Care
Does the job offer has to be supported by LMIA?
No, the job offer does not have to supported by LMIA. However, the job offer must meet the provincial government’s employer eligibility criteria.
What is the CLB requirement If I apply through federal express entry?
Foreign national must meet the language requirement under the FSWP program if the applicant chooses to apply for PR using the express entry system which is CLB 7.
How Can I Apply For This Program?
Please click BC PNP Online User Portal to apply for this program.
Where can I find information about the recent draws?
Please click BC PNP invitations to apply to see the recent draws.
