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The guide below takes a deep look into one of the streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP), the Health Authority (HA) stream. The guide will go through an overview of the stream, its eligibility requirements, how it works, the documentation needed, its cost and processing times.
Overview of the Health Authority (HA) stream
There are two Health Authority (HA) streams under British Columbia's PNP:
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The HA streams have minimum eligibility requirements, and satisfying all those requirements allows a candidate to apply.
If nominated under the Express Entry category, a candidate will receive an additional 600 CRS points in their Express Entry profile, thus guaranteeing an Invitation to Apply.
If nominated under the Express Entry category, a candidate will receive an additional 600 CRS points in their Express Entry profile, thus guaranteeing an Invitation to Apply.
Eligibility Requirements
There are 4 categories of eligibility requirements to be able to apply under the Health Authority (HA) stream, summarized below:
1. Job Offer
You must hold an offer of indeterminate, full-time employment with a BC public health authority:
Your job offer may be in any occupation, at any NOC TEER category.
If you are working in an occupation that is eligible under BCPNP Tech, your job offer does not have to be indeterminate.
The wage stated on your Job Offer must be at market rate and comparable to the rate paid to workers with a similar level of experience and training for equivalent jobs in BC (bonuses, commissions, tips, housing allowance, etc. are not considered part of your wage).
If you are a physician, nurse practitioner or midwife, your application must include a recommendation letter and supporting documentation from the health authority or midwife practice group that confirms:
2. Work experience
You must meet the education, training, experience, and qualifications outlined by the public health authority.
3. Language
If the Job Offer's NOC code is of TEER Category 0 or 1, you do not need language results to be eligible (BCPNP can still ask you to pass a language test, at their own discretion).
If the Job Offer's NOC code is of TEER Category 2, 3, 4 or 5, you will need to have a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) score of at least 4 to be eligible.
4. Minimum income requirements
You must demonstrate that you meet minimum income requirements according to your (i) gross annual wage in the Job Offer, (ii) location of residence in BC, and (iii) number of dependants.
You can include your spouse/partner's gross annual wage if they work in BC.
Bonuses, commissions, tips, housing allowance, etc. are not included when calculating your wage.
The annual wage is calculated as: (hourly rate) x (hours worked per week (max 40h)) x (52 weeks a year).
The minimum income requirements as set by BCPNP are presented in the table below:
1. Job Offer
You must hold an offer of indeterminate, full-time employment with a BC public health authority:
- Provincial Health Services Authority
- First Nations Health Authority
- Fraser Health
- Interior Health
- Island Health
- Northern Health
- Vancouver Coastal Health
- Providence Health Care
Your job offer may be in any occupation, at any NOC TEER category.
If you are working in an occupation that is eligible under BCPNP Tech, your job offer does not have to be indeterminate.
The wage stated on your Job Offer must be at market rate and comparable to the rate paid to workers with a similar level of experience and training for equivalent jobs in BC (bonuses, commissions, tips, housing allowance, etc. are not considered part of your wage).
If you are a physician, nurse practitioner or midwife, your application must include a recommendation letter and supporting documentation from the health authority or midwife practice group that confirms:
- your qualifications,
- that you are or will soon be working as a physician, nurse practitioner or midwife in BC,
- your work location, and
- that the health authority or midwife practice group supports your BCPNP application.
2. Work experience
You must meet the education, training, experience, and qualifications outlined by the public health authority.
3. Language
If the Job Offer's NOC code is of TEER Category 0 or 1, you do not need language results to be eligible (BCPNP can still ask you to pass a language test, at their own discretion).
If the Job Offer's NOC code is of TEER Category 2, 3, 4 or 5, you will need to have a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) score of at least 4 to be eligible.
4. Minimum income requirements
You must demonstrate that you meet minimum income requirements according to your (i) gross annual wage in the Job Offer, (ii) location of residence in BC, and (iii) number of dependants.
You can include your spouse/partner's gross annual wage if they work in BC.
Bonuses, commissions, tips, housing allowance, etc. are not included when calculating your wage.
The annual wage is calculated as: (hourly rate) x (hours worked per week (max 40h)) x (52 weeks a year).
The minimum income requirements as set by BCPNP are presented in the table below:
# of dependants | Metro Vancouver Regional District | Rest of British Columbia |
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1 | 26,620 CAD | 22,186 CAD |
2 | 33,141 CAD | 27,619 CAD |
3 | 40,743 CAD | 33,954 CAD |
4 | 49,467 CAD | 41,226 CAD |
5 | 56,105 CAD | 46,757 CAD |
6 | 63,276 CAD | 52,735 CAD |
7 or more | 70,449 CAD | 58,713 CAD |