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Temporary emergency registration


Temporary E​​mergency Registration (TER)  for B.C. wildfire response​​​  

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We are  no longer accepting applications for TER as of Sept. 14, 2023 
If you're a nurse with TER, your registration will end Dec. 31, 2023.

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COVID Temporary Emergency Registratio​n closed June 30, 2023

BCCNM will end the declared emerge​​ncy situation on Dec. 31, 2023. To support this change, BCCNM no longer accepts applications for temporary emergency registration as of ​June 30, 2023​. Learn more about how to apply for practising registration. ​

​​Temporary Emergency Registration is being extended again to all those individuals in good standing as noted on the BCCNM website last month. The extension will occur in late June 2023 and will show on the online register as a future status (July 1, 2023, to Dec. 31, 2023).

​​​BCCM will also be working directly with temporary emergency registrants who wish to continue practising in British Columbia after Dec. 31, 2023. Options available will depend on the registrants’ individual circumstances and more information will be shared with impacted registrants in the coming months. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​Temporary emergency registration enables eligible individuals to register quickly on a short-term basis to assist with emergency health-care response in B.C. During the COVID-19 pandemic, BCCNM granted temporary emergency registration to eligible individuals to assist with pandemic efforts.​

Practising regist​​​rants in B.C. do not need temporary emergency registration.​

Whe​​n will temporary emergency registration end?

​Temporary emergency registration for the COVID-19 pandemic ends ​Dec. 31, 2023​. ​

Te​​mporary emergency registration data

As of November 30, 2023, 4,515 individuals hold temporary emergency registration. See the breakdown of that number by geographic area below:

Lower Mainland - Coastal
Geographic area1 Total by class Total by area
Lower Mainland – Coastal LPN = 9
123
NP = 0
RN = 112
RPN = 2
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Lower Mainland - Fraser
Geographic area1 Total by class Total by area
Lower Mainland – Fraser LPN = 16
168
NP = 0
RN = 146
RPN = 6
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Interior
Geographic area1 Total by class Total by area
Interior LPN = 20
133
NP = 0
RN = 109
RPN = 4
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Vancouver Island
Geographic area1 Total by class Total by area
Vancouver Island LPN = 20
185
NP = 0
RN = 164
RPN = 1
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North
Geographic area1 Total by class Total by area
North LPN = 8
36
NP = 0
RN = 28
RPN = 0
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​​​​​Out of province
Geographic area1 Total by class Total by area
Out of province LPN = 1,160
3,870
NP = 1
RN = 2,688
RPN = 21

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