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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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