NPs educated outside B.C.

To practise as a registered nurse practitioner in British Columbia, a nurse practitioner (NP) must be registered with BCCNM.

BCCNM registers NPs in one of three streams of practice:

• family
• adult
• pediatric

All NP applicants should carefully read BCCNM's Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners: Standards, Limits and Conditions​.​

Questions?

If you have questions about your NP application, please contact BCCNM Registration at register@bccnm.ca.

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BCCNM's English fluency requirements include the following:

• only CELBAN and IELTS exams will be accepted
• new minimum score will be in effect

Please see the Engl​ish Test fact sheet for details.​