British Columbia Extends Registration Deadline for Time-Limited Permanent Residence Pathway

The province of British Columbia has extended the registration deadline for its Temporary Rural/Remote Health Support Initiative (TRHSI), a pathway to permanent residence for cleaners and security staff employed by a B.C. health authority.

Registration for the TRHSI, which provides a pathway to permanent residence for cleaners and security staff, was originally set to close on August 31, 2026. However, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) has extended the deadline to midnight on October 7, 2026.

The BCPNP intends to nominate up to 250 eligible workers through this time-limited PR pathway. Registration for the TRHSI opened on June 15 of this year, and since then, 60 candidates have been invited to apply for provincial nomination through the initiative.

The Government of British Columbia announced the extension on the BCPNP news updates webpage on August 13. According to the news update, “This extension is being made to account for any wildfire-related impacts.”

## About the Temporary Rural/Remote Health Support Initiative

The TRHSI is a pathway to permanent residence for foreign nationals with a full-time job offer from a B.C. health authority in a qualifying rural or remote area. The pathway is open to individuals in the following three occupations:

| Occupation | NOC Code | | --- | --- | | Janitors, caretakers, and heavy-duty cleaners | 65312 | | Light-duty cleaners | 65310 | | Security guards and related security service occupations | 64410 |

A qualifying rural or remote area is one that does not fall within the Central Okanagan Regional District, Metro Vancouver Regional District, or the Capital Regional District. However, certain exceptions are in place for the Capital Regional District, including Galiano Island, Mayne Island, Pender Island, Salt Spring Island, and Saturna Island.

There are eight public health authorities in British Columbia that cleaning and security workers can be employed by:

* First Nations Health Authority * Fraser Health * Interior Health * Island Health * Northern Health * Providence Health Care * Provincial Health Services Authority * Vancouver Coastal Health

Each public health authority has its own process to determine which provincial nomination applications it will support. B.C. public health authorities are not required to support BCPNP applications.

To be considered under the TRHSI, individuals must meet all requirements related to job offer and work experience, including having a minimum of nine months of full-time experience in an eligible occupation prior to registration, gained while working with a B.C. health authority. In addition to meeting the work experience criteria, candidates must have a high school diploma, meet the minimum income requirement throughout the nine months before registering and applying, and satisfy all other general requirements for Skills Immigration candidates.

Individuals who are nominated by the BCPNP through the TRHSI can then apply to the federal government for permanent residence.