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PGWP colleges in British Columbia.Every DLI, checked.
British Columbia has 192 designated learning institutions (DLIs) that can enrol international students. 24 offer programmes that lead to a post-graduation work permit (PGWP); 35 do so only for some programmes. Here is the full list from IRCC.
- DLIs in British Columbia
- 192
- Offer PGWP programmes
- 24
- +35 for some programmes
- Public institutions
- 24
- Private institutions
- 168
What “PGWP” means in this list
Yes: the institution offers programmes that can lead to a post-graduation work permit. Some programmes: only certain programmes or campuses qualify. No: none of its programmes lead to a PGWP. Your own programme must still meet the PGWP rules on length, field of study and language. PGWP rules in full.
Public institutions (24)
| Institution | City | PGWP | DLI number |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia Institute of Technology | Burnaby, North Vancouver, Richmond, Vancouver | Yes | O19330128542 |
| Camosun College | Victoria | Yes | O19361235542 |
| Capilano University | North Vancouver, Sechelt | Yes | O19280078102 |
| Coast Mountain College | Hazelton, Houston, Kitimat, Prince Rupert, Masset (Haida Gwaii), Queen Charlotte, Smithers, Terrace | Yes | O110095977911 |
| College of New Caledonia | Burns Lake, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake, Mackenzie, Prince George, Quesnel, Vanderhoof, Valemount | Yes | O19360977332 |
| College of the Rockies | Cranbrook, Creston, Fernie, Golden, Invermere, Kimberley | Yes | O19377233362 |
| Douglas College | Coquitlam, New Westminster, Surrey | Yes | O19360973702 |
| Emily Carr University of Art and Design | Vancouver | Yes | O19361259712 |
| Justice Institute of British Columbia | Chilliwack, Kelowna, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, Victoria | Yes | O19394941140 |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University | Cloverdale, Langley, Richmond,Surrey | Yes | O19350676872 |
| Langara College | Vancouver | Yes | O19319074622 |
| North Island College | Campbell River, Courtenay/Comox Valley, Port Alberni, Port Hardy, Ucluelet | Yes | O19301182602 |
| Northern Lights College | Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St John, Tumbler Ridge | Yes | O19395299444 |
| Okanagan College | Kelowna, Oliver, Penticton, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, Summerland, Vernon | Yes | O19395299488 |
| Royal Roads University | Victoria | Yes | O19330635812 |
| Selkirk College | Castlegar, Grand Forks, Kaslo Centre, Nakusp, Nelson, Trail | Yes | O19360990072 |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | Burnaby, Surrey, Vancouver | Yes | O18781994282 |
| Thompson Rivers University | Kamloops, Williams Lake | Yes | O19395299610 |
| University of British Columbia (UBC) | Kelowna, Vancouver | Yes | O19330231062 |
| University of Northern British Columbia | Fort St. John, Prince George, Quesnel, Terrace | Yes | O19283889692 |
| University of the Fraser Valley | Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Hope, Mission | Yes | O19395299642 |
| University of Victoria | Victoria | Yes | O19280533442 |
| Vancouver Community College | Vancouver | Yes | O19279717512 |
| Vancouver Island University | Duncan, Nanaimo, Parksville, Powell River | Yes | O19395299688 |
Private institutions (168)
| Institution | City | PGWP | DLI number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Learning College - Victoria | Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Victoria | No | O19395300024 |
| Academy of Learning College – Richmond | Richmond | No | O110096211204 |
| Academy of Learning College – Surrey | Surrey | No | O19361063652 |
| Academy of Learning College – Vancouver – Broadway | Vancouver | No | O19376530942 |
| Acadia College | Langley | Some programmes | O110735702489 |
| ACE Community College | Surrey | No | O275682376662 |
| Acsenda School of Management | Vancouver | Some programmes | O19278931852 |
| Adler University | Vancouver | Some programmes | O19394452198 |
| Ajna Yoga Teacher Training | Victoria | No | O246351578557 |
| Alexander College | Burnaby, Vancouver | Some programmes | O19347185182 |
| All Body Laser Corp. Training Institute | Port Coquitlam | No | O19394940220 |
| Arbutus College of Communication Arts, Business & Technology | Vancouver | No | O19219834012 |
| ARV Canada College | Richmond | No | O19394940254 |
| Automotive Training Centre | Surrey | No | O19394940276 |
| Avalon Community College | Surrey | No | O150186247152 |
| Bayswater Vancouver | Vancouver | No | O19360978002 |
| Blanche Macdonald Centre | Vancouver | No | O19257719332 |
| Brighton College | Burnaby | No | O19257044542 |
| Cambria College | Victoria | No | O19283903592 |
| Cambridge College | Burnaby | No | O19394940342 |
| Can Quest International College Inc. | North Vancouver | No | O116342294647 |
| Canadian Aviation College | Pitt Meadows | Some programmes | O110027361097 |
| Canadian Chinese School of Theology Vancouver | Richmond | No | O265275735142 |
| Canadian College | Vancouver | No | O19352621432 |
| Canadian College of English Language | Vancouver | No | O19352470312 |
| Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine – Boucher | New Westminster | No | O19219916952 |
| Canadian College of Performing Arts | Victoria | No | O110684673294 |
| Canadian College of Technology and Business | Vancouver, Delta | No | O134304821852 |
| Canadian Flight Centre (CFC) | Kamloops, Pitt Meadows | Some programmes | O110207076237 |
| Canadian Sports Business Academy | Whistler | No | O19395300110 |
| Capital College | Richmond | No | O19283932632 |
| CAT College for Arts and Technology | Kelowna, Surrey | No | O19283900882 |
| CEL College of English Language Vancouver | Vancouver | No | O19395299510 |
| Central College | New Westminster | No | O19220052602 |
| Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) | Vancouver | No | O19395300152 |
| Chinook Helicopters (1982) Ltd. | Abbotsford | Some programmes | O19280114462 |
| CIRA Career College | Vancouver | No | O142484375262 |
| City University of Seattle | Langford, Vancouver | Some programmes | O19361040422 |
| Cloud Nine College Ltd. | Vancouver | No | O19394940242 |
| Coastal Pacific Aviation Ltd. | Abbotsford | Some programmes | O19377035282 |
| Collège Éducacentre | Vancouver, Surrey | No | O19832975987 |
| Columbia Bible College | Abbotsford | No | O19394940898 |
| Columbia College | Vancouver | Some programmes | O19279591302 |
| Columbia Paramedic Academy | Langley, Victoria | No | O264899246972 |
| Coquitlam College | Coquitlam | Some programmes | O19244321962 |
| Cornerstone International Community College of Canada | Vancouver | No | O19274576342 |
| Corpus Christi College | Vancouver | Some programmes | O19280180922 |
| Create Career College | Burnaby, Vancouver | No | O19275297052 |
| Crescent Bay College Inc | Surrey | No | O273607567292 |
| Davis Academy | Westminster | No | O142586176482 |
| DEA Canadian College | North Vancouver | No | O143703092532 |
| Discovery Community College | Campbell River, Courtenay, Maple Ridge, Nanaimo, Parksville, Surrey | No | O19351714242 |
| Diving Dynamics – Home of the Commercial Diving Institute of Canada (CDI) | Kelowna | No | O264560001042 |
| Dorset College | Vancouver | No | O19394940932 |
| Dunsmuir College | Vancouver | No | O19238785512 |
| EF International Language Campus | Vancouver, Victoria | No | O19314246102 |
| Excel Career College | Courtenay, Victoria, Kelowna, Surrey | No | O19394940966 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University (Vancouver) | Vancouver | Some programmes | O19227134842 |
| Focus College | Abbotsford, Kelowna, Surrey | No | O19330446102 |
| Fraser Coastal International College | Richmond | No | O143477803312 |
| Fraser International College | Burnaby | Some programmes | O19239078442 |
| Global College | Vancouver | No | O19347491712 |
| Global Village Victoria | Victoria | No | O19319050762 |
| Goh Ballet Academy | Vancouver | No | O110656686527 |
| Granville College | Surrey, Nanaimo, Vancouver | No | O116736261697 |
| Greystone College of Business and Technology | Vancouver | No | O19352522932 |
| Guildford College | Surrey | No | O179335207982 |
| Heritage Community College | Surrey | No | O132232057367 |
| IH Career College | Vancouver | No | O19395639240 |
| ILSC Vancouver | Vancouver | No | O19275396842 |
| Infofit Educators | Burnaby, Vancouver | No | O19394941064 |
| inlingua Victoria College of Languages | Victoria | No | O19350928592 |
| Insignia College | Delta, Surrey | Some programmes | O137690849762 |
| Institute of Technology Development of Canada (ITD) | Vancouver | No | O19279542632 |
| Interior Academy | Kamloops | No | O19395639387 |
| International Flight Centre Inc. | Delta | Some programmes | O19395639399 |
| International House Vancouver | New Westminster | No | O19279619012 |
| Island Coastal Aviation Inc. | Pitt Meadows | Some programmes | O110265135107 |
| ISS Language and Career College of BC | Vancouver | No | O19279658882 |
| JCI Institute | Vancouver | No | O19283904182 |
| JoinAir Helicopters | Chilliwack | Some programmes | O284080286472 |
| Kaplan International Languages | Vancouver | No | O19394941182 |
| Keystone College Ltd. | Courtenay, Surrey | No | O130389245177 |
| Kootenay Columbia College | Burnaby | No | O19256958102 |
| Langley Flying School | Langley | Some programmes | O19395299244 |
| Language Studies International (LSI) | Vancouver | No | O19283928542 |
| LaSalle College Vancouver | Kamloops, Vancouver, Victoria | Some programmes | O19275426742 |
| LCI Language School | Vancouver | No | O19274549462 |
| Legends Academy | Abbotsford | No | O122551197237 |
| Lost Boys Studios - School of Visual Effects | Vancouver | No | O19274961822 |
| M.C. College | Kelowna | No | O263573449582 |
| Metropolitan Community College | Vancouver | No | O19329963492 |
| Millar College of the Bible | Tappen | No | O274452822122 |
| Montair | Pitt Meadows | Some programmes | O113462258677 |
| Montessori Training Centre of British Columbia | Vancouver | No | O19301054682 |
| Mountain Transport Institute Ltd. Castlegar | Castlegar | No | O19395299350 |
| New Image College | Vancouver | No | O19274696442 |
| New York Institute of Technology | Vancouver | Some programmes | O19280365272 |
| Northeastern University | Vancouver | Some programmes | O142031583162 |
| Northwest Baptist Seminary | Langley | No | O19330361712 |
| Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver | Vancouver | No | O19395299466 |
| OIEG Oxford International Education Group | Vancouver | No | O19275179522 |
| On The Mic Training | Vancouver | No | O145410391352 |
| Orane International College | Burnaby | No | O259056158042 |
| Oshio College of Acupuncture and Herbology | Victoria | No | O19329994642 |
| Pacific DanceArts | Vancouver | No | O19395639631 |
| Pacific Flying Club | Delta | Some programmes | O19274466542 |
| Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts | Vancouver | No | O19238828022 |
| Pacific Life Bible College | Surrey | No | O19394451600 |
| Pacific Rim Aviation Academy Inc. | Pitt Meadows | Some programmes | O116542595727 |
| Pacific Rim College | Victoria | No | O19304067532 |
| Pearson College UWC | Victoria | No | O19395639737 |
| Principal Air | Abbotsford | Some programmes | O246621852107 |
| Professional Flight Centre | Delta | Some programmes | O19238920192 |
| Quantum College | Richmond | No | O19395639759 |
| Regent College | Vancouver | No | O19283912352 |
| Rhodes Wellness College Ltd. | Vancouver | No | O19273650972 |
| Royal Metro College | Coquitlam | No | O19361238482 |
| SAE Institute | North Vancouver | No | O19330716802 |
| Sea Land Air Flight Centre | Delta, Richmond | Some programmes | O19394452152 |
| SELC College | Vancouver | No | O19395639791 |
| SELC Language College | Vancouver | No | O19330751052 |
| Seminary of Christ the King | Mission | No | O19329910782 |
| Senniyo Aesthetics International School of Canada Inc. | Richmond | No | O19394452174 |
| SkyQuest Aviation Ltd. | Langley | Some programmes | O19396094731 |
| Sprott Shaw College | Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Kamloops, Kelowna, Maple Ridge, Nanaimo, New Westminster, Osoyoos, Penticton, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver, Victoria | No | O19278865162 |
| SSLC College | Vancouver, Victoria | No | O19283917732 |
| St. George International College | Vancouver | No | O19352161652 |
| Stenberg College | Duncan, Kamloops, Surrey, Vernon | No | O19283910772 |
| Story Institute | Vancouver | No | O266418531812 |
| Summit Pacific College | Abbotsford | No | O19330780272 |
| Sundance College | Victoria | No | O19394451567 |
| Taylor Pro Training | Kelowna | No | O245272133587 |
| The Cut Fashion Design Academy | Vancouver | No | O142582255042 |
| Think Tank Training Centre | North Vancouver | No | O19395299578 |
| Torchbearers Capernwray Canada Society | Thetis Island | No | O19361274462 |
| Trinity Western University | Langley, Richmond | Some programmes | O19347055392 |
| Tzu Chi International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCICTCM) | Vancouver | No | O19394941076 |
| United Pacific College | Richmond | No | O150574968012 |
| Universal Learning Institute | Richmond, Vancouver | No | O19283932472 |
| University Canada West | Vancouver | Some programmes | O19377235822 |
| Vancoderm Academy | Vancouver | No | O276771956432 |
| Vancouver Academy of Music | Vancouver | No | O19280560262 |
| Vancouver Acting School | Vancouver | No | O19394452136 |
| Vancouver Art Therapy Institute | Vancouver | No | O19275386392 |
| Vancouver Aviation College | Pitt Meadows | Some programmes | O272069908012 |
| Vancouver College of Dental Hygiene Inc. | New Westminster | No | O19301369352 |
| Vancouver College of Massage Therapy | Vancouver | No | O212534420437 |
| Vancouver Film School | Vancouver | No | O19239015912 |
| Vancouver International College | Vancouver | No | O19283898312 |
| Vancouver Island School of Art | Victoria | No | O111345278377 |
| Vancouver Premier College of Arts and Science | Richmond | No | O19274398652 |
| Vancouver Premier College of Business and Management Ltd | Vancouver | No | O143533237562 |
| Vancouver Premier College of Hotel Management | Vancouver | No | O19280589592 |
| Vancouver School of Healing Arts | Vancouver | No | O119520583367 |
| Vancouver School of Theology | Vancouver | No | O19407411913 |
| VanWest College (Kelowna) | Kelowna | No | O19395299852 |
| VanWest College (Vancouver) | Vancouver | No | O19283891072 |
| VGC International College | Vancouver | No | O19386095472 |
| Victoria Academy of Ballet | Victoria | No | O19347351442 |
| Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts | Victoria | No | O246912351437 |
| Victoria Flying Club | Victoria | Some programmes | O19283898542 |
| Wales Young Institute | Vancouver | No | O19305771772 |
| West Coast College of Massage Therapy | New Westminster, Victoria | No | O19395299928 |
| West Coast Institute for Studies in Anthroposophy | Sechelt | No | O264573530022 |
| Western Community College | Abbotsford, Surrey, Prince George | Some programmes | O19396094295 |
| Westminster College | Surrey | No | O273898508172 |
| Yorkville University | Vancouver | Some programmes | O129034707957 |
Before you apply
Most college and undergraduate students need a provincial attestation letter (PAL); master’s and PhD students at public institutions do not, since 1 January 2026. You must show CAD 23,448 for living costs (applications from 1 September 2026) on top of tuition, and you can work 24 hours a week off campus during term.
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QUICK ANSWERS
Your questions, answered.
On the IRCC designated learning institutions list, 24 of the 192 DLIs in British Columbia offer PGWP-eligible programmes, and 35 more offer them only for some programmes or campuses. The tables on this page list each one.
No. Your programme must also qualify: at least 8 months long, and for college diplomas and certificates, in an eligible field of study. You also need the required language score (CLB 7 for degrees, CLB 5 for college programmes).
Check it is a DLI and that your exact programme is PGWP-eligible before you pay anything. Many private institutions do not offer PGWP-eligible programmes.
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