Designated Learning Institutions List for British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia
Designated Learning Institutions List for British Columbia, Canada
New & Updated Changes to the post graduation work permit (PGWP) requirements
Starting November 1, 2024, eligibility requirements are changing for PGWP applicants:
- If you submitted your study permit application before November 1, 2024 and are applying for a PGWP on or after November 1, 2024, you must also meet the new language proficiency requirement that applies to your situation.
- If you submit your study permit application on or after November 1, 2024, you must also meet the new study program requirements that apply to your situation
- Some programs currently listed in this table may no longer be eligible for a PGWP if you apply for a study permit on or after November 1, 2024.
Name of institution | Designated learning institution number (DLI #) | City | Offers PGWP-eligible programs |
ACE Community College | O275682376662 | Surrey | No |
ARV Canada College | O19394940254 | Richmond | No |
Academy of Excellence Hair Design & Aesthetics Ltd. | O123960086627 | Victoria | No |
Academy of Learning College – Abbotsford | O212477056057 | Abbotsford, Langley | No |
Academy of Learning College – Langley | O212477063807 | Langley | No |
Academy of Learning College – Victoria | O19395300024 | Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Victoria | No |
Academy of Learning College – Richmond | O110096211204 | Richmond | No |
Academy of Learning College – Surrey | O19361063652 | Surrey | No |
Academy of Learning College – Vancouver – Broadway | O19376530942 | Vancouver | No |
Acadia College | O110735702489 | Langley | Yes (details) |
Acsenda School of Management | O19278931852 | Vancouver | Yes (details) |
Adler University | O19394452198 | Vancouver | Yes (details) |
Advantage English School E/J | O112543961007 | Whistler | No |
Ajna Yoga Teacher Training | O246351578557 | Victoria | No |
Alexander College | O19347185182 | Burnaby, Vancouver | Yes (details) |
All Body Laser Corp. Training Institute | O19394940220 | Port Coquitlam | No |
Anderson College of Health, Business and Technology | O116475837152 | Surrey | No |
Arbutus College of Communication Arts, Business & Technology | O19219834012 | Vancouver | No |
Ashton College | O19219876582 | Abbotsford, Vancouver | No |
Automotive Training Centre | O19394940276 | Surrey | No |
Avalon Community College | O150186247152 | Nanaimo | No |
Barclay College | O262347512072 | Burnaby | No |
Bayswater Vancouver | O19360978002 | Vancouver | No |
Blanche Macdonald Centre | O19257719332 | Vancouver | No |
Brighton College | O19257044542 | Burnaby, Surrey | No |
British Columbia Institute of Technology | O19330128542 | Burnaby, North Vancouver, Richmond, Vancouver | Yes |
Cambria College | O19283903592 | Victoria | No |
Cambridge College | O19394940342 | Burnaby | No |
Camosun College | O19361235542 | Victoria | Yes |
Can-Quest ESL Academy | O116342294647 | North Vancouver | No |
Canada Aviation Academy | O259092443252 | Abbotsford, Kamloops | Yes (details) |
Canada College of Arts and Business | O140788898652 | Vancouver | No |
Canada Y.C. Music Academy | O152098916592 | Richmond | No |
Canadian Aviation College | O110027361097 | Pitt Meadows | Yes (details) |
Canadian Chinese School of Theology Vancouver | O265275735142 | Richmond | No |
Canadian College | O19352621432 | Vancouver | No |
Canadian College of English Language | O19352470312 | Vancouver | No |
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine – Boucher | O19219916952 | New Westminster | No |
Canadian College of Performing Arts | O110684673294 | Victoria | No |
Canadian College of Shiatsu Therapy | O19283908462 | North Vancouver, Vancouver | No |
Canadian College of Technology and Business | O134304821852 | Vancouver, Delta | No |
Canadian Flight Centre (CFC) | O110207076237 | Kamloops, Pitt Meadows | Yes (details) |
Canadian National Institute of Business | O19376505602 | Coquitlam | No |
Canadian School of Natural Nutrition Vancouver Island | O116149580707 | Victoria | No |
Canadian School of Osteopathy Manual Practice – Vancouver | O272674633932 | Vancouver | No |
Canadian Southwestern College | O276706540862 | Richmond | No |
Canadian Sports Business Academy | O19395300110 | Whistler | No |
Canadian Tourism College | O19301323922 | Vancouver | No |
Capilano University | O19280078102 | North Vancouver, Sechelt | Yes |
Capital College | O19283932632 | Richmond | No |
Career City College | O254785080177 | Kelowna | No |
Central College | O19220052602 | New Westminster | No |
Centre for Arts and Technology | O19283900882 | Kelowna, Surrey | No |
Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) | O19395300152 | Vancouver | No |
Chinook Helicopters (1982) Ltd. | O19280114462 | Abbotsford | Yes (details) |
City University of Seattle | O19361040422 | Langford, Vancouver | Yes (details) |
Cloud Nine College Ltd. | O19394940242 | Vancouver | No |
Coast Mountain College | O110095977911 | Hazelton, Houston, Kitimat, Prince Rupert, Masset (Haida Gwaii), Queen Charlotte, Smithers, Terrace | Yes |
Coastal College of British Columbia | O142195159782 | Surrey | No |
Coastal Pacific Aviation Ltd. | O19377035282 | Abbotsford | Yes (details) |
CodeCore | O116475837179 | New Westminster | No |
Collège Éducacentre | O19832975987 | Prince George, Vancouver, Victoria | No |
College of New Caledonia | O19360977332 | Burns Lake, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake, Mackenzie, Prince George, Quesnel, Vanderhoof, Valemount | Yes |
College of the Rockies | O19377233362 | Cranbrook, Creston, Fernie, Golden, Invermere, Kimberley | Yes |
Columbia Bible College | O19394940898 | Abbotsford | No |
Columbia College | O19279591302 | Vancouver | Yes (details) |
Columbia Paramedic Academy | O264899246972 | Langley, Victoria | No |
Coquitlam College | O19244321962 | Coquitlam | Yes (details) |
Cornerstone International Community College of Canada | O19274576342 | Vancouver | No |
Corpus Christi College | O19280180922 | Vancouver | Yes (details) |
Create Career College | O19275297052 | Burnaby, Vancouver | No |
Creative Minds Early Learning Society | O152106045442 | Vancouver | No |
DEA Canadian College | O143703092532 | North Vancouver | No |
Discovery Community College | O19351714242 | Campbell River, Courtenay, Maple Ridge, Nanaimo, Parksville, Surrey | No |
DiveSafe International | O261679968772 | Campbell River | No |
Diving Dynamics – Home of the Commercial Diving Institute of Canada (CDI) | O264560001042 | Kelowna | No |
Dominion Herbal College | O19330170302 | Burnaby | No |
Dorset College | O19394940932 | Vancouver | No |
Douglas College | O19360973702 | Coquitlam, New Westminster, Surrey | Yes |
Drake Medox College | O19394940944 | Surrey, Vancouver | No |
EC Vancouver | O19280217882 | Vancouver | No |
EF International Language Campus | O19314246102 | Vancouver, Victoria | No |
Edison College Canada | O19395299874 | Victoria | No |
EduGlobal College | O142586176482 | Westminster | No |
Emily Carr University of Art and Design | O19361259712 | Vancouver | Yes |
Eton College | O19330008162 | Vancouver | No |
Excel Career College | O19394940966 | Courtenay | No |
Fairleigh Dickinson University (Vancouver) | O19227134842 | Vancouver | Yes (details) |
First College | O256618792847 | Kelowna, West Kelowna | No |
Focus College | O19330446102 | Abbotsford, Kelowna, Surrey | No |
Fraser Coastal International College | O143477803312 | Richmond | No |
Fraser International College | O19239078442 | Burnaby | Yes (details) |
GEOS Languages Plus | O19361015442 | Vancouver, Victoria | No |
Gastown Business College | O19238785512 | Vancouver | No |
Gateway College | O19279807782 | Vancouver | No |
Glenn College | O275700627832 | Vancouver | No |
Global College | O19347491712 | Vancouver | No |
Global Village Victoria | O19319050762 | Victoria | No |
Goh Ballet Academy | O110656686527 | Vancouver | No |
Granville College | O116736261697 | Surrey | No |
Granville College | O116736261697 | Nanaimo | No |
Granville College | O116736261697 | Vancouver | No |
Greystone College of Business and Technology | O19352522932 | Vancouver | No |
Hanson College | O19618862812 | New Westminster, Vancouver | No |
Heritage Community College | O132232057367 | Surrey | No |
IH Career College | O19395639240 | Vancouver | No |
ILAC International College | O110957942277 | Vancouver | No |
ILSC Vancouver | O19275396842 | Vancouver | No |
ISS Language and Career College of BC | O19279658882 | Vancouver | No |
In Focus Film School | O19395639663 | Vancouver | No |
Infofit Educators | O19394941064 | Burnaby, Vancouver | No |
Insignia College | O137690849762 | Delta, Surrey | Yes (details) |
Institute of Technology Development of Canada (ITD) | O19279542632 | Vancouver | No |
Interior Academy | O19395639387 | Kamloops | No |
International Flight Centre Inc. | O19395639399 | Delta | Yes (details) |
International Gateway Language Academy and College – Kelowna | O279677394752 | Kelowna | No |
International House Vancouver | O19279619012 | Vancouver, Whistler | No |
International Language Academy of Canada (ILAC) | O19283901032 | Vancouver | No |
Island Coastal Aviation Inc. | O110265135107 | Pitt Meadows | Yes (details) |
JCI Institute | O19283904182 | Vancouver | No |
JoinAir Helicopters | O284080286472 | Chilliwack | Yes (details) |
Justice Institute of British Columbia | O19394941140 | Chilliwack, Kelowna, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, Victoria | Yes |
Kaplan International Languages | O19394941182 | Vancouver | No |
Kelowna College of Professional Counselling | O124191974237 | Kelowna | No |
Keystone College Ltd. | O130389245177 | Courtenay, Surrey | No |
Kootenay Columbia College | O19256958102 | Nelson | No |
Kosmetae Academy | O19283913752 | Abbotsford | No |
Kutenai Art Therapy Institute | O19395639473 | Nelson | No |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University | O19350676872 | Cloverdale, Langley, Richmond,Surrey | Yes |
LCI Language School | O19274549462 | Vancouver | No |
LaSalle College Vancouver | O19275426742 | Kamloops, Vancouver, Victoria | Yes (details) |
Langara College | O19319074622 | Vancouver | Yes |
Langley Flying School | O19395299244 | Langley | Yes (details) |
Language Studies International (LSI) | O19283928542 | Vancouver | No |
Legends Academy | O122551197237 | Abbotsford | No |
Lighthouse Labs | O110684673337 | Vancouver | No |
Lost Boys Studios – School of Visual Effects | O19274961822 | Vancouver | No |
M.C. College | O263573449582 | Kelowna | No |
Madlab School of Fitness | O19375649052 | Vancouver | No |
Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary | O19395299306 | Langley | No |
Metropolitan Community College | O19329963492 | Vancouver | No |
Millar College of the Bible | O274452822122 | Tappen | No |
Montair | O113462258677 | Pitt Meadows | Yes (details) |
Montessori Training Centre of British Columbia | O19301054682 | Vancouver | No |
Mountain Transport Institute Ltd. Castlegar | O19395299350 | Castlegar | No |
Multihexa College BC | O125645169227 | Vancouver, Victoria | No |
NPC College of Arts & Design | O272070464932 | Richmond | No |
New Image College | O19274696442 | Vancouver | No |
New Link College | O19280343742 | Burnaby, Richmond | No |
New York Institute of Technology | O19280365272 | Vancouver | Yes (details) |
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology | O19395299432 | Burnaby, Merritt | Yes |
North Island College | O19301182602 | Campbell River, Courtenay/Comox Valley, Port Alberni, Port Hardy, Ucluelet | Yes |
Northeastern University | O142031583162 | Vancouver | Yes (details) |
Northern Lights College | O19395299444 | Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St John, Tumbler Ridge | Yes |
Northwest Baptist Seminary | O19330361712 | Langley | No |
Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver | O19395299466 | Vancouver | No |
OIEG Oxford International Education Group | O19275179522 | Vancouver | No |
Okanagan College | O19395299488 | Kelowna, Oliver, Penticton, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, Summerland, Vernon | Yes |
Okanagan Mountain Helicopters FTU Ltd. | O138327915822 | Kelowna | Yes (Details) |
Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy Ltd. | O247767381127 | Vernon | No |
Omni College | O19347439002 | Richmond | No |
On The Mic Training | O145410391352 | Vancouver | No |
Orane International College | O259056158042 | Victoria | No |
Orane International College | O259056158042 | Burnaby | No |
Oshio College of Acupuncture and Herbology | O19329994642 | Victoria | No |
Pacific DanceArts | O19395639631 | Vancouver | No |
Pacific Design Academy | O19394451567 | Victoria | No |
Pacific Flying Club | O19274466542 | Delta | Yes (details) |
Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts | O19238828022 | Vancouver | No |
Pacific Life Bible College | O19394451600 | Surrey | No |
Pacific Link College | O19394451662 | Burnaby, Surrey | No |
Pacific Rim Aviation Academy Inc. | O116542595727 | Pitt Meadows | Yes (details) |
Pacific Rim College | O19304067532 | Victoria | No |
Pacific Rim Early Childhood Institute Inc. | O19394451698 | Cobble Hill | No |
Pan Canada College | O272675784222 | Surrey | No |
Pearson College UWC | O19395639737 | Victoria | No |
Principal Air | O246621852107 | Abbotsford | Yes (details) |
Professional Flight Centre | O19238920192 | Delta | Yes (details) |
Quantum College | O19395639759 | Richmond | No |
Quest University Canada | O19377267862 | Squamish | Yes (details) |
Regent College | O19283912352 | Vancouver | No |
Rhodes Wellness College Ltd. | O19273650972 | Vancouver | No |
Royal Bridge College | O142488561162 | Coquitlam | No |
Royal Byng College | O272677492222 | Richmond | No |
Royal Metro College | O19361238482 | Coquitlam | No |
Royal Roads University | O19330635812 | Victoria | Yes |
SAE Institute | O19330716802 | North Vancouver | No |
SELC College | O19395639791 | Vancouver | No |
SELC Language College | O19330751052 | Vancouver | No |
Sea Land Air Flight Centre | O19394452152 | Delta, Richmond | Yes (details) |
Selkirk College | O19360990072 | Castlegar, Grand Forks, Kaslo Centre, Nakusp, Nelson, Trail | Yes |
Seminary of Christ the King | O19329910782 | Mission | No |
Senniyo Aesthetics International School of Canada Inc. | O19394452174 | Richmond | No |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | O18781994282 | Burnaby, Surrey, Vancouver | Yes |
SkyQuest Aviation Ltd. | O19396094731 | Langley | Yes (details) |
Sprott Shaw College | O19278865162 | Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Kamloops, Kelowna, Maple Ridge, Nanaimo, New Westminster, Osoyoos, Penticton, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver, Victoria | No |
Sprott Shaw Language College | O19283917732 | Vancouver, Victoria | No |
St. George International College | O19352161652 | Vancouver | No |
St. Giles Vancouver | O19395299510 | Vancouver | No |
St. Mark’s College | O144740585612 | Vancouver | No |
Stenberg College | O19283910772 | Duncan, Kamloops, Surrey, Vernon | No |
Sterling College | O19279828772 | Surrey, Vancouver | No |
Story Institute | O266418531812 | Vancouver | No |
Strava College | O145763011462 | Surrey | No |
Summit Pacific College | O19330780272 | Abbotsford | No |
Tamwood Careers | O19361007342 | Vancouver, Whistler | No |
Tamwood Language Centres | O19280516442 | Vancouver, Whistler | No |
Taylor Pro Training | O245272133587 | Kelowna | No |
The Cut Fashion Design Academy | O142582255042 | Vancouver | No |
The Hair Art Academy | O243191415557 | Langley, Surrey | No |
The Institute of Holistic Nutrition | O19395639374 | Vancouver | No |
Think Tank Training Centre | O19395299578 | North Vancouver | No |
Thompson Rivers University | O19395299610 | Kamloops, Williams Lake | Yes |
Torchbearers Capernwray Canada Society | O19361274462 | Thetis Island | No |
Trinity Language Centre | O150680894402 | Richmond | No |
Trinity Western University | O19347055392 | Langley, Richmond | Yes (details) |
Tzu Chi International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCICTCM) | O19394941076 | Vancouver | No |
United Pacific College | O150574968012 | Richmond | No |
Universal Learning Institute | O19283932472 | Richmond, Vancouver | No |
University Canada West | O19377235822 | Vancouver | Yes (details) |
University of British Columbia (UBC) | O19330231062 | Kelowna, Vancouver | Yes |
University of Northern British Columbia | O19283889692 | Fort St. John, Prince George, Quesnel, Terrace | Yes |
University of Victoria | O19280533442 | Victoria | Yes |
University of the Fraser Valley | O19395299642 | Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Hope, Mission | Yes |
VGC International College | O19386095472 | Vancouver | No |
VanWest College (Kelowna) | O19395299852 | Kelowna | No |
VanWest College (Vancouver) | O19283891072 | Vancouver | No |
Vancoderm Academy | O276771956432 | Vancouver | No |
Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts | O212566030007 | Vancouver | No |
Vancouver Academy of Music | O19280560262 | Vancouver | No |
Vancouver Acting School | O19394452136 | Vancouver | No |
Vancouver Animation School | O19283928982 | Vancouver | No |
Vancouver Art Therapy Institute | O19275386392 | Vancouver | No |
Vancouver Aviation College | O272069908012 | Pitt Meadows | Yes (details) |
Vancouver Beijing College of Chinese Medicine | O19280573292 | Richmond | No |
Vancouver Career College (Burnaby) Inc. | O19395299664 | Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Kelowna, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver, Victoria | No |
Vancouver College of Counsellor Training | O111991452477 | Vancouver | No |
Vancouver College of Dental Hygiene Inc. | O19301369352 | New Westminster | No |
Vancouver College of Massage Therapy | O212534420437 | Vancouver | No |
Vancouver Community College | O19279717512 | Vancouver | Yes |
Vancouver Davis College | O160587281272 | Richmond | No |
Vancouver Film School | O19239015912 | Vancouver | No |
Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts) | O19331363352 | Vancouver | No |
Vancouver International College | O19283898312 | Vancouver | No |
Vancouver Island College | O264603551792 | Nanaimo | No |
Vancouver Island School of Art | O111345278377 | Victoria | No |
Vancouver Island University | O19395299688 | Duncan, Nanaimo, Parksville, Powell River | Yes |
Vancouver Premier College of Arts and Science | O19274398652 | Burnaby | No |
Vancouver Premier College of Business and Management Ltd | O143533237562 | Vancouver | No |
Vancouver Premier College of Hotel Management | O19280589592 | Vancouver | No |
Vancouver School of Healing Arts | O119520583367 | Vancouver | No |
Vancouver School of Theology | O19407411913 | Vancouver | No |
Victoria Academy of Ballet | O19347351442 | Victoria | No |
Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts | O246912351437 | Victoria | No |
Victoria Conservatory of Music | O122562157147 | Victoria | No |
Victoria Flying Club | O19283898542 | Victoria | Yes (details) |
Wales Young Institute | O19305771772 | Vancouver | No |
West Coast College of Massage Therapy | O19395299928 | New Westminster, Victoria | No |
West Coast Institute for Studies in Anthroposophy | O264573530022 | Sechelt | No |
Westcoast Adventure College | O19361275312 | Sooke | No |
Western British Columbia Polytechnic College | O19240322772 | Richmond | No |
Western Community College | O19396094295 | Abbotsford, Surrey, Prince George | Yes (details) |
Westminster College | O273898508172 | Surrey | No |
Whistler Adventure School | O19273949312 | Whistler | No |
Windsong College of Healing Arts | O246050646187 | Port Alberni | No |
Windsong College of Healing Arts | O246050646187 | Surrey | No |
Winston College | O19280640022 | New Westminster | No |
Yorkville University | O129034707957 | Vancouver | Yes (Details) |
iTTTi Vancouver | O19274183992 | Vancouver | No |
inlingua Victoria College of Languages | O19350928592 | Victoria | No |