30 Sep New communities added to EI Regional Pilot
The following communities are now participating in the EI Regional Pilot: Akisqnuk First Nation, Canal Flats, Invermere, Parksville, Peachland, Radium Hot Springs, Regional District of East Kootenay (Area F, Area G), and Shuswap Indian Band.
The BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot (EI – Regional Pilot) is focused on attracting entrepreneurs from around the world to establish businesses in regional communities.
Enrolled communities by Development Regions:
Cariboo
- 100 Mile House
- Mackenzie
- McBride
- Prince George
- Quesnel
- Williams Lake
Kootenay
- Akisqnuk First Nation
- Canal Flats
- Castlegar
- Invermere
- Kimberley
- Midway
- Nelson
- Radium Hot Springs
- Regional District of Central Kootenay (Area J)
- Regional District of East Kootenay (Area F)
- Regional District of East Kootenay (Area G)
- Regional District of Kootenay Boundary – Electoral Area E (West Boundary)
- Rossland
- Shuswap Indian Band
- Trail
Mainland/Southwest
- Gibsons
- Hope
- Sechelt
- Squamish
- Sunshine Coast Regional District – Egmont and Pender Harbour (Area A)
- Sunshine Coast Regional District – Halfmoon Bay (Area B)
- Sunshine Coast Regional District – Roberts Creek (Area D)
- Sunshine Coast Regional District – Elphinstone (Area E)
- Sunshine Coast Regional District – West Howe Sound (Area F)
Nechako
- Burns Lake
- Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako – Electoral Area A (Smithers Rural)
- Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako – Electoral Area B (Burns Lake Rural)
- Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako – Electoral Area C (Fort St. James Rural)
- Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako – Electoral Area D (Fraser Lake Rural)
- Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako – Electoral Area E (Francois/Ootsa Lake Rural)
- Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako – Electoral Area F (Vanderhoof Rural)
- Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako – Electoral Area G (Houston Rural)
North Coast
- Terrace
Northeast
- Tumbler Ridge
- Northern Rockies Regional Municipality
Thompson-Okanagan
- Barriere
- Clinton
- Columbia-Shuswap Regional District – Sorrento and Electoral Area C
- Columbia-Shuswap Regional District – Falkland and Electoral Area D
- Columbia-Shuswap Regional District – Malakwa and Electoral Area E
- Columbia-Shuswap Regional District – Scotch Creek and Electoral Area F
- Merritt
- Osoyoos
- Peachland
- Penticton
- Salmon Arm
- Thompson-Nicola Regional District Area I – Spences Bridge
- Thompson-Nicola Regional District Area M – Nicola Valley North
- Thompson-Nicola Regional District Area N – Nicola Valley South
- Vernon
Vancouver Island/Coast
- Campbell River
- Comox
- Comox Valley Regional District – Baynes Sound – Denman/Hornby Island (Area A)
- Comox Valley Regional District – Lazo North (Area B)
- Comox Valley Regional District – Puntledge – Black Creek (Area C)
- Courtenay
- Parksville
- Port Alberni
- Powell River
- Sayward