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The BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) is an immigration program for British Columbia that gives "high-demand foreign workers and experienced entrepreneurs" the opportunity to become a permanent resident in BC. [11] The BC PNP offers 2 pathways to obtain a permanent residence in BC, each containing different streams one can apply under ...
BLS: Basic Life Support ( not intended for postnominal use) BDLS: Basic Disaster Life Support. BCEN: Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing ( not intended for postnominal use) BM: Bachelor of Midwifery. BMTCN: Blood and Marrow Transplant Certified Nurse. BN: Bachelor of Nursing. BNSc: Bachelor of Nursing Science.
The province's name was chosen by Queen Victoria, when the Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866), i.e., "the Mainland", became a British colony in 1858. [27] It refers to the Columbia District, the British name for the territory drained by the Columbia River, in southeastern British Columbia, which was the namesake of the pre-Oregon Treaty Columbia Department of the Hudson's Bay Company.
These 11 public colleges include: [ 2] Camosun College ( Victoria, British Columbia) Coast Mountain College ( Prince Rupert, Terrace, Smithers, Hazelton, and Haida Gwaii) College of New Caledonia ( Prince George, Quesnel, Mackenzie, Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, and Burns Lake) College of the Rockies ( Cranbrook, Golden, Invermere, Kimberley ...
This is a list of post-nominal letters used in Canada. The order in which they follow an individual's name is: Distinctions conferred directly by the Crown. University degrees. Memberships of societies and other distinctions. Normally no more than two are given, representing the highest award of each type. [ 1]
British Columbia has had 36 individuals serve as premier since joining Confederation, of which 14 individuals had no party affiliation, three were Conservatives, eight were Liberals, four were Socreds, and seven were New Democrats. The first premier was John Foster McCreight, who was inaugurated in 1871. Joseph Martin spent the shortest time in ...
British Columbia is a Canadian province with a population of about 5.6 million people. The province represents about 13.2% of the population of the Canadian population. Most of the population is between the ages of 15 and 49. About 60 percent of British Columbians have European descent with significant Asian and Aboriginal minorities.
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia[ a] ( BC NDP) is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party espouses social democracy [ 4] and sits on the centre-left [ 5][ 6] of the political spectrum. The NDP is one of the two major parties in British Columbia (BC); since the 1990s, its rival is the centre-right BC ...