British Columbia — Designated Learning Institutions

British Columbia's Designated Learning Institutions are concentrated in Metro Vancouver and Victoria, spanning major public universities and colleges alongside many private career and language institutions.

192 institutions appear on IRCC's Designated Learning Institutions list — 24 public, 168 private.

Most institutions are located in: Vancouver, Victoria, Surrey

Last verified: October 11, 2026 · Sources: IRCC

DLI Explorer — British Columbia
Institution	DLI Number	City	Public / Private	PGWP-eligible programs (per IRCC)
ACE Community College	O275682376662	Surrey	Private	No
ARV Canada College	O19394940254	Richmond	Private	No
Academy of Learning College - Victoria	O19395300024	Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Victoria	Private	No
Academy of Learning College – Richmond	O110096211204	Richmond	Private	No
Academy of Learning College – Surrey	O19361063652	Surrey	Private	No
Academy of Learning College – Vancouver – Broadway	O19376530942	Vancouver	Private	No
Acadia College	O110735702489	Langley	Private	See IRCC for details
Acsenda School of Management	O19278931852	Vancouver	Private	See IRCC for details
Adler University	O19394452198	Vancouver	Private	See IRCC for details
Ajna Yoga Teacher Training	O246351578557	Victoria	Private	No
Alexander College	O19347185182	Burnaby, Vancouver	Private	See IRCC for details
All Body Laser Corp. Training Institute	O19394940220	Port Coquitlam	Private	No
Arbutus College of Communication Arts, Business & Technology	O19219834012	Vancouver	Private	No
Automotive Training Centre	O19394940276	Surrey	Private	No
Avalon Community College	O150186247152	Surrey	Private	No
Bayswater Vancouver	O19360978002	Vancouver	Private	No
Blanche Macdonald Centre	O19257719332	Vancouver	Private	No
Brighton College	O19257044542	Burnaby	Private	No
British Columbia Institute of Technology	O19330128542	Burnaby	Public	Yes
CAT College for Arts and Technology	O19283900882	Kelowna, Surrey	Private	No
CEL College of English Language Vancouver	O19395299510	Vancouver	Private	No
CIRA Career College	O142484375262	Vancouver	Private	No
Cambria College	O19283903592	Victoria	Private	No
Cambridge College	O19394940342	Burnaby	Private	No
Camosun College	O19361235542	Victoria	Public	Yes
Can Quest International College Inc.	O116342294647	North Vancouver	Private	No
Canadian Aviation College	O110027361097	Pitt Meadows	Private	See IRCC for details
Canadian Chinese School of Theology Vancouver	O265275735142	Richmond	Private	No
Canadian College	O19352621432	Vancouver	Private	No
Canadian College of English Language	O19352470312	Vancouver	Private	No
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine – Boucher	O19219916952	New Westminster	Private	No
Canadian College of Performing Arts	O110684673294	Victoria	Private	No
Canadian College of Technology and Business	O134304821852	Vancouver, Delta	Private	No
Canadian Flight Centre (CFC)	O110207076237	Kamloops, Pitt Meadows	Private	See IRCC for details
Canadian Sports Business Academy	O19395300110	Whistler	Private	No
Capilano University	O19280078102	North Vancouver	Public	Yes
Capital College	O19283932632	Richmond	Private	No
Central College	O19220052602	New Westminster	Private	No
Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC)	O19395300152	Vancouver	Private	No
Chinook Helicopters (1982) Ltd.	O19280114462	Abbotsford	Private	See IRCC for details
City University of Seattle	O19361040422	Langford, Vancouver	Private	See IRCC for details
Cloud Nine College Ltd.	O19394940242	Vancouver	Private	No
Coast Mountain College	O110095977911	Hazelton, Houston, Kitimat, Prince Rupert, Masset (Haida Gwaii), Queen Charlotte, Smithers, Terrace	Public	Yes
Coastal Pacific Aviation Ltd.	O19377035282	Abbotsford	Private	See IRCC for details
College of New Caledonia	O19360977332	Burns Lake, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake, Mackenzie, Prince George, Quesnel, Vanderhoof, Valemount	Public	Yes
College of the Rockies	O19377233362	Cranbrook	Public	Yes
Collège Éducacentre	O19832975987	Vancouver, Surrey	Private	No
Columbia Bible College	O19394940898	Abbotsford	Private	No
Columbia College	O19279591302	Vancouver	Private	See IRCC for details
Columbia Paramedic Academy	O264899246972	Langley, Victoria	Private	No
Coquitlam College	O19244321962	Coquitlam	Private	See IRCC for details
Cornerstone International Community College of Canada	O19274576342	Vancouver	Private	No
Corpus Christi College	O19280180922	Vancouver	Private	See IRCC for details
Create Career College	O19275297052	Burnaby, Vancouver	Private	No
Crescent Bay College Inc	O273607567292	Surrey	Private	No
DEA Canadian College	O143703092532	North Vancouver	Private	No
Davis Academy	O142586176482	Westminster	Private	No
Discovery Community College	O19351714242	Campbell River, Courtenay, Maple Ridge, Nanaimo, Parksville, Surrey	Private	No
Diving Dynamics – Home of the Commercial Diving Institute of Canada (CDI)	O264560001042	Kelowna	Private	No
Dorset College	O19394940932	Vancouver	Private	No
Douglas College	O19360973702	New Westminster	Public	Yes
Dunsmuir College	O19238785512	Vancouver	Private	No
EF International Language Campus	O19314246102	Vancouver, Victoria	Private	No
Emily Carr University of Art and Design	O19361259712	Vancouver	Public	Yes
Excel Career College	O19394940966	Courtenay, Victoria, Kelowna, Surrey	Private	No
Fairleigh Dickinson University (Vancouver)	O19227134842	Vancouver	Private	See IRCC for details
Focus College	O19330446102	Abbotsford, Kelowna, Surrey	Private	No
Fraser Coastal International College	O143477803312	Richmond	Private	No
Fraser International College	O19239078442	Burnaby	Private	See IRCC for details
Global College	O19347491712	Vancouver	Private	No
Global Village Victoria	O19319050762	Victoria	Private	No
Goh Ballet Academy	O110656686527	Vancouver	Private	No
Granville College	O116736261697	Surrey, Nanaimo, Vancouver	Private	No
Greystone College of Business and Technology	O19352522932	Vancouver	Private	No
Guildford College	O179335207982	Surrey	Private	No
Heritage Community College	O132232057367	Surrey	Private	No
IH Career College	O19395639240	Vancouver	Private	No
ILSC Vancouver	O19275396842	Vancouver	Private	No
ISS Language and Career College of BC	O19279658882	Vancouver	Private	No
Infofit Educators	O19394941064	Burnaby, Vancouver	Private	No
Insignia College	O137690849762	Delta, Surrey	Private	See IRCC for details
Institute of Technology Development of Canada (ITD)	O19279542632	Vancouver	Private	No
Interior Academy	O19395639387	Kamloops	Private	No
International Flight Centre Inc.	O19395639399	Delta	Private	See IRCC for details
International House Vancouver	O19279619012	New Westminster	Private	No
Island Coastal Aviation Inc.	O110265135107	Pitt Meadows	Private	See IRCC for details
JCI Institute	O19283904182	Vancouver	Private	No
JoinAir Helicopters	O284080286472	Chilliwack	Private	See IRCC for details
Justice Institute of British Columbia	O19394941140	Chilliwack, Kelowna, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, Victoria	Public	Yes
Kaplan International Languages	O19394941182	Vancouver	Private	No
Keystone College Ltd.	O130389245177	Courtenay, Surrey	Private	No
Kootenay Columbia College	O19256958102	Burnaby	Private	No
Kwantlen Polytechnic University	O19350676872	Surrey	Public	Yes
LCI Language School	O19274549462	Vancouver	Private	No
LaSalle College Vancouver	O19275426742	Kamloops, Vancouver, Victoria	Private	See IRCC for details
Langara College	O19319074622	Vancouver	Public	Yes
Langley Flying School	O19395299244	Langley	Private	See IRCC for details
Language Studies International (LSI)	O19283928542	Vancouver	Private	No
Legends Academy	O122551197237	Abbotsford	Private	No
Lost Boys Studios - School of Visual Effects	O19274961822	Vancouver	Private	No
M.C. College	O263573449582	Kelowna	Private	No
Metropolitan Community College	O19329963492	Vancouver	Private	No
Millar College of the Bible	O274452822122	Tappen	Private	No
Montair	O113462258677	Pitt Meadows	Private	See IRCC for details
Montessori Training Centre of British Columbia	O19301054682	Vancouver	Private	No
Mountain Transport Institute Ltd. Castlegar	O19395299350	Castlegar	Private	No
New Image College	O19274696442	Vancouver	Private	No
New York Institute of Technology	O19280365272	Vancouver	Private	See IRCC for details
North Island College	O19301182602	Campbell River, Courtenay/Comox Valley, Port Alberni, Port Hardy, Ucluelet	Public	Yes
Northeastern University	O142031583162	Vancouver	Private	See IRCC for details
Northern Lights College	O19395299444	Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St John, Tumbler Ridge	Public	Yes
Northwest Baptist Seminary	O19330361712	Langley	Private	No
Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver	O19395299466	Vancouver	Private	No
OIEG Oxford International Education Group	O19275179522	Vancouver	Private	No
Okanagan College	O19395299488	Kelowna, Oliver, Penticton, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, Summerland, Vernon	Public	Yes
On The Mic Training	O145410391352	Vancouver	Private	No
Orane International College	O259056158042	Burnaby	Private	No
Oshio College of Acupuncture and Herbology	O19329994642	Victoria	Private	No
Pacific DanceArts	O19395639631	Vancouver	Private	No
Pacific Flying Club	O19274466542	Delta	Private	See IRCC for details
Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts	O19238828022	Vancouver	Private	No
Pacific Life Bible College	O19394451600	Surrey	Private	No
Pacific Rim Aviation Academy Inc.	O116542595727	Pitt Meadows	Private	See IRCC for details
Pacific Rim College	O19304067532	Victoria	Private	No
Pearson College UWC	O19395639737	Victoria	Private	No
Principal Air	O246621852107	Abbotsford	Private	See IRCC for details
Professional Flight Centre	O19238920192	Delta	Private	See IRCC for details
Quantum College	O19395639759	Richmond	Private	No
Regent College	O19283912352	Vancouver	Private	No
Rhodes Wellness College Ltd.	O19273650972	Vancouver	Private	No
Royal Metro College	O19361238482	Coquitlam	Private	No
Royal Roads University	O19330635812	Victoria	Public	Yes
SAE Institute	O19330716802	North Vancouver	Private	No
SELC College	O19395639791	Vancouver	Private	No
SELC Language College	O19330751052	Vancouver	Private	No
SSLC College	O19283917732	Vancouver, Victoria	Private	No
Sea Land Air Flight Centre	O19394452152	Delta, Richmond	Private	See IRCC for details
Selkirk College	O19360990072	Castlegar, Grand Forks, Kaslo Centre, Nakusp, Nelson, Trail	Public	Yes
Seminary of Christ the King	O19329910782	Mission	Private	No
Senniyo Aesthetics International School of Canada Inc.	O19394452174	Richmond	Private	No
Simon Fraser University (SFU)	O18781994282	Burnaby	Public	Yes
SkyQuest Aviation Ltd.	O19396094731	Langley	Private	See IRCC for details
Sprott Shaw College	O19278865162	Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Kamloops, Kelowna, Maple Ridge, Nanaimo, New Westminster, Osoyoos, Penticton, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver, Victoria	Private	No
St. George International College	O19352161652	Vancouver	Private	No
Stenberg College	O19283910772	Duncan, Kamloops, Surrey, Vernon	Private	No
Story Institute	O266418531812	Vancouver	Private	No
Summit Pacific College	O19330780272	Abbotsford	Private	No
Sundance College	O19394451567	Victoria	Private	No
Taylor Pro Training	O245272133587	Kelowna	Private	No
The Cut Fashion Design Academy	O142582255042	Vancouver	Private	No
Think Tank Training Centre	O19395299578	North Vancouver	Private	No
Thompson Rivers University	O19395299610	Kamloops, Williams Lake	Public	Yes
Torchbearers Capernwray Canada Society	O19361274462	Thetis Island	Private	No
Trinity Western University	O19347055392	Langley, Richmond	Private	See IRCC for details
Tzu Chi International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCICTCM)	O19394941076	Vancouver	Private	No
United Pacific College	O150574968012	Richmond	Private	No
Universal Learning Institute	O19283932472	Richmond, Vancouver	Private	No
University Canada West	O19377235822	Vancouver	Private	See IRCC for details
University of British Columbia (UBC)	O19330231062	Vancouver	Public	Yes
University of Northern British Columbia	O19283889692	Prince George	Public	Yes
University of Victoria	O19280533442	Victoria	Public	Yes
University of the Fraser Valley	O19395299642	Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Hope, Mission	Public	Yes
VGC International College	O19386095472	Vancouver	Private	No
VanWest College (Kelowna)	O19395299852	Kelowna	Private	No
VanWest College (Vancouver)	O19283891072	Vancouver	Private	No
Vancoderm Academy	O276771956432	Vancouver	Private	No
Vancouver Academy of Music	O19280560262	Vancouver	Private	No
Vancouver Acting School	O19394452136	Vancouver	Private	No
Vancouver Art Therapy Institute	O19275386392	Vancouver	Private	No
Vancouver Aviation College	O272069908012	Pitt Meadows	Private	See IRCC for details
Vancouver College of Dental Hygiene Inc.	O19301369352	New Westminster	Private	No
Vancouver College of Massage Therapy	O212534420437	Vancouver	Private	No
Vancouver Community College	O19279717512	Vancouver	Public	Yes
Vancouver Film School	O19239015912	Vancouver	Private	No
Vancouver International College	O19283898312	Vancouver	Private	No
Vancouver Island School of Art	O111345278377	Victoria	Private	No
Vancouver Island University	O19395299688	Duncan, Nanaimo, Parksville, Powell River	Public	Yes
Vancouver Premier College of Arts and Science	O19274398652	Richmond	Private	No
Vancouver Premier College of Business and Management Ltd	O143533237562	Vancouver	Private	No
Vancouver Premier College of Hotel Management	O19280589592	Vancouver	Private	No
Vancouver School of Healing Arts	O119520583367	Vancouver	Private	No
Vancouver School of Theology	O19407411913	Vancouver	Private	No
Victoria Academy of Ballet	O19347351442	Victoria	Private	No
Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts	O246912351437	Victoria	Private	No
Victoria Flying Club	O19283898542	Victoria	Private	See IRCC for details
Wales Young Institute	O19305771772	Vancouver	Private	No
West Coast College of Massage Therapy	O19395299928	New Westminster, Victoria	Private	No
West Coast Institute for Studies in Anthroposophy	O264573530022	Sechelt	Private	No
Western Community College	O19396094295	Abbotsford, Surrey, Prince George	Private	See IRCC for details
Westminster College	O273898508172	Surrey	Private	No
Yorkville University	O129034707957	Vancouver	Private	See IRCC for details
inlingua Victoria College of Languages	O19350928592	Victoria	Private	No

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