1. Set up a BCIA account. Include your contact information, education, and information.
2. Once your account is authorized, you will receive an email to start the application process.
3. Sign in to your BCIA account to complete your application (upload resume and any other required documentation).
4. Pay the application fee.
5. You will receive an email once your payment has been received.
6. You can sign in to your BCIA account to review the progress of your application.
7. You will be contacted by email once a decision has been made.

Applications will only be reviewed once all applicable documentation is received. Once an application package has been submitted to the Credentials Committee for official review and decision, it is at the discretion of the BCIA Registrar, to which additional information may be requested of the applicant to assist with the review by the Committee.

If an application becomes dormant within six months of being received due to an incomplete submission, the application will be designated as inactive, and a new application will be required.

See Applicant FAQ for additional information.

Application Fee: $275.00 - non-refundable

• BCIA will waive half of the application fee if a new graduate applies for registration within 180 days (6 months) after their official graduation. If applying prior to official convocation, BCIA will accept an official letter from the university stating that all program requirements have been met.

Articling Registration Fee: $540.00 --> $640.00 effective 2025 renewal fees

• The articling registration fee is based on a calendar year and may be pro-rated based on the quarterly schedule.
• Upon acceptance, the articling registrant is notified of the fee and when it will be processed by staff. Renewals are self-pay thereafter.
• If an AAg application is denied as course requirements were not met, ATAg will be granted and the registration fee is processed.

Full Professional Registration Fee: $600.00 --> $700.00 effective 2025 renewal fees

• The full professional registration fee is based on a calendar year and may be pro-rated based on the quarterly schedule.
• Upon acceptance, the new registrant accepted under the Expedited Admission Program or the LLAg Acceptance Program is notified of the fee and when it will be processed by staff. Renewals are self-pay thereafter.
• If a PAg application is denied as course requirements were not not met, TAg will be granted and the registration fee is processed.

For more information, go to the BCIA Fee Schedules

Mail transcripts directly by the post-secondary institution, sealed official transcripts of credential(s), and transfer credits.

A PDF or electronic version of official transcripts provided directly by the educational institution will also be accepted; email the Deputy Registrar at laurena.olsen@bcia.com.
             
Applicants with Degrees Awarded Outside of Canada

• Transcripts must be evaluated by a third party company such as International Credential Evaluation Services (ICES) in Burnaby. Note that World Evaluation Service (WES) and International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) reports are also accepted. WES may have shorter processing times and includes copies of the evaluated transcripts as part of the report which is ideal for the purpose of BCIA's review.
• Ask for the comprehensive assessment, as required by the Institute; this provides the breakdown of equivalent credits and determines if the educational program is comparable to an educational program in Canada/BC. At a minimum the Bachelor's degree must be evaluated if an applicant has multiple credentials.
• When a third party report is included with the application, copies of transcripts are accepted.

Applicants with extensive accumulative work experience (6 to 14 years) in agrology after graduation* (not including a Master's or Ph.D. program) may request the articling term reduced from two years to one year, that includes a cover letter with reasons to support the request

Include letter(s) of employment for verification. This request can only be done at the time of application. Ultimately it is at the discretion of the Credentials Committee to grant this request. All Articling Program elements must still be completed but in a shorter time frame.

*Effective Diploma graduation, at the minimum.

Do you have an accumulation of 15+ years of work experience in agrology after graduation (not including a Master's or Ph.D. program)? Apply under the Expedited Admission Program

PAg Application: For courses not in the Approved Course List for Registration please include course descriptions to assist in the official review.

• Stand-alone lab courses, seminar courses, and work experience courses/co-ops are not accepted; appropriate directed studies, field studies, special topics, advanced studies, and thesis courses are considered on a case-by-case basis; supporting documentation is required, such as a final paper.

TAg Application: For diploma programs not listed in the Approved Diploma Programs please include course descriptions to assist in the official review.

• Stand-alone lab courses, seminar courses, and work experience courses/co-ops are not accepted.  

A Registrant is allowed to self-declare in as many areas as the registrant is qualified for and competent in. 

PAg applicants are required to declare their Practice Area(s) at the time of application submission.

• If, in the future, a registrant wishes to change their scope(s) of practice based on new skills/knowledge learned, they may do so by declaring them during the annual fee renewal time in the registrant's PD Reports.

TAg applicants are required to declare their Practice Area(s) at the time of application submission. Upon acceptance into BCIA, the Credentials Committee will ensure that the declared Practice Area(s) are in line with the registrant's education, training, and experience.

• If the Practice Area(s) differ from the education, two letters of recommendation are required to confirm competency in that Practice Area(s).
• If in the future a registrant wishes to change their scope(s) of practice, they must provide for the Registrar's consideration a reference letter from a registered professional with direct knowledge of the Registrant's employment and experience, affirming the competency of the registrant in the new Practice Area(s).

LLAg applicants are required to indicate their intended Practice Area at the time of application submission. Upon acceptance in BCIA, the Credentials Committee will assign the Practice Area and state the restriction in the regional area of the province related to the Practice Area based on the registrant's training and experience.

• If in the future a registrant wishes to change the Practice Area and restriction, they must provide for the Registrar's consideration a request and supporting documentation, affirming the competency of the registrant in the new area.