The European ant-like jumping spider Synageles venator (Lucas, 1836) is reported for the first time in British Columbia (Canada). The occurrences described in this paper are the first in North America outside Québec and Ontario. They suggest that the species is well established in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Arachnologists in Canada and the United States are encouraged to look out for S. venator to help document its establishment in North America.