The Ministry of Health has posted a regulation on the Professional Regulation page of its website confirming they have made a final decision about the name of this college.
The final name is the same as the one that was proposed for feedback: The College of Health and Care Professionals of BC.
With the final name, we can advance work to create the college’s brand identity and begin building public awareness of the new college in the coming months.
CHCPBC is seeking feedback on an additional part of draft bylaws for the College under the Health Professions and Occupations Act: Delegation. Feedback is due October 22, 2025. Feedback can also still be sent, until October 15, 2025, on two other parts of the draft bylaws: Continuing Professional Development and Professional Responsibilities.
Please be aware that strike action at Canada Post is impacting the delivery of mailed documents to CHCPBC. To ensure your correspondence reaches us, we encourage you to communicate with us through electronic means wherever possible.
CHCPBC has developed and posted the College’s first annual report. Titled “A New Beginning – Annual Report 2024/2025,” the report provides a comprehensive overview of CHCPBC’s first nine months of operation, from amalgamation on June 28, 2024 until March 31, 2025.
As we prepare to observe Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Tuesday, September 30, we are also looking ahead to the implementation of the HPOA, which will weave principles of reconciliation and anti-discrimination directly into the fabric of regulation.
CHCPBC is seeking feedback on two additional parts of draft bylaws for the College under the Health Professions and Occupations Act: Continuing Professional Development and Professional Responsibilities. Feedback is due October 15, 2025.
CHCPBC is seeking feedback on three additional parts of draft bylaws for the College under the Health Professions and Occupations Act: Certified Practice, General, and Quality Assurance. Feedback is due September 15, 2025.
Work has started, with the assistance of an external consultant, to map the content of all current CHCPBC practice standards and to work toward a single set of harmonized standards for all registrants. We recognize that some requirements are profession-specific and we will ensure that content is not lost.
The Ministry of Health has announced that the Health Professions Act will be repealed on April 1, 2026 and replaced by the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA). The BC Government has also posted updated regulations to align with the HPOA. The regulations will add new health professions to BC’s health regulatory framework. On November 29, 2027, psychotherapists will be regulated by CHCPBC.
On behalf of the Office of the Provincial Health Officer, Ministry of Health, CHCPBC is sending a message to all College registrants about a significant increase in measles cases across multiple health authorities in BC, and protecting against measles by having two doses of measles-containing vaccine.
CHCPBC is seeking feedback on two additional parts of draft bylaws for the College under the Health Professions and Occupations Act: Licensure and Support Programs. Feedback is due August 15, 2025.