HPOA bylaws consultation: Certified Practice, General, and Quality Assurance

CHCPBC’s regulatory committees include both licensee members and members of the public. The College is currently seeking licensee members for two committees to ensure adequate diversity of perspectives, lived experience, and profession-specific expertise.

As of April 1, 2026, psychology supervision plans will no longer be an acceptable practice authority in BC. This change will impact individuals who were applicants and not currently registered and are or have been providing psychological services under a psychology “supervision plan,” and psychologists supervising such individuals.

CHCPBC is pleased to share the finalized Bylaws and the Ethics and Practice Standards in advance of the HPOA coming into force on April 1, 2026. Both are essential to how the College does its work of public protection.

The College of Health and Care Professionals of BC is pleased to share our first strategic plan titled Building Public Trust and Confidence 2030. This plan outlines our specific goals, outcomes, and actions that are ambitious but achievable within a two-year timeframe.

“Ten Years of Repair and Growth: Our Journey Towards Truth and Reconciliation” reflects on the progress we have made in the ten years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its Final Report.

CHCPBC has designed a comprehensive new approach to quality practice that includes continuing professional development, practice support, and quality assurance assessments. The Professional & Quality Practice Program (PQPP) will launch in fall 2026 and will apply to all nine professions regulated by the College.

Changes are coming to Schedule 10, Certified Practice in the CHCPBC Bylaws to remove the need for certification for some videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS) certifications. When the bylaw amendments come into effect, speech-language pathologists can be involved in the provision of VFSS without regulatory limits or conditions as part of their scope of practice.

CHCPBC’s Registration Committee includes both registrant members and public members. The College is recruiting for psychologist and school psychologist registrant members for this committee, with a view to ensure adequate diversity of perspectives, lived experience, and profession-specific expertise.

CHCPBC has compiled questions and answers about the College’s Fee Restructuring Project.