For Dietitians
Renewals
Registration renewal is open from February 28 to March 31, 2025. Registration must be renewed by March 31, 2025 to keep practicing as a dietitian.
Renewal can be completed through your online account. Click on “Renew” and follow the prompts.
If you wish to resign from the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC, please click on “Not Renewing” and contact the office to be “Removed in Good Standing”.
Pay your fees (PDF) by VISA or MasterCard through the secure online link. Your payment must be received by CHCPBC by midnight, March 31, 2025.
Registration certificates and official income tax receipts are available to download and print in your online account under “Online Services/Certificates and Receipts”.
Late renewal
Registrants who do not renew their registration by March 31, 2025 may not practice dietetics and call themselves a dietitian beginning April 1, 2025. An additional late registration fee is automatically added to the fee section on April 1, 2025 if you do not renew on time.
Resignation
If you are looking to resign from the CHCPBC register you may do so by logging into your online account and selecting “Not Renewing”. Your registration will remain effective until March 31 of the current registration year and you will continue to receive correspondence from the CHCPBC.
If you are planning to register in another jurisdiction through labour mobility, please contact us prior to your resignation.
Requirements
Criminal record check
All registrants must submit a criminal record check every 5 years. Registrants who need a re-check will be asked to consent to this requirement during registration renewal.
Jurisprudence exam
All registrants must complete the Jurisprudence Examination the first time they register and then every 5 years. The Jurisprudence exam consists of 50 multiple choice questions on legislation and practice guidelines and serves as the College’s reference tool for dietitians practicing in BC. The Jurisprudence Guide (PDF) gives registrants and the public information about the CHCPBC’s processes. The Guide is divided into four chapters that review legal, competent, ethical and safe dietetic practice in BC. Dietitians who must complete the JED will receive email notice from the College.
Liability insurance
All practicing registrants must have professional liability insurance in an amount of not less than 2 million dollars per occurrence. Liability insurance is mandatory for paid and volunteer dietetic practice. Registrants may obtain liability insurance from:
- Employers/Health Authorities. Please verify this coverage meets the minimum requirement set in the CHCPBC bylaws. Remember this coverage may not include dietetic practice performed outside the employer/ Health Authority’s jurisdiction.
- Membership with Dietitians of Canada through LMS Prolink Ltd.
- Westland Insurance (formerly Sheppard Insurance Service Inc.) or
- Other private insurance providers
Non-Practising Registration Class to be Discontinued in 2026
Why?
The CHCPBC Bylaws that have been drafted to comply with the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA) and will come into effect on April 1, 2026 remove the Non-Practising registration class. CHCPBC has just under 400 registrants in this class across eight of the nine professions we regulate.
This change is not required by the HPOA, but the Non-Practising class no longer serves its intended purpose. For many colleges this class allowed registrants to stay in touch with their college while they were temporarily away from practice: they could receive newsletters, which were sent by mail in those days, and other communications. The pathway back to full registration may also have been simpler in those days. Newsletters, and much more information, are now available on the College website. For many years, the pathway to return to full registration from Non-Practising has been virtually the same as returning from “Former” (cancelled). In addition, removing the Non-Practising registration class provides a clearer message to the public that an individual is either licensed to practice or they are not.
When?
The class will be discontinued when the HPOA comes into effect on April 1, 2026. Because this coincides with the first day of the new registration year, Non-Practising registrants will not be able to renew as non-practising licensees during renewal in February/March 2026.
What are my options?
If you are currently a Non-Practising registrant, you have 3 options:
Option 1: Do nothing, and your registration will expire automatically on April 1, 2026. You may return to practice in BC at a later date by meeting the requirements in place at that time. Please refer to the draft HPOA Bylaws for Licensure, section 6-31 (PDF).
Option 2: Cancel your registration during renewal. You may return to practice in BC at a later date by meeting the requirements in place at that time. Please refer to the draft HPOA Bylaws for Licensure, section 6-31 (PDF).
- During the renewal period you will have the option to cancel your registration in the registrant portal.
Option 3: Apply for reinstatement to full/practising registration.
For option 3, there are three possible scenarios depending on how long you have been away from practice.
a. If you have been away from practice for less than 3 years
Steps and requirements to apply for reinstatement to full registration
- Submit a reinstatement application via your online portal.
- Pay the reinstatement application fee and registration fees.
- Authorize and pay for a Criminal Record Check (CRC).
- Complete the Jurisprudence Exam.
- Submit a notarized Statutory Declaration.
- Verification of Registration (if applicable).
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Timeline
Once all documentation is received: 7-10 Business days
Cost
Reinstatement fee: $112.00
Registration fee pro-rated after October 1: $400.00
CRC fee: $28 (if applicable)
b. If you have been away from practice for between 3 and 6 years
Steps and requirements to apply for reinstatement to full registration
- Submit reinstatement application via your online portal and pay fees.
- Write and successfully complete the Canadian Dietetic Registration Examination (CDRE).
- Complete the Jurisprudence Exam.
- Authorize and pay for a Criminal Record Check (CRC).
- Submit a notarized Statutory Declaration.
- Verification of Registration (if applicable).
Timeline
The timeline for reinstatement depends on the date the applicant submits their application. Sufficient time should be allowed to register and prepare for the CDRE. The exam is held twice a year, in May and November. For more information, please refer to the CDRE Activity/Timeline/Important Dates.
Cost
Reinstatement fee: $112
Registration fee pro-rated after October 1: $400
CDRE exam: $600 per attempt
CRC fee: $28
c. If you have been away from practice for more than 6 years
Steps and requirements
- Undergo assessment by the Registration Committee for currency in dietetic skills, knowledge, abilities, and judgment. This may include:
- Online case studies.
- Practical interview.
- Academic and/or practical training upgrading.
- Write and successfully complete the CDRE.
- Submit reinstatement application via your online portal and pay fees.
- Authorize and pay for a Criminal Record Check (CRC).
- Complete the Jurisprudence Exam.
- Submit a notarized Statutory Declaration.
- Verification of Registration (if applicable).
Timeline
6 months – 1 year. The timeline for reinstatement depends on the date the applicant submits their application. Applications must be reviewed by the registration committee as academic and/or practical training upgrading may be required. Sufficient time should be allowed to register and prepare for the CDRE. For more information, please refer to the CDRE Activity/Timeline/Important Dates.
Cost
Reinstatement fee: $112
Registration fee pro-rated after October 1: $400
CDRE exam: $600 per attempt
CRC fee: $28
In addition, there are costs for assessment/upgrading/training. These costs may vary.
Reinstatement
Non-practicing registrants and former registrants looking to return to practice (reinstate) are able to do so. Requirements, as listed below, vary depending on the number of year since Full Registration with CHCPBC/CDBC was last held.
Within 3 years
- Create an online application and pay reinstatement application fee.
- Within your online application, authorize and pay for a criminal record check (CRC). This check will be done through the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
- Provide evidence of successfully meeting the Continuing Competence Program (CCP) requirement for reinstatement. Refer to Q16 of the Registration Q&A and to the CCP Reinstatement Video.
- Complete the Jurisprudence exam.
- Submit a notarized Statutory Declaration.
- Apply for Restricted Activities (if required).
- Pay Registration Fees.
Between 3 and 6 years
- Create an online application and pay reinstatement application fee.
- Write and successfully complete the CDRE.
- Complete the Jurisprudence exam.
- Within your online application, authorize and pay for a criminal record check (CRC). This check will be done through the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
- Submit a notarized Statutory Declaration.
- Apply for Restricted Activities (if required).
- Pay Registration Fees.
After 6 years
- Be assessed by the Registration Committee for currency in dietetic skills, knowledge, abilities and judgement. Including online case studies, practical interview, academic and/or practical training upgrading determined by the Registration Committee.
- Write and successfully complete the CDRE.
- Create an online application and pay reinstatement application fee.
- Within your online application, authorize and pay for a criminal record check (CRC). This check will be done through the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
- Complete the Jurisprudence exam.
- Submit a notarized Statutory Declaration.
- Apply for Restricted Activities (if required).
Pay registration fees.
Restricted Activities
Restricted Activities are elements of the Dietitians’ scope of practice that present a significant risk of harm and are reserved to those professionals specifically qualified to perform them.
The Restricted Activities are:
- RA-A Design, compound or dispense therapeutic diets where nutrition is administered through enteral means.
- RA-B Design therapeutic diets where nutrition is administered through parenteral means.
- RA-C Administer a substance to a person by instillation through enteral means.
- RA-D Administer a substance to a person by instillation through parenteral means.