Psychologists

Renewal of registration must be completed by December 31 of each year in accordance with College bylaws.

Renewal information and instructions are sent to registrants by mid-November and the forms are to be completed entirely online on the Alinity platform. Payment may be made within the platform (online) by credit card. Online payments through banks and cheques/ money orders are no longer accepted.

Registrants must ensure the College has a valid email address for them at all times. The email address must not be shared with any other registrant of the College.

As part of the renewal process, registrants are asked to:

• Confirm completion of their continuing competency requirements.
• Confirm the appointment of their professional executor. If your existing professional executor will no longer be registered with the College in the following year, please ensure you have identified a new one.
• Provide details about their professional liability insurance coverage.

The Criminal Records Review Program (CRRP) is currently experiencing service disruptions because of the B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) strike. This is expected to affect processing times and operational capacity. To minimize delays, the CRRP is encouraging criminal record check applicants to use the online submission process with their BC Services Card whenever possible.

Please also note:

• Applications that require fingerprinting or adjudication (due to a relevant or specified offence) will be particularly affected by these disruptions
• CRRP phone lines and emails are not currently being monitored; messages left during the strike will not receive a response.

Under the Criminal Records Review Act (CRRA), CHCPBC is required to ensure that each registrant completes a criminal records review conducted by the CRRP.  The College will contact registrants when their criminal records checks are due to expire and will prompt them to renew. Information about this requirement can be found at the provincial government Criminal Record Checks webpage.

For most registrants, this can be completed online. If you have received notice that you are due for a five-year re-check, review the walk-through guide.

The College does not accept shared results of a criminal record check previously completely with the Criminal Records Review Program for another organization.

Criminal Record Check

• Walkthrough Guide
• List of Accepted ID

Registrants may change their contact information, including address and phone number, and their employment information by logging into their account on the Alinity platform and submitting a Profile Update.

The College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia does not regulate psychology corporations under Part 4 of the Health Professions Act, as the government has not enacted a regulation for the profession of psychology under s. 41. However, the College does specify requirements for naming psychology companies when the company name contains a title restricted under the Psychologists Regulation.

The College recommends that registrants carefully review Code section 10.19 “Use of restricted title in company or business name” prior to submitting a request for approval of a company name. Registrants should also wait until they receive consent from the College to use the restricted title prior to preparing a website or other advertising materials that will include the company name.

In order to receive the College’s consent to use a reserved title in a business name, please complete and mail or fax the form below to the College:

• Request for College Consent (PDF)

• Continuing Competency Activities Log Sheet (PDF)
• Professional Executor Designation Declaration Form (PDF)
• Request for the College’s Consent to Use a Reserved Title in a Business Name (PDF)
• Self Declaration of Competence Form (PDF)
• Verification of Licensure in Other Jurisdictions (PDF)
• Application for Reinstatement (PDF)