CHCPBC’s response to questions and requests from licensees, applicants, and the public may be delayed. The College is implementing major changes to licensee/applicant portals and the public registry, preparing for CHCPBC’s first harmonized registration renewal, and implementing extensive regulatory changes to align with the Health Professions and Occupations Act that will go into effect April 1, 2026. Thank you for your patience and respectful interaction with College staff.

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Renewal

To maintain CHCPBC licensure and continue practising as a health professional, you must complete the licence renewal process annually. The renewal deadline is March 31 for all professions, regardless of initial licensing date. Renewal is completed through the Licensee Portal.

Renewal for the 2026/2027 licensing year begins February 18 and ends March 31, 2026. Once you have completed the renewal process, your licensure will be valid through March 31, 2027.

Notice: Non-Practising licensure cannot be renewed for the 2026/2027 licensing year. To learn more, see the “Non-Practising registration class to be discontinued in 2026” section on your profession-specific page.

What to expect during renewal

Select the boxes below to learn more about renewal requirements and processes.

Personal information updates

Licensees are responsible for ensuring their information on file with CHCPBC is up to date year-round. When completing your renewal application, you can also make updates as needed.

  • If you need to add or change employer information, we recommend doing so prior to the start of the renewal period, or as early in the renewal period as possible, to minimize delays in processing.
  • Name changes can only be processed with submission of a legal name change document or marriage certificate.

Note that with the change to a new Licensee Portal (Alinity) for some professions, there may be new mandatory fields for you to fill in.

Gender identity

You have the option of indicating your gender identity in your licence renewal application. The gender data we collect is analyzed and reported in aggregate only, for the purpose of tracking healthcare workforce trends. Your individual gender identity will never be disclosed by CHCPBC.

Separate from your gender identity, we may also ask for your pronouns (so that we know how to refer to you) and your sex-at-birth (which is required for your criminal record check).

Criminal record check consent

In your licence renewal application, you will be asked to consent to CHCPBC initiating a criminal record check on your behalf when the results of your most recent check expire.

Payment of licensing fees

To renew, you must pay the annual licensing fee for your profession. Payment is accepted by credit card (Visa, Mastercard, or Amex) and must be made in full.

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If you are licensed in more than one profession regulated by CHCPBC, you are only required to pay one licensing fee (whichever is the highest of your professions’ fees). Please contact us at registration@chcpbc.org for further instructions.

Indigenous self-identification

If you self-identify as Indigenous, you have the option of declaring this in your licence renewal application. CHCPBC offers this optional declaration to build our understanding of who our licensees are in the context of our ongoing work related to Indigenous cultural safety and humility. Licensees who identify as Indigenous can also consent to being contacted by the College to provide perspectives on regulatory issues.

We report aggregate information to the First Nations Health Authority.

Professional liability insurance

In your licence renewal application, you will be asked to verify your professional liability insurance (PLI) coverage by entering your insurance provider amd the start and expiry dates of the policy.

As of April 1, 2026, licensees must at all times maintain PLI with coverage of at least $2 million per claim or occurrence.

Physical therapists are required to maintain their own individual PLI. For all other professions, coverage under an employer’s PLI (if provided) is acceptable.

  • If you are employed by a health authority, enter Health Care Protection Program as your provider and the dates of the new licensure year (April 1 of this year–March 31 of next year) as your policy start and expiry dates.
  • If you are employed by a school district, enter Schools Protection Program as your provider and the start/expiry dates defined in your policy.

Proof of coverage may be requested.

Quality Assurance requirements

During renewal for the 2026/2027 licensing year, licensees are not required to report any quality assurance activities.

For dietitians, jurisprudence exam requirements only apply to new licensees.

Outstanding fines and other fees

If you owe any fines or other fees to the College, these must be paid in full before your licence can be renewed.

Renewal of certified practice

If you are authorized in one or more certified practices, the renewal process for your certification(s) depends on your profession:

  • The three-year CP certificate renewal cycle for audiologists, hearing instrument practitioners, and speech-language pathologists is gradually transitioning to an annual cycle. If your CP certificate expires on March 31, 2026, you will be required to renew it during this renewal period; if it does not expire until March 31, 2027 or 2028, you will be required to renew it during the next (2027/2028) renewal period. CP certificate renewal is completed in the Licensee Portal, within the licence renewal application.
  • Dietitians are not required to take any action to renew their restricted activities for the 2026/2027 licensing year. CHCPBC no longer requires registration for those restricted activities, so they will no longer appear on licensee profiles or on the Public Registry.
  • The licence renewal application for opticians will populate as applicable for licensees who are authorized to perform contact lens fitting and/or independent automated refraction (which will be referred to as “preparing a dispensing authority” under the new Regulation).
  • Physical therapists will continue to confirm competence to perform dry needling in their licence renewal applications.

Renewal of Health Profession Corporations

For information about Health Profession Corporation renewal, visit the Optometrists or Physical Therapists areas of the website.

What happens if you do not renew

If you do not complete the renewal process by the March 31 deadline, your licence will be cancelled on April 1.

Cancellation of licensure means:

  • You are prohibited from practising your designated health profession in BC.
  • You may no longer use the protected titles associated with the profession, or any abbreviations of those titles, alone or in conjunction with the terms “licensed” or “registered.”
  • You may not display any certificate that uses any of these titles, or any titles derived thereof.
  • You are prohibited from using any of these titles or advertising any activities of the designated health profession in any promotional materials (e.g., websites, business cards, exterior or interior signage).
  • You appear on the CHCPBC Public Registry in the Licence Class “Former,” with a status that indicates you are not currently authorized to practise.
  • If applicable, your billing number for Medical Services Plan (MSP) and other insurers ceases to be valid.
  • You must complete CHCPBC’s reinstatement process if you wish to become licensed again.

Reinstatement within 30 days

To reinstate your licence up to 30 days after the renewal deadline (April 1–30), you can complete the renewal application in the Licensee Portal and pay the late renewal fee (in addition to your annual licensing fee).

Reinstatement after 30 days

To reinstate your licence after April 30, you must apply for licensure through the reinstatement process and pay the reinstatement fee (in addition to your annual licensing fee).

Where to find renewal support

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Find instructions, screenshots, and answers to common questions in our Renewal FAQ
(coming soon)

Email us at registration@chcpbc.org
(include your profession in the subject line)

Call us at 604-742-6715 and select Option 1 to reach the Licensure team