The Act requires that a licensee must make a report with respect to another licensee if the first licensee has reasonable grounds to believe that:

• the other licensee is not fit to practise
• the continued practice of a designated health profession by the other licensee presents a significant risk of harm to the public
• the other licensee has committed an act of sexual misconduct, sexual abuse or discrimination

If you’re not a health professional yourself, you may still have a legal duty to report.

If you are an employer, business partner, or hospital administrator and you believe a licensee poses a serious risk to the public, or has committed sexual misconduct or discrimination, you are required to make a formal report if any of the following happened:

• You fired them, or suspended or restricted their ability to work
• You ended a business or professional partnership with them
• You were about to take any of those steps, but the licensee quit, walked away, or ended the relationship first before you had the chance.

To confirm the person you are making a regulatory report about is a CHCPBC licensee, please check the CHCPBC Public Registry. If the person is a licensed by the College, you may use the Duties to Report Form (fillable PDF). Using the form helps the College capture all the information we need to properly review and act upon your report. Submit the completed form by email to complaints@chcpbc.org.

However, if you are unable to use the form you may submit your report through the following options:

• Email: complaints@chcpbc.org
• Mail, addressed to: Director, Investigations, Discipline & Monitoring, College of Health and Care Professionals of BC (CHCPBC), 900-200 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1S4
• Fax: 1-604-608-9863

You must provide your name and contact information when submitting your report. CHCPBC will not share your personal contact information (i.e., personal email address, phone number, and home address) with the licensee. For more information regarding CHCPBC’s collection, use, and disclosure of personal information, please see our Privacy notice. 

While regulatory reports cannot be made anonymously, you may apply for an Identity Protection Order, which may keep your name and/or details about you confidential from the licensee you are reporting, and/or other parties. For more information about Identity Protection Orders, including how to apply for one, please see the Have a concern? page.