Licence renewal

To maintain CHCPBC licensure and continue practising as a healthcare professional, a licensee must complete the licence renewal process annually.

What to expect during renewal

Renewal is completed through the Licensee Portal during the designated licence renewal period. The renewal deadline is March 31 for all licensees, regardless of initial licensing date.

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

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. If you work in a Health Authority, enter the facility or agency name—not the name of the Health Authority.
  • 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.

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).

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.

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 licensure@chcpbc.org for further instructions.

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.

In your licence renewal application, you will be asked to verify your professional liability insurance (PLI) coverage by entering your insurance provider and 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.

  • If your sole employer is a facility or agency in a Health Authority and is therefore covered by the Health Care Protection Program, enter HCPP 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. Please do not enter Ministry of Finance as your provider.
  • If your sole employer is a school district, enter Schools Protection Program as your provider and the start/expiry dates defined in your policy.

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

Proof of coverage may be requested.

Licensees are not required to report any legacy quality assurance activities to renew their licensure for the 2026/2027 licensing year.

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

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

Certified practices must be renewed annually by March 31. Renewal is completed in the Licensee Portal.

To renew your certified practice, you must:

  • Hold a Full licence in good standing
  • Make the required declarations, including related to continued practice
  • Pay the certification renewal fee

If you have questions about renewal or reinstatement of a certificated practice, please contact certification@chcpbc.org.

Important: Continuing to practise a certified practice without being licensed to do so is considered illegal and will result in referral to Complaints for investigation.

HPC permits expire annually on March 31, regardless of initial application date. Permit renewal requires:

  • Completion of an online application
  • A certificate of good standing issued under the Business Corporations Act
  • Documentation confirming compliance with the requirement for professional liability protection or professional liability insurance (Bylaw 8.13–8.14)
  • A declaration attesting to the HPC’s compliance with the HPOA, the regulations made under the HPOA, and the Bylaws
  • Payment of the permit renewal fee

Failure to renew a permit by the March 31 deadline will result in expiry of the permit. A Health Profession Corporation that fails to renew by March 31 but does so by April 30 must, in addition to other fees and requirements for renewal, provide an attestation that it has not provided health services to the public following the expiration of its permit and must pay the late renewal fee.

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 of certifications is also completed in the Licensee Portal. All certified practice renewal conditions and fees apply.

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 the annual licensing fee).

You can reinstate a cancelled certification within 3 years without having to re-certify, provided you have met all reinstatement application requirements and paid the applicable fees.

Where to find support

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

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

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