Physicians and surgeons must provide inclusive care for 2SLGBTQIA patients. This includes creating safe spaces where individuals feel supported in their health-care journey. Learn more about CPSBC's Access to Medical Care Without Discrimination standard: ow.ly/Vi6Z50W3yBj
This video series outlines CPSBC's expectations for physicians and surgeons to provide culturally safe medical care to Indigenous patients, including through self-reflection and building knowledge. ow.ly/LGyq50WgsCh#NIHM2026
June is National Indigenous History Month. CPSBC encourages our staff, licensees, and British Columbians to honour the stories, achievements and resilience of Indigenous Peoples, and to reflect on how we can contribute to reconciliation. #NIHM
CPSBC's online registrant directory can be used to confirm whether a physician or surgeon is licensed in BC, their contact information, and whether they have any regulatory actions or practice conditions. Search here: ow.ly/2jkE50Z2YxT
It's National Nursing Week. CPSBC would like to express our gratitude to nursing professionals across BC for their dedication and to the nurses on our staff for their expertise and insight.
CPSBC offers a rewarding work environment, career development opportunities, excellent benefits and flexible work arrangements to help employees balance their work and personal lives. Learn about our current employment opportunities: ow.ly/pCyx50XtQ9s
Today, we are remembering and honouring the countless missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people. Hanging red dresses are a visual reminder of the victims lost, a campaign started by Métis artist Jaime Black.
CPSBC has translation services available on the phone. Call during business hours and tell us your preferred language from 300 languages. You will be called back with a third-party translator on the line.
All diagnostic services within BC, including lab medicine, must be accredited by CPSBC's Diagnostic Accreditation Program. Accreditation ensures diagnostic facilities meet expected standards of quality. Learn more: ow.ly/wgIL50RgmLw#LabWeek
As of November 2027, medical laboratory technologists will be regulated by CPSBC. We look forward to incorporating medical laboratory technologists into our regulatory framework and advancing public safety in more areas of BC’s health-care system. #LabWeek
National Medical Laboratory Week emerged in 1975 to raise public understanding of the impact of the lab in patient diagnosis and care. Laboratory professionals are a critical part of a patient’s health-care team. #LabWeek
CPSBC's new public resource clearly communicates what culturally safe, anti-racist care looks like from a patient perspective. See it here: ow.ly/SXcR50YGOPp
The Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA) lays the groundwork for transforming how BC health regulators fulfill our mandate to protect the public. Learn more about what the HPOA means for CPSBC and for patients here: ow.ly/cyJu50YBjyk
Our policy team had the pleasure of attending the UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research annual conference, and presenting on our Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility, and Anti-racism public resource: ow.ly/xP8A50YvlU1
Today is Canadian Women Physicians Day. CPSBC is celebrating women in medicine, a number that is growing in British Columbia. As of 2026, 52% of physicians and surgeons practising in BC under 44 years old are female.