Regulatory authorities under the International Credentials Recognition Act

The International Credentials Recognition Act includes 18 regulatory authorities and impacts over 29 professions across sectors such as education and social services, natural and built environments, and legal and financial services.

Included regulatory authorities

There are 18 regulatory authorities included under the International Credentials Recognition Act. The ICRA is helping these regulators improve the credential recognition process so more people can use their skills to work in B.C. – no matter where they were trained.

Education and social services

• BC College of Social Workers
• Director of Teacher Certification (and BC Teachers’ Council)
• Director of the Early Childhood Educator Registry
• BC Registered Music Teachers’ Association

Healthcare

• Emergency Medical Assistants Licensing Board
• College of Veterinarians of BC

Legal and financial services

• Law Society of BC
• Organization of Chartered Professional Accountants of BC
• Society of Notaries Public of BC
• Superintendent of Real Estate (and BC Financial Services Authority)

Natural and built environments

• Architectural Institute of BC
• Association of BC Land Surveyors
• BC Society of Landscape Architects
• Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC
• Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC
• College of Applied Biologists
• Association of BC Forest Professionals
• BC Institute of Agrologists

All regulatory authorities in B.C.

Find the full list of professional regulatory authorities in B.C.