Reserved titles, prescribed under section 12 of the Health Professions Act as being for the exclusive use of registrants of regulatory colleges, are a central and critical public protection element of British Columbia’s health professions regulatory framework.
Section 12.1 of the Health Professions Act expressly prohibits a person other than a registrant of a health professions regulatory college from using a reserved title, an abbreviation of the title or an equivalent of the title in another language to describe the person’s work or to imply that the person is a registrant or associated with the regulatory college. Contravention of this prohibition is punishable by a fine of not more than $2000 or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both.
Profession | Regulatory College | Reserved Title(s) |
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Acupuncture | College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC |
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Audiology | College of Health and Care Professionals of BC |
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Chiropractic | College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC |
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Dental Hygiene | BC College of Oral Health Professionals |
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Dental Technology | BC College of Oral Health Professionals |
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Dentistry | BC College of Oral Health Professionals |
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Denturism | BC College of Oral Health Professionals |
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Dietetics | College of Health and Care Professionals of BC |
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Emergency Medical Assisting | Emergency Medical Assistants Licensing Board |
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Hearing Instrument Dispensing | College of Health and Care Professionals of BC |
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Massage Therapy | College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC |
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Medicine | College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC |
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Midwifery | BC College of Nurses and Midwives |
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Naturopathic medicine | College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC |
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Nursing (Licensed Practical) | BC College of Nurses and Midwives |
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Nursing (Registered) | BC College of Nurses and Midwives |
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Nursing (Registered Psychiatric) | BC College of Nurses and Midwives |
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Occupational Therapy | College of Health and Care Professionals of BC |
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Opticianry | College of Health and Care Professionals of BC |
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Optometry | College of Health and Care Professionals of BC |
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Pharmacy | College of Pharmacists of BC |
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Physical Therapy | College of Health and Care Professionals of BC |
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Podiatric Medicine | College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC |
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Psychology | College of Health and Care Professionals of BC |
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Speech-Language Pathology | College of Health and Care Professionals of BC |
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Traditional Chinese Medicine | College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC |
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