British Columbia’s 26 regulated health professions, governed by 22 colleges under the Health Professions Act, and 1 under the Social Workers Act, have incorporated under the Society Act to become the Health Profession Regulators of BC Society.

The society will collaborate on the development of common approaches to core regulatory functions such as registration and licensing, handling complaints from patients, quality assurance activities, and the development of professional standards. 

In September 2013 the society launched Our Purpose, Your Safety, a campaign designed to raise public awareness about the role colleges play in patient safety and to shine a spotlight on the importance of seeing a regulated health professional. For more information visit www.bchealthregulators.ca [9].