FULL REGISTRATION APPLICATION
General Information
This information guide outlines the requirements for Full Registration with the College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia (the College). The College is responsible for registering qualified applicants to practice physical therapy in British Columbia.
The College’s Registration Committee makes decisions about registration matters in accordance with the Health Professions Act and the College’s Bylaws. The role of College staff is to advise an applicant about the application process and registration requirements.
The timeframe for processing an application for approval will vary between two to six weeks, depending on the complexity of the applications.
Full Registration
Please refer to the Bylaw for eligibilities for full registration.
Full Registration and Labour Mobility
The College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia is committed to the principles of labour mobility and the movement of registered
physiotherapists across Canadian jurisdictions as articulated in the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) 2009 (Chapter 7) and the Alberta/British Columbia
Trade Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement.
The movement of physiotherapists under the agreements is based on the similarities of categories of registration (otherwise known as permit on
permit). Where the agreements do not apply, the College's registration requirements remain the same.
- Applicants from physiotherapists currently registered with a practice certificate/licence in another Canadian jurisdiction will be considered under
the rules of the mobility agreements. When registration categories of the two jurisdictions are similar, no new requirements are expected with the exception of a review of
previous discipline history and other administrative matters.
- If registration categories are not similar, the existing registration requirements apply and applicants must follow the outlined
here or here.
- If you are not currently registered to practice in a jurisdiction in Canada, the existing registration requirements apply and applicants must follow the process
outlined here or here.
