How is the public protected?
The College makes sure that a registrant practicing applied biology in British Columbia has the necessary knowledge and skills. No one can call themselves a Professional Biologist or a Registered Biology…
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The College makes sure that a registrant practicing applied biology in British Columbia has the necessary knowledge and skills. No one can call themselves a Professional Biologist or a Registered Biology…
Further information regarding duty to report can be found on the OSPG website.
Each regulatory body that may regulate firms will determine an approach to regulating firms of various sizes. Currently only EGBC is authorized to regulate firms and their program will accommodate…
The Professional Governance Act section 58 requires registrants to report the practice of an identified registrant when there is reasonable and probable grounds to believe that the identified registrant’s practice may pose…
The College has an accreditation program that reviews the courses in program areas and provides accreditation for those programs that meet the academic entrance requirements. As well, the Registrar regularly makes presentations…
This is out of scope for firm regulation. — OSPG staff
OSPG is able to accommodate requests for engagement. Interested parties should send an email to OSPGEnquiries@gov.bc.ca. OSPG will continue to host PGA webinars in spring 2021. Dates for these webinars as…
Professional self-regulation is in provincial jurisdiction. Any registrant working outside of BC where registration is required (such as Alberta) should be registered with that provincial regulator. If you live out…
Implementation of the Professional Governance Act has no impact on trade agreements between provinces. Registrants already accepted through the New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA) will remain registrants of the College.
As per Part 5, Division 3 section 5-3(1)(c) of the College bylaws, retired registrants are “non-practicing” and must not provide professional opinions. This is not a change from the College of Applied…