Chiropractors – Licensees

2026-2027 licence renewal will commence in June 2026.  

Chiropractic: Full licensees must complete licence renewal by July 31. 2026 to practice August 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027.  

Chiropractic: Non-practising licensees can renew non-practising status for an additional year until March 31, 2027. All non-practising class licenses will expire April 1, 2027, and may not be renewed. 

Renewal Requirement 

Licensee must provide to the College: 

• A completed renewal application 

• A completed declaration in the form specified by the Registrar relating to the Licensee’s compliance with the Act, the regulations made under the Act, and these Bylaws, and any limits, conditions or terms imposed on their licence; 

• confirmation of current first aid certification as may be required for the class of licence in accordance with Schedule 4: Part 1: Chiropractic 

• the annual renewal Fee specified in Schedule “2”;  

• any outstanding amount owed or owing by the Licensee to the College;  

• any outstanding amount owed or owing by the Licensee to the College;  

• any outstanding amount owed or owing by the Licensee to the College;  

• additional information or records that the Licensee is requested to provide.  

Licensees are required to update contact information to continue receiving college updates. Please login to the licensee portal to review your information to ensure it is current.

Still Have Questions? 

• View our Chiropractic Licence Renewal FAQ sheet 

• Contact  Licensure at registration@cchpbc.ca  

Licensee change of statuses must be submitted for processing through the College, including:

1) Non-Practising to Full  (before March 1, 2027) 

If the Licensee last held Chiropractic: Full class for fewer than three years, please review 2) REINSTATEMENT BETWEEN THREE MONTHS TO THREE YEARS OF AS A FORMER LICENSEE for application requirement. 

If it has been three years or more since the Licensee last held Chiropractic: Full class, please review 3) REINSTATEMENT AFTER THREE YEARS OF NON-LICENSURE for application requirement.

2) Reinstatement between three months to three years of as a former licensee 

A Former Licensee whose licence is not suspended or cancelled, must provide to CCHPBC: 

• A completed Application for reinstatement 

• A declaration or other information demonstrating that the Former Licensee is of good character and will practise the Designated Health Profession for which the Former Licensee is seeking a Licence in an ethical manner;  

• Confirmation of compliance, in a form acceptable, with requirement to have professional liability protection or liability insurance coverage in an amount of at least $5,000,000 per claim or occurrence 

• Current first aid certification, required for the class of Chiropractic: Full in accordance with Schedule 4: Part 1: Chiropractic information, in a form satisfactory to the College, dated within 60 days from the date of the reinstatement Application, from any Extrajurisdictional Regulator in each jurisdiction in which the Former Licensee is or was, since the time the Licence expired, licensed for the practice of a Health Profession, confirming that:  

I. the Former Licensee’s authority to practise a Health Profession has not been revoked, suspended, limited, restricted, or subject to conditions in that jurisdiction at any time, or specifying particulars of any such revocation, suspension, limitation, restriction, or conditions;  

II. the Former Licensee is not the subject of a current proceeding, including any Investigation, inquiry, review or appeal, that could result in the Applicant’s authority to practise a Health Profession being revoked, suspended, limited, restricted, or subject to conditions in that jurisdiction, or specifying particulars of any such current proceeding; and  

III. no proceeding of the type described in Bylaw 6.59 (e) (ii) was not initiated or completed because the Former Licensee voluntarily relinquished their authority to practise a Health Profession;  

• payment of any outstanding amount owed or owing by the Former Licensee to the College, including without limitation any amount accrued or accruing to a Former Regulatory College prior to its amalgamation with the College;  

• the applicable Fees set out in Schedule “2”;  

• information relating to legal proceedings, including any criminal charges or complaints against the Former Licensee in other jurisdictions or health colleges, since the Former Licensee’s Licence expired;  

• a Criminal Record Check Authorization in the form required under the Criminal Records Review Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 86, and, in the case of a Former Licensee who has practised a Health Profession in another jurisdiction, an authorization for a Criminal Record Check in that jurisdiction and/or a criminal record report to the College;  
• additional information or records that the Former Licensee is requested by the Registrar ordered to provide; and  
• evidence of completion of all applicable Continuing Professional Development requirements that would have applied to the Former Licensee immediately prior to the In-Force Date had they had not ceased to be Licensed.  

3) Reinstatement After three years of non-Licensure 

Reinstatement made three or more years after the applicant: 

a) ceased to have a practicing License; or 

b) ceased to be registered under the Former Act 

The License Committee will be considering the application, where applicant is required to submit (including but not limited to): 

• A reinstatement application form 

• Compliance with some or all of the Chiropractic: Full licence requirements, including some or all of the Specific Eligibility Standards in Schedule 4: Part 1: Chiropractic 

• Successful completion of a competency assessment as determined by assessment policy established by the License Committee; and 

• Completion of any additional requirements the License Committee deems appropriate in the circumstances of the Application 

Except for transfer from Non-Practising (Legacy)to Full Licensure before March 1, 2027, an Applicant for reinstatement is only eligible for reinstatement of a Licence in the same Designated Profession and class that the Applicant previously held.  

An Applicant for reinstatement will be subject to any limits or conditions which were imposed on their previous Licence and may be subject to additional limits or conditions in accordance with Bylaw 6.70.  

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS 

Applications will expire if they are incomplete, within 90 days from date of initial submission. 

Still Have Questions? 

• Contact Licensure at  registration@cchpbc.ca.