Massage Therapists – Licensees

Licensees who want to maintain professional licence as a practising massage therapist, must renew their licence to practice.

The annual renewal fees can be found under Fee: Massage Therapy.

Massage therapy renewal period occurs from February to March each year. The deadline for renewal without a late fee is March 16. If you do not renew by March 16, licensees will be required to pay a late renewal fee for renewal applications completed between March 17 and 31. Licensees who do not renew by March 31 will not be legally authorized to practise as of April 1, until licence has been reinstated. 

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 2: Massage Therapy 

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

• 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 registrant portal to review information to ensure it is current. 

Renewal Frequently Asked Questions 

Please visit the Renewal FAQ for answers to common questions about the renewal process.

1. Licence Status Change: Practising to Non-practising 

Full Licensees applying to change their status to Non-practising, must email the completed non-practising application to the College no later than March 13, 2026. CCHPBC is not accepting non-practising applications submitted after March 16, 2026..

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

Non-practising licensees can apply to reinstate their class to Massage Therapy: Full, and provide the following: 

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

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

I) Reinstatement within three months of license expiry 

• 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 Massage Therapy: Full in accordance with Schedule 4: Part 2: Massage Therapy 
• 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. 
• 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; 

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

A Former Licensee whose licensure 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 Massage Therapy: Full in accordance with Schedule 4: Part 2: Massage Therapy 
• 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, registered or 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.  

III) Reinstatement After three years of non-Licensure

Reinstatement made three or more years after the applicant: 

a) ceased to have a practicing Licence; or 

b) ceased to be licensed under the Former Act 

The Licence 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 Massage Therapy: Full licence requirements, including some or all of the Specific Eligibility Standards in Schedule 4: Part 2: Massage Therapy 

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

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

Except for transfer from Non-Practising (Legacy)to Full Licence 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.  

Cancellation  

Massage Therapy: Full Licensee who will be taking an absence from practice (for example: parental leave or sabbatical) can choose to submit a cancellation application.