Certificates of professional conduct

A certificate of professional conduct (CPC) is a professional document which confirms a registrant’s full registration history, credentials and standing with the College.

Request a CPC

Note: The form must be signed by the registrant. The signature expires 60 days from signing. After the 60 days, a new request is required.

For current and former registrants (C$105 fee)

Registrant to complete the Consent for Certificate of Professional Conduct form and submit to cpc@cpsbc.ca.

Payment is required before the certificate can be released. This fee is applied to the registrant’s account and must be paid through the registrant portal.

Fee: C$105 ($100 fee plus $5 GST)
Processing time: up to 14 business days from payment of fee

For BC health authorities (free)

BC health authorities making direct requests to the College are processed free of charge. Processing time takes up to 14 business days.

Initiate the request by asking the registrant to complete the Consent for Certificate of Professional Conduct - Health Authority/Facility form.
Registrant to submit the completed form to the health authority.
Health authority to forward the form to cpc@cpsbc.ca

For accredited non-hospital medical and surgical facilities (free)

Accredited facilities requests are processed free of charge. Processing time takes up to 14 business days.

Registrant to complete the Consent for Certificate of Professional Conduct - Health Authority/Facility form and submit to cpc@cpsbc.ca.

Providing CPC for BC licensure application

In accordance with the College Bylaws, applicants for registration and licensure in British Columbia must provide CPCs from previous jurisdictions in which they have practised.

CPCs provide the following relevant information:

current registration and licensure status
registration history (e.g. when a registrant first gained registration with the College)
identifying information (including registrant’s full name, and MINC number)
if the registrant’s registration has ever been restricted, suspended or revoked
whether the registrant is currently the subject of an open complaint or has had previous disciplinary action
relevant information about registrant’s fitness to practise (e.g. if a registrant is currently in a health monitoring program or has any practice conditions/licence limits)

Request a College-issued licence verification letter

For current and former registrants (C$52.50 fee)

Current and former registrants who require a letter confirming their licensure with the College for bank loan applications, insurance purposes, etc., may request a College-issued licence verification letter.

A fee of C$52.50 is applied to the registrant’s account and must be paid through the registrant portal.

For public members (free)

Members of the public may require a College-issued licence verification letter to confirm the physician’s registration and licensure for various reasons (e.g. to support a public member's visa application, etc.)

Learn more about the policies that the Registration Committee uses to consider applications

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The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC is located on the unceded and traditional territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking peoples―the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh-ulh Sníchim speaking peoples―the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Nation.

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