Nine BC health profession regulatory colleges, including CSHBC, have jointly released a comprehensive progress report outlining Indigenous cultural safety, cultural humility, and anti-racism activities in the two years since signing a Statement of Apology and Commitment to Action.

CSHBC has been working closely with other BC health profession regulatory colleges, the Ministry of Health, and consultants on planning and preparation for amalgamations of the colleges to take place in mid-2024. As a result of this work, there are several amalgamation updates to share.

CSHBC will hold the College’s final Public Engagement Forum (PEF) on October 26, 2023. Please submit questions for CSHBC to answer at the PEF by October 5, 2023. The College will provide a pre-registration link in early October.

CSHBC has published the College’s 2022 Annual Report and Financial Statements. The report includes a message from the Board Chair and Registrar & CEO, a feature on the history of CSHBC, committee reports, statistics, and a summary of revenue and expenses.

CSHBC is honouring National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 through initiatives including the Standard of Practice for Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility, & Anti-Racism, and a survey to support registrants in implementing the standard. CSHBC presents a summary of the survey results.

The BC Ministry of Health has confirmed in a letter that legal amalgamations of 11 BC health profession regulatory colleges, including CSHBC, are to be completed before the end of June 2024.

Effective December 15, 2022, CSHBC no longer accepts applications for HIP Intern status from applicants seeking to become a Registered Hearing Instrument Practitioner in BC. Applicants seeking to become a RHIP must now apply for and be granted RHIP (Conditional) registration.

CSHBC currently has staff opportunities and other opportunities for participating on committees, becoming examiners for the CSHBC HID Practical Exam, and becoming Practice Review assessors and panel members.