Please contact the registration department to inform of your intent to return to practice in BC. The following are requirements based on the duration of your absence.

If you have been out of the province for up to 12 months, you are required to:

• complete an Application for Change in Registration Status form
• provide a Certificate(s) of Professional Conduct from the jurisdiction(s) where you practised during your absence from BC (these must be sent directly to the College)
• update your current BC address information, which you can do by logging in to your profile on the College website
• Note: You may be required to submit original Canadian-notarized copies of your valid Canadian passport, or your valid Canadian work permit, or your valid Canadian permanent resident card and valid Canadian driver's licence.

If you have been out of the province for one to three years, you are required to:

• complete an Application for Change in Registration Status form
• provide a Certificate(s) of Professional Conduct from the jurisdiction(s) where you practised during your absence from BC (these must be sent directly to the College)
• provide one reference on the prescribed form
• update your current BC address information, which you can do by logging in to your profile on the College website
• Note: You may be required to submit original Canadian-notarized copies of your valid Canadian passport, or your valid Canadian work permit, or your valid Canadian permanent resident card and valid Canadian driver's licence.

If you have been out of the province for more than three years, you are required to:

• complete an Application for Change in Registration Status form
• provide a Certificate(s) of Professional Conduct from the jurisdiction(s) where you practised during your absence from BC (these must be sent directly to the College)
• provide three references on the prescribed form
• update your current BC address information, which you can do by logging in to your profile on the College website
• Note: You may be required to submit original Canadian-notarized copies of your valid Canadian passport, or your valid Canadian work permit, or your valid Canadian permanent resident card and valid Canadian driver's licence.

Log in now

Note: Registrants who have not returned to practise in BC since June 1, 2009, may be required to speak with the manager of independent practice to discuss currency of practice, scope of practice and/or limitations on practice, and compliance with the continuing medical education requirements of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Please refer to the detailed list of requirements which must be fulfilled as described under section 2-8 of the Bylaws under the Health Professions Act, RSBC 1996, c.183.

If you have been off the register for less than three months, you are required to:

• complete an Application for Change in Registration Status form
• provide a Certificate(s) of Professional Conduct from the jurisdiction(s) where you trained or practised during your time off the register (these must be sent directly to the College)
• provide consent for a criminal record check
• pay applicable registration fees

If you have been off the register for more than three months, you are required to complete the application process again, which includes:

• completing an application for medical registration form through your account on physiciansapply.ca
• providing references
• providing a certificate(s) of professional conduct from the jurisdiction(s) where you trained or practised during your absence from BC
• providing consent for a criminal record check

If your credentials have been previously verified by the College, the original documents may not be required. If you have obtained additional qualifications during your absence from BC, such as a diploma, you must submit original Canadian-notarized copies unless the documents have been verified by the Physicians Credentials Registry of Canada.

If you have been off the register for less than three months, you are required to:

• complete an Application for Change in Registration Status form
• provide a Certificate(s) of Professional Conduct from the jurisdiction(s) where you trained or practised during your time off the register (these must be sent directly to the College)
• provide consent for a criminal record check
• pay applicable registration fees

If you have not practised in BC during the last three to 12 months, you are required to:

• submit an application for medical registration form through your account on physiciansapply.ca
• provide one letter of reference on the prescribed form
• provide a certificate of professional conduct from each jurisdiction where you have trained or practised since last practising in BC
• pay applicable registration fees
• provide consent for a criminal record check
• Note: You may be required to submit original Canadian-notarized copies of your valid Canadian passport, or your valid Canadian work permit, or your valid Canadian permanent resident card and valid Canadian driver's license.

If you have not practised in BC for a period of three years, you are required to:

• submit a completed application for registration form
• provide two letters of reference on prescribed forms
• provide a certificate of professional conduct from each jurisdiction where you have trained or practised since last practising in BC
• attend an interview with a member of the registrar staff
• pay applicable registration fees
• Note: You may be required to submit original Canadian-notarized copies of your valid Canadian passport, or your valid Canadian work permit, or your valid Canadian permanent resident card and valid Canadian driver's license.

Note: If you are a monthly locum who is returning, you may be required to complete the Annual Licence Renewal Form.