September 27, 2023
Over the Summer, CPBC has been working with the 10 other amalgamating colleges and consultants in planning for amalgamation Day 1 in June 2024. We wanted to share some key updates with you:
Collectively, we have a plan in place which identifies key decisions and sets out the implementation activities on critical priorities for our new multi-professional regulatory college. In the interim, we are committed to ‘business as usual’ through to June 28th, 2024, which is the date the Minister has established for the amalgamation to take place.
In July, the Ministry of Health officially appointed Allan Seckel K.C, pursuant to S.25.05(04) of the HPA, to lead the college amalgamation work. Allan has a diverse background spanning public service, private legal practice and work in the not-for-profit sector in BC and brings expertise and guidance to the amalgamation effort.
With his appointment, Allan assumes the powers of the college boards for matters directly relating to the amalgamation. His appointment establishes a clear decision maker with respect to amalgamation-related decisions, and he is working closely with current college boards to make these decisions with adequate information and in a timely manner.
The important services for Registration & Renewals, Complaints & Discipline, and Quality Assurance and Practice Support set out by the HPA remain our current college responsibility. This amalgamation appointment does not have any impact on the services you rely on today. If there are changes, we will be swift to communicate these changes in the coming months.
In August, we engaged in a recommendation process to propose new college names to the Ministry of Health. We look forward to the Ministry of Health’s consideration of our recommendations in reaching a final decision for our new college names.
We will continue to provide information important to you as it becomes available to us in the coming months. We will share details with you as amalgamation decisions are made, including any changes to communication methods with our college, future college structure, pertinent fee information, or other topics relevant to CPBC registrants.