HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS ACT
The Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA) will replace the Health Professions Act (HPA), which currently provides the common regulatory framework for BC’s health professions and regulatory colleges.
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BUSINESS PRESSURES TIPLINE NOW AVAILABLE
CPBC now offers a Business Pressures Tipline for those experiencing business pressures in pharmacies that may threaten public health & safety. Tips can be left by phone, email or online form.
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Latest News
UPCOMING WEBINAR: CIRCL Part 3: There Is a Person Behind Every Prescription - March 5, 2026
This webinar will be hosted by ISMP Canada and led by Melissa Sheldrick, ISMP Canada’s first Patient and Family Advisor. Melissa brings a powerful lived perspective to medication safety advocacy following the loss of her son, Andrew, due to a dispensing error involving a compounded medication.
Job Opportunity: Board Coordinator / Executive Assistant
CPBC is looking for a resourceful, innovative and proactive individual with over 5 years of relevant work experience in supporting a board and/or executive positions (or an equivalent combination of education and experience) to take on the role of Board Coordinator / Executive Assistant.
Consequential amendments to the PODSA bylaws to reflect the HPOA
CPBC is proposing to repeal and replace the Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act (PODSA) bylaws to make amendments that are consequential to the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA) coming in force on April 1, 2026.
Complaints and Concerns
The College of Pharmacists of British Columbia protects the public by ensuring that registered pharmacy professionals provide safe and effective pharmacy care. Contact the College if you have any concerns about the delivery of pharmacy care.
Eyhh Slaxin (Good Medicine) Line
The Eyhh Slaxin (Good Medicine) Line is a dedicated phone line for Indigenous individuals to speak directly with CPBC to share their concerns about pharmacy care experiences in British Columbia.




