UPDATE — Application timelines: due to increased application volume, the current timeline to process an individual application from completed to approved/declined is 12 – 16 weeks.
All regulators under the Professional Governance Act (PGA) have had to evaluate, revise and expand their statutorily mandated activities to come into and remain in compliance with both the PGA…
Yes, the Architects Institute of BC (AIBC), Association of Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC), Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (EGBC) and Forest Professionals of BC all collect…
On the advice from our financial auditor the College will start collecting GST on dues starting in 2025. Not collecting GST has increased the administrative burden and costs associated with…
The College has developed three-year financial plan that includes the current dues increase for practicing registrants in 2025 and possible increases in 2026 and 2027 to adjust for economic indices…
Following the successful completion of an audit, a member’s name is removed from the random draw list for a period of five years.
To proactively monitor members’ practice of applied biology to ensure that standards are being met. The audit program is one mechanism for the College to meet its legislated public interest…
Please contact the College office with any questions about the audit program in general. Contact the Director of Practice at: (250) 383-3306 or email: director_practice@cab-bc.org. If you are in the process…
The College matches each auditee with an auditor. All auditors are College members who have undergone an audit themselves. Auditors must have diverse and extensive experience in applied biology, be…
Each auditee will receive an official letter explaining the result of their audit. The letters are sent by Express Post for guaranteed delivery and the College usually mails them by…
The audit process examines how members: Once the auditee is notified they will be audited, the auditee may declare any real or perceived conflicts with their assigned auditor within 5…