Board
The board is comprised of CPSBC licensees and members of the public who are all appointed by the Ministry of Health upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of the Health Professions and Occupations Regulatory Oversight Office.
Roles and responsibilities
The board oversees, controls and administers CPSBC’s affairs in accordance with the Health Professions and Occupations Act, Regulations and CPSBC Bylaws.
- Develop and approve CPSBC’s mission, vision and values
- Develop and approve CPSBC’s strategic plan
- Hire the registrar
- Conduct annual performance reviews of the registrar
- Make, alter, repeal, and suspend bylaws
- Establish and approve budgets and fees
- Approve standards, policies and guidelines
- Ensure board effectiveness and good governance
- Appoint committee members
- Monitor and provide oversight of operational priorities:
- risk identification and mitigation
- finances (resources, controls, audit)
- progress on strategic priorities
- statutory compliance
- regulatory effectiveness
- organizational effectiveness
- communications
- government/stakeholder relations
- annual report to minister of health
Time commitment
Board meetings are held four times per year and are two days duration. A board retreat is held once per year and is also two days duration.
Skills and abilities
The board takes steps to acquire an understanding of regulatory governance, principles of administrative law, and procedural fairness—principles similar to those that apply within the medical staff organization of the health authority or student and faculty promotion in the faculty of medicine.
Board members are objective, fair, and impartial. All board members are required to swear or attest to the Oath of Office prior to serving.
The composition matrix sets out competencies, skills and experience that board members bring to the table.
Board members complete training and education in understanding the impact of colonization on Indigenous people of Canada, including the harms caused by residential schools, and be committed to eliminating Indigenous-specific racism in health care. All board members are required to complete the San’yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Program and additional training on cultural safety and humility, trauma-informed processes, and unconscious bias.
Financial compensation
Board members are entitled to a daily honorarium for attendance at meetings. Costs associated with travel and necessary per diem expenses are also paid in accordance with board policy.