Types of licences
Full class
The full licence permits a physician to practise medicine independently (without supervision) within their scope, anywhere in British Columbia.
Learn more about the requirements for a full - family class licence
Learn more about the requirements for a full - specialty class licence
Provisional class
The provisional licence permits a physician to practise medicine with limits and conditions granted by CPSBC.
Learn more about the requirements for the provisional licence
Clinical observer class
The clinical observer licence is for
- internationally trained physicians who want to participate in an educational experience in British Columbia, or
- Canadian medical school graduates who want to enter a postgraduate training program in British Columbia.
Learn more about the requirements for the clinical observer licence
Assessment class
The assessment licence is for internationally trained physicians whose postgraduate training was not obtained in a jurisdiction acceptable to the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
Learn more about the requirements for the assessment licence
Associate physician class
The associate physician licence is for physicians who were not eligible for full or provisional licensure in BC. They may be eligible to apply for restricted licensure as associate physicians under the direction and supervision of attending physicians in acute care and community primary care settings.
Learn more about the requirements for the associate physician licence
Visiting physician class
CPSBC grants short-term licence for up to six months to physicians from other jurisdictions, which allows them to provide limited medical care in a specific circumstance.
Learn more about the requirements for the visiting physician licence