Registration Requirements

To be eligible to be registered to practice veterinary medicine in BC, an individual must hold a degree in veterinary medicine and must meet relevant occupational competency requirements and all other registration requirements for their chosen class of registration, as established in the CVBC’s bylaws. 

Degree in Veterinary Medicine 

An applicant must possess a degree in veterinary medicine from either: 

• A veterinary school accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association/Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (‘AVMA/CVMA-COE’);  or 

• A Non-COE accredited veterinary school of the world that is recognized by the AVMA’s Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (‘ECVFG’) & the CVMA’s National Examining Board (‘NEB’).

Occupational Competency Requirements  

A veterinarian who wishes to become registered to practise in BC must be able to provide one of the following in evidence of occupational competency.  Which requirement(s) an applicant is able to provide will determine which class(es) of registration they may be eligible for.