IMPORTANT: All registration-related fees are established in the bylaws and are not subject to change without registrant vote. A new registrant-approved fee schedule came into effect on October 1, 2025.
The new in-force fee schedule (in effect as of October 1, 2025) can be found here:
NEW Schedule C – Prescribed Fees and Assessments (effective October 1, 2025)
Application Fee:
$650 + GST (=$682.50)
Bylaw Exam Fee (*This fee is not applied to applicants for TEMP registration):
$450 + GST (=$472.50)
Registration Fees
Annual registration fees are established in the bylaws for a full year of registration from January 1 – December 31. The registration fee for a new registrant is prorated based upon the quarter during which registration is granted, as outlined in the following table:
Date New Registration Granted
Registration Class | Quarter 1 January 1 – March 31 (full annual fee) | Quarter 2 April 1 – June 30 (¾ annual fee) | Quarter 3 July 1 – September 30 (1/2 annual fee) | Quarter 4 October 1 – December 31 (1/4 annual fee) | |
Private Practice (PP) | $1900 + GST = $1995 | $1425 + GST = $1496.25 | $950 + GST = $997.50 | $475 + GST = $498.75 | |
Provisional Supervised Active (PSA) | $1900 + GST = $1995 | $1425 + GST = $1496.25 | $950 + GST = $997.50 | $475 + GST = $498.75 | |
Specialty Private Practice | $1900 + GST = $1995 | $1425 + GST = $1496.25 | $950 + GST = $997.50 | $475 + GST = $498.75 | |
Public Sector | $1900 + GST = $1995 | $1425 + GST = $1496.25 | $950 + GST = $997.50 | $475 + GST = $498.75 | |
Temporary Registration for an External Licensed Veterinarian | For 30 days of practice in BC within 1 year from date registration granted $500 + GST = $525.00 | ||||
ADDITIONAL FEE – ASSESSED BY MINISTERIAL ORDER
Please Note: On April 14, 2025, the Minister of Agriculture and Food ordered a special fee of $500 (plus GST) payable by registrants in the following classes: Private Practice, Specialty Private Practice, and Public Sector, including Provisional and Provisional Supervised categories of those classes. Payment of the special fee by existing registrants was due by June 13, 2025. The Ministerial Order is in effect for one year (to April 13, 2026).
For all new registrants during the time period in which the Order is in effect, the special fee will be payable upon registration into any of the registration classes indicated above.
