Welcome to the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry
Special COVID-19 Announcements:
Please click on the link here for interim registration measures and updates for educators.
Health Care Assistant – COVID-19 Supports:
Please click on the link here.
Registry operations during COVID-19:
The Registry is open and we are prioritizing the timely and efficient registration of new applications.
However, due to the provincial public health emergency, all Registry staff are working remotely. At this time, our ability to handle a high volume of telephone calls is more limited.
The most effective means of communication with the Registry staff is via email to register@cachwr.bc.ca and/or to send a message in your online Registry account.
We will endeavour to respond to all messages received in a timely manner.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Care aides and community health workers are also known as health care assistants or HCAs. They are frontline care providers in a variety of institutional and community settings including home support agencies and residential care facilities.
To be eligible to work as a HCA in any publicly funded health care setting in BC, applicants must be registered with the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry.
For a complete list of recognized Health Care Assistant programs in BC - Click Here
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HCA Educators in BC
To improve the educational standards of health care assistant programs in British Columbia, the Registry recognizes and lists educational institutions that meet specific program standards.
Protecting the Public
The Registry serves and protects vulnerable patients, residents, and clients receiving care from health care assistants employed by publicly funded facilities. Employers are required to report in writing to the Registry every suspension or termination of an employee for alleged abuse.