CARE AIDES AND COMMUNITY
HEALTH WORKERS Are an integral part of the health care system.
CARE AIDES AND COMMUNITY
HEALTH WORKERS Assist nurses and other health professionals in providing care.
CARE AIDES AND COMMUNITY
HEALTH WORKERS Work in acute care, residential care, community care, and home care.

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.

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.
Do you want to register as a health care assistant in BC? Apply Now

Subject Matter Experts Needed - New NCAS Competency Assessment

The following announcement is being posted at the request of the Nursing Community Assessment Service (NCAS): Read more >

COVID-19 Announcements

As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry (The Registry) will continue to send emails directly to those impacted by updates and to those applicants with questions.  All updates and announcements... Read more >