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The College of Veterinarians of BC has one of the broadest Scopes of Practice in Canada. Only a person properly registered by the CVBC as a veterinarian under the Veterinarians Act and the Bylaws may practice “veterinary medicine"2 in BC.
You’re probably thinking to yourself… what does that have to do with non-veterinary health therapies? That is a very good question!
This has decreased access to these valuable non-veterinary animal therapies and caused some practitioners to practice in the shadows or at risk of penalty.
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Section 1 of the Veterinarians Act1 defines the term 'veterinary medicine' as follows:
In this Act: .......- "veterinary medicine” means the art and science of veterinary medicine, dentistry and surgery, and includes, whether or not for consideration,
- (a) the diagnosis and treatment of animals for the prevention, alleviation or correction of disease, injury, pain, defect, disorder, or other similar condition, - (b) the provision of a service prescribed by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, & - (c) the provision of advice in respect of a matter referred to in paragraph (a) or (b). Section 46 (2) of the veterinarians Act1 restricts the practice of veterinary medicine to those who are registered members of the College:
“A person who is not a registrant must not do any of the following:
(a) perform, offer to perform, or imply that the person is entitled to perform, in British Columbia, any act described in the definition of "veterinary medicine II in section 1,· (b) recover a fee or remuneration in any court in respect of the performance, in British Columbia, of any act described in the definition of "veterinary medicine" in section 1.” |
Here's a list, with definitions,
of unauthorized practices...
References
1) Veterinarians Act- College of Veterinarians of BC
“Veterinarians Act.”, College of Veterinarians of BC, Published June 3, 2010. Current as of January 22, 2020, |
2) Unauthorized Practice of Veterinary Medicine in BC,
“Unauthorized Practice of Veterinary Medicine in BC,” College of Veterinarians of BC, Published January 2012 By: Dr. John Brocklebank, Deputy Registrar, |
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