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The College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of British Columbia (CSHBC) is a health regulatory body that exercises authority delegated by the provincial government through BC’s Health Professions Act (the “Act”).

As mandated by the Act, CSHBC regulates three professions – audiology, hearing instrument dispensing, and speech-language pathology – in the public interest to ensure that Registered Audiologists (RAUDs), Registered Hearing Instrument Practitioners (RHIPs), and Registered Speech-Language Pathologists (RSLPs) in BC deliver safe, ethical, and effective care.

BC is one of nine provinces in Canada that have statutory regulation of audiology and speech-language pathology (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland