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The Official Publication of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of British Columbia
Happy New Year

Happy New Year

The CTCMA Board and Staff send Best Wishes to all registrants and their families for a Prosperous and Happy 2018.
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2018 Registration Renwal

2018 Registration Renwal

All registrations expire on March 31, 2018. To ensure your continuous registration, you are required to renew your registration online between February 5 and March 31, 2018.
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In order to receive confirmation of renewal by mail before your registration expires, please ensure to complete your renewal by the end of the first week of March.

Annual Registration Renewal Fees (non-refundable)

  • Full Practising Registration: $850
  • Full Non-Practising Registration: $425
  • Student Registration: $200

Please note that CTCMA Bylaws s56(6): Where a registrant fails to pay a registration renewal fee on or before March 31, he or she ceases to be registered.

For details, please refer to Registration Renewal

Surplus and Contingency Fund

Surplus and Contingency Fund

At the August 2017 Extraordinary General Meeting and the November 2017 Annual General Meeting, registrants raised questions regarding the financial statements of the College. The College values transparency and openness, and in that spirit this information is provided.
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The CTCMA has a responsibility to meet all the financial and legal requirements set out under the provincial Health Professions Act.  Part of that responsibility is ensuring that the College is able to meet all of its legal obligations, which could include severance pay, lease commitments and ongoing contracts. Currently, the CTCMA has a contingency fund equal to approximately one year of operating costs to cover those expenses.  This amount has been vetted by external auditors, who have confirmed it is in line with other not-for-profits.  This contingency fund makes up the vast majority of the CTCMA’s surplus funds.

The College takes its fiduciary duties seriously. If you would like more information, detailed financial records, presented by external auditors, can be found on the website here.

Application of the GST/HST to the Practice of Acupuncture

Application of the GST/HST to the Practice of Acupuncture

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) published a bulletin on the application of the GST/HST to the practice of acupuncture
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Please click Here for information

2018 Student Information Session

2018 Student Information Session

To help students/potential exam candidates prepare application material in advance and smooth the application process, CTCMA has scheduled 2 information sessions in 2018.
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CTCMA staff will be present to hand out background information and answer individual questions. The focus will be on the exam application procedures and registration requirements.

  • 1st Session: March 5, 2018 (7:00 pm to 9:00 pm), Victoria at Hotel Grand Pacific (North Pender Island Ballroom)
  • 2nd Session: March 8, 2018 (7 pm to 9 pm), Vancouver at Room B1228, Broadway Campus, Vancouver Community College

The event facilities will accommodate 80 students in each session. Detailed information will be posted on CTCMA website.