College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC)

Mission :
Serving the public by regulating physicians and surgeons

Their mission is to serve the public by regulating physicians and surgeons. They fulfill this mission in a variety of ways:
• Ensuring that BC’s physicians and surgeons are qualified, competent and fit to practise medicine
• Managing and responding to complaints from patients
• Taking action if a physician or surgeon is practising in a way that is incompetent, unethical or illegal
• Administering quality assurance activities to ensure physicians and surgeons remain competent throughout their professional lives
• Accrediting diagnostic and private medical/surgical facilities so that patients receive quality care