This notice period ended​ on August 31, 2019​

​​​​​​Notice of Proposed Amendments to the CDSBC Bylaws

August 15, 2019

On August 13, 2019 the Board of the College of Dental Surgeons of BC (CDSBC) approved amendments to the CDSBC Bylaws under the Health Professions Act to deliver specific changes requested by the Minister of Health as described in a letter to the Board on July 15, 2019. In that letter, the Minister outlined concerns about the pace of critical and substantive changes needed in order to move forward on the College's Action Plan​.

The Health Professions Act (Section 19) allows the Board to propose, amend or repeal bylaws consistent with the duties and objects of a college under section 16 of the Act.

The Minister has shortened the bylaw posting and filing periods so that the changes will be in force on September 16, 2019.

The amended bylaws are presented as a red-lined version and as a clean version below. The key changes are summarized in a schedule of changes​ (PDF).

Read the amendments to the CDSBC Bylaws (red-lined version)

Read the amendments to the CDSBC Bylaws (clean version)​

How to subm​​​it comment

Comments may be submitted to the College of Dental Surgeons of BC and/or to the Ministry of Health no later than August 31, 2019.​​

Next ​​​​Steps​

• Notice of this amendment has been provided to the Minister of Health, and regulatory colleges of other health professions in the province as required by section 19 (6.2) of the Health Professions Act.
• CDSBC is distributing a courtesy notice to all registrants and to its stakeholder organizations and associations.
• As requested by the Minister of Health, the amended CDSBC Bylaws will be filed with the Ministry of Health and will be in force on September 16, 2019.

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