Applying to be an RCC with International Credentials
Effective July 1 , 2026: Applicants seeking membership with BCACC must be living in Canada and provide a Canadian address on their application.
Please note: BCACC does not provide feedback or advising about schools, programs or coursework over the phone or in advance of a complete application.
Psychotherapists with international credentials may be eligible for membership with BCACC, and you may begin an application for membership while you are located outside of Canada.
However, you must reside/be living in Canada in order to finish the membership enrollment process and receive BCACC membership.
You may also order documentation, such as credential evaluations and/or transcripts, reference forms, letters of professional standing from any professional registrations you hold with regulatory bodies, to be sent to BCACC while you are located outside of Canada. These documents must be received directly from your referees or issuing organizations.
For any applications started in our system after August 1, 2023, you will have up to 2 years to complete your application for membership.
International Credential Evaluations
Applicants using credentials granted outside of Canada and the USA must obtain a credential evaluation report.
To find a credential evaluator in Canada, please refer to the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada.
To be eligible for membership, your credential evaluation must conclude that your credential is equivalent to a master’s degree granted in Canada.
Types of Credential Evaluation Reports
Order a comprehensive report that includes a list of coursework that was completed as part of that degree.
Credential evaluations and transcripts (if required) must be sent directly from the credential evaluator and educational institution to BCACC.
Credential evaluations and transcripts can be sent to BCACC by
109 – 1034 Johnson Street
Victoria, BC, Canada
V8V 3N7
Translation Guidelines
Documentation for membership applications must be submitted in English. Translation must be provided by a Certified Translator in Canada.
- To find a Certified Translator in BC, you can access the directory offered by the Society of Translators and Interpretors of British Columbia (STIBC).
- To find a Certified Translator elsewhere in Canada, please see the list of provincial associations published by the Canadian Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters Council (CTTIC).
If you order transcripts and your transcripts require translation to English, you must order your transcripts to be sent from your educational institution directly to a Certified Translator in Canada. The Certified Translator will complete their work and forward a completed translation package to BCACC.
If your supporting documentation, such as reference forms, letters of good standing, or course descriptions, requires translation to English, you must order your documents to be sent directly to a Certified Translator in Canada. The Certified Translator will complete their work and forward a completed translation package to BCACC.
Translated packages can be sent to to BCACC by email to [email protected] or by mail to:
#109 – 1034 Johnson Street, Victoria BC, Canada, V8V 3N7.
Clinical Supervision
If you have received clinical supervision from clinical supervisors located outside of Canada, that clinical supervision may be considered as part of a complete application.
The clinical supervisor criteria found on the Eligibility page will be used to evaluate that clinical supervisor and the clinical supervision experience.
The clinical and colleague reference forms found on the Apply Now page must be completed by your referees and sent directly to BCACC by email to [email protected] or by mail to:
109 – 1034 Johnson Street, Victoria BC, Canada, V8V 3N7.
Language Proficiency
If you applied for membership with BCACC on or after August 1, 2024, you must meet the RCC English language requirement. See the Eligibility page for details.
