Community Care Facilities Licensing
In British Columbia, laws help protect the health, safety and well-being of people who receive care in licensed community care facilities, including children, youth, adults and seniors.
The rules for these facilities are set out in the following legislation and standards:
- Community Care and Assisted Living Act
- Child Care Licensing Regulation
- Residential Care Regulation
- Director of Licensing Standards of Practice
Which facilities need a licence?
A community care facilities licence is required for programs and facilities that provide care to three or more people who are not related to the operator by blood or marriage.
Licensed facilities include child care facilities and residential care facilities.
What does the licensing program do?
The Community Care Facilities Licensing Program works with facility operators and staff to make sure they meet B.C.’s laws and licensing requirements.
Licensing Officers educate, monitor, inspect and investigate to help protect people receiving care. There are more than 1,200 licensed community care facilities in the Island Health region.
Licensing Officers are authorized by the Medical Health Officer to:
- Issue licences to child care and residential care facilities.
- Monitor and inspect licensed facilities.
- Respond to complaints and concerns about licensed facilities.
- Investigate reportable incidents submitted by facilities.
- Monitor facilities that do not meet legislative requirements.
- Investigate facilities that may be operating without a required licence.
- Work with community partners and other agencies.
- Make sure facility operators take corrective action when needed.
Contact a licensing officer
Substance Use Services Summary
Island Health’s Community Care Facilities Licensing Program has partnered with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions to make more information about licensed substance use care facilities available online.
These facilities are licensed under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act and the Residential Care Regulation.
The goal is to help the public understand the types of services offered at each licensed substance use facility and learn more about available services across British Columbia.
Below, you’ll find a summary of services at licensed substance use facilities in the Island Health region. Facility operators have provided this information through a questionnaire.
Disclaimer
The specifics regarding the services and care being provided to persons residing in these facilities outlined in the questionnaires is being posted solely for information purposes only. By displaying this information, Island Health is not endorsing the operators' chosen clinical substance use treatment framework nor does it provide regulatory monitoring of this aspect of operations as it is not specified in legislation.
Be advised the information attributed to facility services below has been provided by the Licensee of the facility. In order to ensure accuracy, please contact the Licensee directly.