Who We Are
The Health Professions Review Board is a neutral body that is independent from the health professions colleges, government, and courts. The Health Professions and Occupations Act gives the review board its powers and duties, which are to:
- review how a health profession college’s registrar disposed of a complaint against a respondent,
- review adverse application decisions by college’s licence committee, and
- review timeliness of complaint investigations.
Our Values
- To protect the public from harm and discrimination,
- To support the rights of indigenous peoples and promote anti-discrimination in relation to health professions regulation,
- To act fairly and transparently while respecting the personal privacy of persons who participate in regulatory processes,
- To promote a holistic health care system that encourages collaboration between regulators and between regulated health practitioners,
- To identify and remove barriers to the practice of a designated profession or occupation, in British Columbia, by extra jurisdictional practitioners, and
- In applying the guiding principles of the Act, to reasonably weight any imbalance between the interests of the public or an individual and those of a regulated health practitioner in favour of the public or the individual.
Our Chair
The Chair of the review board is Mr. David Hobbs. As a founding member of the review board, Mr. Hobbs has been a member since 2009, and has served as the Chair since 2018. Mr. Hobbs is a Founding Partner of the law firm of Hobbs Giroday and previously Hobbs & Leigh. In the past, he served as a Director and Chair with the North Vancouver Recreation Commission and as a Director with the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Hobbs is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Arbitrators. Mr. Hobbs holds his Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Honours) and his Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia.
Our Team
The Board is made up of part-time members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. Members cannot be licensees of a college, members of a body in another jurisdiction that regulates a health profession, or employees or agents of the government of BC or another province or jurisdiction.
Review Board Member Biographies
See links below for a summary of the current Review Board members’ backgrounds:
Appointment and Remunerations Fiscal Year 2024/2025
The Review Board office has a staff of six, who provide support and service to Board members and the public.
Annual Report
The Review Board publishes an Annual Report which is submitted to the Minister of Health Services as required by the Health Professions Act.
- Annual Report 2024
- Annual Report 2023
- Annual Report 2022
- Annual Report 2021
- Annual Report 2020
- Annual Report 2019
- Annual Report 2018
- Annual Report 2017
- Annual Report 2016
- Annual Report 2015
- Annual Report 2014
- Annual Report 2013
- Annual Report 2012
- Annual Report 2011
- Annual Report 2010
- Annual Report 2009
Career and Appointment Opportunities
The review board is made up of part-time board members. We value diversity and equality in our appointments. If you have any questions, please contact the Executive Director at hprbinfo@gov.bc.ca.