Apply for Professional Membership

Professional Membership
Practicing Membership Non-Practicing Membership
Professional who works or plans to work in clinical or community-based healthcare settings in BC Professional who works or plans to work in healthcare management or other roles that do not provide direct client care services
Professional Practice Liability (PL, also known as E&O) insurance required Insurance not required
Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance required

Practicing and Non-Practicing Membership applicants are subject to the same membership requirements and must complete the same application process.

Note: All applicants for professional membership start as Practicing applicants. Once approved, if the applicant wishes to change to Non-Practicing membership due to their work role, they can do so by contacting the office.


To review the full details of the application process, select the pathway from the list below that applies to you:

  1. Canadian Educated (graduated within the last 5 years)
  2. Canadian Educated (graduated more than 5 years ago)
  3. Internationally Educated (graduated within the last 5 years)
  4. Internationally Educated (graduated more than 5 years ago)
  5. Previous BCAK Professional Members
  6. College of Kinesiologists of Ontario Applicants (COKO members in good standing)

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