Latest Policy & Procedure Changes
Changes to the certification scheme, eligibility criteria, policies, etc. will be posted here for your information.
| Date | Change Description |
|---|---|
| December 10, 2024 | Effective January 1, 2025, the CPD late fee is increasing to $200.00 CDN plus applicable taxes. |
| December 10, 2024 | Effective January 1, 2025, the application fee for applications submitted under memorandum of understanding process is increasing to $125.00. CDN plus applicable taxes. |
| September 1, 2024 | The IOSH Memorandum of Understanding has been put on hold to allow for a review and update of the MOU. Applications submitted under this MOU process will not be eligible to be processed until the review is completed and an updated agreement is in place. |
| August 19 2024 | CRSP and CRST Reference Text lists updated https://bcrsp.ca/prospective-certificants/bcrsp-examinations/reference-texts |
| July 4, 2024 | Effective January 1 2025 - New CRSP Examination Blueprint comes into effect commencing with the February 2025 CRSP Examination Writing Window. The CRSP Examination length will also increase for 3.5 hours to 4 hours and the examination fee will increase to $200.00. |
| April 2, 2024 | A new certificate design for both the CRSP and CRST certifications will be used commencing the 2024 certification approvals. |
| August 15, 2023 | New CRST Examination Blueprint Published. First examination administered with this blueprint will be March 2024. |
| July 24 2023 | CRSP and CRST Reference Text lists updated https://bcrsp.ca/prospective-certificants/bcrsp-examinations/reference-texts |
| July 1 2023 | Effective with the March 2024 CRST Examination, a new CRST Examination Blueprint will be utilized. The new Blueprint will be released by September 2023. |
| February 3 2023 | CRSP and CRST Reference Text lists updated https://bcrsp.ca/prospective-certificants/bcrsp-examinations/reference-texts |
| May 2022 | The IOSH Memorandum of Understanding has been put on hold to allow for a review and update of the MOU. Applications submitted under this MOU process will not be eligible to be processed until the review is completed and an updated agreement is in place. This has now been lifted and applications under the MOU are being accepted again (August 2022) |
| October 2021 | Commencing in 2022, BCRSP examination score reports will be changing. Unsuccessful candidates will receive a performance report with a scaled score, and successful candidates will receive a pass notification only (no score). A scaled score is a representation of the total number of correct questions a candidate has answered (raw score) that has been converted to a consistent and standardized scale. More information will be provided on this change to examination candidates in 2022. |
| February 2021 | Examination Reference Text Lists Updated |
| January 2021 | CRSP eligibility guidelines removed distinction between 3-year and 4-year Bachelor's degrees. Any Bachelor's degree from an accredited Canadian university or equivalent will be considered as meeting the base requirement for CRSP certification applications. |
| August 2020 | New CRSP Examination Blueprint Published. https://bcrsp.ca/newsroom/bcrsp-releases-2020-update-crsp%C2%AE-examination-blueprint First exam to new Blueprint date revised to JUNE 2021 |
| May 7 2020 | CRSP and CRST Reference Text lists updated https://bcrsp.ca/prospective-certificants/bcrsp-examinations/reference-texts |
| March 1, 2020 | CRSP and CRST Reference Text lists updated https://bcrsp.ca/prospective-certificants/bcrsp-examinations/reference-texts |
| January 29, 2020 | New CRSP Examination Blueprint Published. https://bcrsp.ca/newsroom/bcrsp-releases-2020-update-crsp%C2%AE-examination-blueprint |
| November 1, 2019 | CRSP Reference Text List updated |
| September 4, 2019 | As of January 1, 2020, the examination fee will be $175.00 (+ GST/HST as applicable). |