18 - BC Corporate Permits: What Your Health Corporation Can and Cannot Bill For

Written By Danielle Boyd

In this technical but essential episode of Health of Business, Danielle Boyd walks through a deliberately conservative, compliance-focused interpretation of a major blind spot for many BC clinic owners and incorporated health professionals: what a health profession corporate permit is actually authorized to bill for.

If you operate a permitted health profession corporation in British Columbia (physio, chiro, RMT, naturopath, etc.), your billing and revenue streams are far more restricted than most people realize. Danielle explains why this is not a CRA or tax issue, but a college and legislation compliance issue, and why taking a permission-based reading of the legislation (what is clearly authorized, not what is simply not prohibited) matters, especially as BC transitions to the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA) on April 1, 2026.

This episode intentionally takes a cautious, regulator-aligned lens. The focus is on what legislation and bylaws clearly permit, rather than relying on historical tolerance, informal college guidance, or common industry practice. The goal is not to say what clinics “can get away with,” but to help owners understand where real compliance risk exists so they can make informed decisions.

You’ll learn:

  • The three most common business structures in private practice

  • Why billing multiple professions under one entity is not clearly authorized in BC today

  • Where the true grey zones live

  • Common compliant workarounds, including rent models and parallel corporate structures

  • Why enforcement has historically been quiet, and why that may change under HPOA

This episode is for clinic owners, corporate permit holders, and practitioners who want to understand who is billing for them, who they are paying, and what regulatory risk may exist beneath common clinic models.

Important note: Danielle shares a practical, conservative interpretation of publicly available legislation, bylaws, and college guidance. She is not a lawyer or accountant. This episode is educational only and does not constitute legal or tax advice. Any restructuring should involve qualified legal and accounting professionals.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Why this topic matters

02:15 Not legal or tax advice

04:05 Regulatory compliance vs CRA

06:10 Three common clinic structures

08:05 Sole proprietorships and dissolving a corporation

11:00 What a permitted health profession corporation is

13:10 What non-permitted corporations cannot do

15:05 One permit, one profession, narrow allowable income

18:10 Products and “directly associated services”

21:15 Why multidisciplinary clinics get stuck in BC

24:00 Rent models for other disciplines

26:30 Parallel corporate structures

29:10 Receipts, Jane setup, patient clarity

31:20 Enforcement reality under HPA

34:10 What the college may review

36:20 Possible outcomes of investigation

38:25 HPOA changes and increased risk

42:10 Duty to report and tribunal concerns

45:20 The optimistic note

47:10 Practical takeaways 49:10 Closing remarks

Keywords:

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