Nov 4, 2025 · Updated AIBC Bylaws, Two New Professional Standards In effect as of December 10, 2025. Read more

This section provides key information and resources for architects already registered with the AIBC (if you are not yet registered, see ‘ Become an Architect AIBC ‘).

Registration with the AIBC is mandatory for architects practising or offering to practise in British Columbia. To become registered, an architect must meet stringent standards established by …

Architectural firms operating in British Columbia must register with the AIBC and obtain a Certificate of Practice. This section contains the key information and forms to become …

Meetings with AIBC staff are by appointment only. Members of the public and AIBC registrants may contact staff with specific enquiries using the department lists below.

Read more Organization The AIBC is an independent, professional self-regulatory body established in 1920 by provincial statute: the Architects Act.

Jul 1, 2024 · All Architects AIBC, Architectural Technologists AIBC, and Intern Architects AIBC (“CES Participants”) are required to earn 36 Learning Units (LUS) every two years, consisting …

On this webpage, there are several forms that can be completed and submitted to the AIBC. Information submitted through the forms is collected under the authority of AIBC Bylaws under …

In July 2020, the Government of British Columbia announced that the AIBC would be transitioning legislation from the Architects Act to the Professional Governance Act.

The AIBC is the regulatory body for the profession of architecture in British Columbia. The transition to the PGA does not change this identity – rather, it strengthens the AIBC’s mandate …