17 hours ago
Swift News
The province's regulatory body of veterinarians will continue to operate after registrants voted over the summer to increase their annual fees.
In July, the College of Veterinarians of B.C. warned it was facing insolvency by May 2026 as it saw more than a $1 million deficit, and to prevent that from happening, asked members to vote on increasing fees.
The results were published on the college's website on Tuesday, and show that between July 28 and Aug. 29, 36 per cent of the 2,595 eligible registrants voted: 54.4 per cent were in favour of increasing fees, while 44.6 per cent were not, and one person abstained.
Vets pay a variety of fees to work in the province and this is the first time in 14 years they have voted on increasing the amounts, according to the college, which previously said members had voted against increases three times since 2011 — in 2012, 2019, and 2023.
