What is BCRPA Registration?

The BCRPA (British Columbia Parks & Recreation Association) is the governing body for all fitness professionals within the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is equivalent to the Royal Life Saving Society which sets life-guarding standards within Canada or the Canadian Red Cross Society which sets the standards for swim instruction. The BCRPA sets the standards for aquatic fitness instructors, exercise to music instructors (land fitness), weight room attendants and personal trainers.

Why do you need to be BCRPA registered?

When you are BCRPA registered you meet industry standards and are covered with a two million dollar liability insurance policy. Safety and first aid are common to all aquatic training courses, however fitness is very specific in understanding how the body works and how to put together an effective exercise program. Would you want an aquatic fitness instructor to lifeguard? Likewise, it does not meet industry standards to have lifeguards teaching aquatic fitness without taking the proper courses and maintaining professional requirements.