<p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Dr. John Yang (Canada)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">General Description: Five Canadian provinces have their own traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)/Acupuncture legislations. Each regulatory body differs in terms of the scope of TCM practice and training programs. The five provincial TCM regulatory bodies have formed a national organization named the Canadian Alliance of Regulatory Bodies of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists. This organization is responsible for setting up Entry-Level Occupational Competencies for the Practice of TCM/acupuncture in Canada, as well as administrating the Pan-Canadian TCM Examinations. There are two examinations which include the Pan-Canadian Written Examinations and Pan-Canadian Clinical Case-study Examinations. There are three written examinations for three different designations such as TCM practitioner, Acupuncturist and TCM Herbalist. Same as for clinical case-study examinations. All new graduates from TCM programs in the five provinces must pass this national examinations in order to legally practice in Canada. Among these five provinces, In British Columbia candidates can write the licensing exams in English or mandarin Chinese, Quebec in French, and the rest of them can be English.&nbsp;</p><p><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Canadian TCM educational system falls under provincial jurisdiction. There are different TCM colleges/institutes in each province. Currently most of TCM educational programs are running by private institutes. There are two public universities and three colleges offer TCM/acupuncture programs. The Federation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Colleges of Canada (FTCMCC) represents most of private TCM institutes, It promotes and advances the interests of Canadian colleges of TCM and acupuncture, develops standards of education, training, accreditation, ethics and conduct amongst its members. The FTCMCC also represents its members to licensing and regulatory bodies, the public, governments, news media, educational institutions, other associations of health care colleges, and the health care industry. The members of FTCMCC come from different provinces such as Canadian College of Acupuncture &amp; Traditional Chinese Medicine of Nova Scotia, Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Toronto School of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Ontario, Institute de Medicine, and Canadian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Alberta.</p><p><br/></p><p>Objectives: Provide information to participants regarding Canadian TCM regulatory bodies, licensing requirements, TCM education standard and training programs&nbsp;</p><p><br/></p><p>Methods: Literature reviewing&nbsp;</p><p><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Results: There is a national TCM/acupuncture licensing examination body which administrates the licensing examinations for new graduates of TCM/acupuncture programs. There is a national society of TCM colleges which develops TCM education standards for its members There are different TCM colleges and institutes across Canada to deliver the training programs&nbsp;</p><p><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Conclusion/Discussion: In order to practice TCM/acupuncture, new graduates of TCM/acupuncture program from above five provinces must pass national licensing examinations.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In order to qualify writing the licensing examinations, individuals must satisfy TCM/acupuncture education standards. In BC, AB, ON and QB, prospective students need to choose the accredited TCM colleges or institutes to study in order to receive proper credential.&nbsp;</p><p><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Bio: Dr. Yang graduated from Hainan University Medical School. Upon graduating, he took a position as Assistant Professor working in the same university. He later furthered his TCM training in the Hainan Provincial TCM Hospital. He earned Doctoral degree in TCM from Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. Dr. Yang is a registered Doctor of TCM in British Columbia. Currently he is the chair of TCM/Acupuncture department at the Faculty of Health in Kwentlen Polytechnic University of BC and the president of Federation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Colleges of Canada.</p><p><br/></p>