Resources and Benefits

BCRPA Resources

Fitness E-Bulletins 

• BCRPA Registered Fitness Leaders receive a monthly Fitness E-Bulletin in their email with industry news, professional development opportunities, and more. If you have unsubscribed to the newsletter, and would like to resubscribe, please send us an email.

Facilitator Training Manual - TFL Resource

Healthy Living Matters site (contains fitness articles and client-training handouts)

The Registry^® of Fitness Professionals website

Resources on how to use The Registry^® of Fitness Professionals

Past editions of FitLifeBC Magazine

Industry Resources

SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada)

PAR-Q+ form (Online and downloadable versions available)

Transferable Registration

For information on how to transfer into BCRPA's Fitness Registration Program view the Transfer to BCRPA page. 

National Transferable Registration: Fitness Leadership Canada

BCRPA is a member of the Fitness Leadership Canada (formerly National Fitness Leadership Association (NFLA)), a nationwide group of Provincial/Territorial government-affiliated fitness agencies.

Fitness Leadership Canada is a partnership of not-for-profit organizations dedicated to the advancement of exercise accreditation and leadership. Fitness Leadership Canada is dedicated to the promotion of active living for all Canadians. They do this by providing a variety of community-based services, education, accreditation, and an unbiased transparent and standardized registration program to exercise professionals.

What they do:

Fitness Leadership Canada's main focus is on the development and stewardship of national standards for fitness leader registration across Canada, and as such they:

• work collaboratively to develop and distribute resources for exercise professionals in Canada
• are a national and international advocate for exercise professionals
• identify and address issues of common concern

Their role as a registrar:

Fitness Leadership Canada is recognized by the International Confederation of Registers for Exercise Professionals (ICREPs)

Here are the Alliance Members to contact if you need to transfer your BCRPA registration to another province:

International Transferable Registration: ICREPs

The ICREPs (International Confederation of Registers for Exercise Professionals) is an international partnership between registration bodies around the world that register exercise professionals. ICREPs Members operate in 4 continents, over seven countries, and collectively register over 60,000 individual exercise professionals. ICREPs has also produced a global matrix that maps each ICREPs member’s registration levels against the others, which provides a clear pathway for exercise professionals considering moving countries.

ICREPs' three main functions include:

1. Facilitating international portability/recognition for exercise professionals worldwide
2. Providing information and support to countries and regions that wish to develop registration systems for exercise professionals
3. Facilitating sharing of best practice systems between ICREPs members

BCRPA's connection to ICREPs furthers our goals by providing international portability and recognition for Canadian exercise professionals and by allowing us to share best practices and information with international partners.

As a BCRPA Registered Fitness Leader, your registration allows you international portability across registration with ICREPs partners. For further information, please contact BCRPA by email. 

Store Discounts

Store discounts are available exclusively to BCRPA Registered Fitness Leaders.

Participating stores include LadySport, FitFirst Footwear, Frontrunners, Trainerize, Team Aquatic Supplies, FitnessTown, Open Door Yoga, plus MORE!

Click here to view the complete information (Registered Fitness Leaders only*)

*Note: You'll need a MyBCRPA account to access these deals. This is different from your account on The Registry® of Fitness Professionals. If you're creating an account for the first time, ensure you use the same email as your Fitness Registry account to access your complete fitness leader discounts. 

If you have a discount to share with BCRPA Registered Fitness Leaders, please send us an email.

Human Kinetics' Course of the Month

Save 40% off the regular price of a Human Kinetics Course every month. Save, earn CECs, and expand your fitness knowledge.

Learn more (*Registered Fitness Leaders only)

*Note: You'll need a MyBCRPA account to access these deals. This is different from your account on The Registry® of Fitness Professionals. If you're creating an account for the first time, ensure you use the same email as your Fitness Registry account to access your complete fitness leader discounts. 

Job Listings

Trusted by industry professionals, BCRPA's job listings webpage has become a one-stop-shop for job seekers looking for work in the fitness industry or the recreation and parks sector. The page is used by fitness, recreation, and parks employers across the province, making it the best place to start your job search.

Being a BCRPA Registered Fitness Leader entitles you to discounted rates for posting jobs on BCRPA's website. Job postings cost $40 for BCRPA Members and Registered Fitness Leaders and $80 for non-members. Discounted job posting bundles are also available, offering even greater savings. 

Jobs are posted for a maximum of 4 weeks.

Plus save more with a job bundle purchase of 5, 10, or 25 job postings. View rates here.

Taking your postings further:

Once the listing is published on the BCRPA website, a job alert will also be posted to our Twitter account providing you with added exposure and reach.

Visit the job listings webpage for more information.