Mandatory Requirements for Counselling Corporations

1) Incorporation

Under the Licensed Counselling Therapy Act and the College’s By-laws, any corporation that provides counselling therapy services “by, through, or in the name of a corporation” must be registered with the College. This requirement applies specifically to corporations owned or controlled by a Licensed Counselling Therapist (LCT) or Licensed Counselling Therapist–Candidate (LCT-C), as only members are authorized to practise counselling therapy. Accordingly, any such incorporated business must hold its own valid license with the College.

2) Ownership Structure
All shares of the corporation must be owned by members of the CCTNB;

• No outside investors or unrelated shareholders are permitted.

3) Direction and Control

• The corporation must be directed and controlled by CCTNB members.

• A licensed professional corporation can still include:

  • Other regulated professionals (e.g., psychologists, social workers)
  • Administrative staff
  • Contractors or employees in other roles;

However,

• • Those individuals must practise within their own scope and under their own regulatory body.
  • They must not be presented as providing counselling therapy under the CCTNB licence unless they are members.

4) Registration with the CCTNB

• The corporation must apply to be entered on the Professional Corporation Register.
• A separate license is issued to the corporation, in addition to the individual practitioner’s licence. IMPORTANT: A corporate license does not replace an individual license. An individual license is still needed even if you have a corporate license.