Registered Massage Therapists Association of British Columbia

01/22/2026

Scholarship Essay Deadline: January 31

The essay topic for the 2025 RMTBC Student Scholarship valued at $500 is “How will you support the profession after graduation and what important role will the Association play?”

Details: https://members.rmtbc.ca/professional-development/resources-for-students-and-new-grads/resources-for-students/scholarships/

Please share this information with any massage therapy students you know in BC - thank you!

01/20/2026

01/19/2026

01/14/2026

CMTA Group Benefits Plan:
Enrollment for RMTBC Members Now Open

The Canadian Massage Therapist Association (CMTA) has once again partnered with Perlinger to offer a group benefits plan - https://crmta.ca/groupbenefitsplan/

Voluntary Critical Illness is now an option for those who are also enrolled in health and dental benefits.

Enrollment for RMTBC members is open until February 1st. Please note that this is the only time that current RMTBC members can enroll. New members can enroll within 31 days of joining RMTBC.

01/12/2026

The RMTBC Board will be holding a Strategic Planning Session in the next few weeks and would like to canvas members for their input.

A link to the survey was emailed to all members. Please check your email then take a few minutes to complete the survey.

Your responses are valuable and appreciated!

01/06/2026

“Aims: To compare the effects of Swedish massage (SM) and hip strengthening exercises (HSE) versus control on pain, range of motion (ROM), and function in older adults with Knee osteoarthritis (KOA).” https://bit.ly/4qecaFA

12/23/2025

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

The RMTBC Board of Directors and our dedicated team would like to wish everyone a very happy and healthy holiday season!

Our holiday office hours are:

December 24 - 9:00 to 12:00
December 25 and 26 - CLOSED
December 29 - 9:00 to 4:30
December 30 - 9:00 to 4:30
December 31 - 9:00 to 12:00
January 1 and 2 - CLOSED

12/23/2025

“This integrative framework conceptualizes how manipulation of the soft tissues engage both sensory-afferent and cognitive-affective pathways ideally situated to reshape predictive models of somatosensory experience and counter the long-term effects of trauma and pain.” https://bit.ly/45o9kFk

12/20/2025

Thank you to all the RMTs who have renewed by Dec 15. If you still have to renew, you must do so by Dec 31, and a late fee will apply.



If you do not renew by Dec 31, 2025, your registration will be cancelled and, if you want to continue practising in 2026, you will be required to pay a $75 application fee and $850 registration reinstatement fee, as outlined in Schedule 3, paragraph 7.0 of the CCHPBC Bylaws.



Click here to go to the RMT renewal portal: https://cmtbc.ca.thentiacloud.net/webs/cmtbc/service/

12/15/2025

“[This study aims] to perform a systematic review of the existing evidence of the effects of manual therapy, both conventional and nonconventional, on any playing-related musculoskeletal disorder (PRMD) outcome in instrumentalists.” https://bit.ly/4qfdlEm

12/14/2025

RMTs, your registration renewal is due on Monday, Dec. 15 at 4:30 pm, if you want to avoid incurring a late fee. If you renew between December 16 and December 31, you will be required to pay an additional late fee of $100.



Need help with your renewal? Contact us today at: registration@cchpbc.ca or call 604-742-6670, press 2 and then press 2 again.

12/11/2025

IJTMB is the official journal of RMTBC and the Massage Therapy Foundation.

A new issue of IJTMB has been released! Read an editorial about leadership in the MT profession, research articles about massage for athletes, those with cancer-related pain, sinus headache, fibromyalgia, TMJ, menstrual cramps, & constipation, as well as a commentary on the potential impact of MT on veterans. Check it out here: www.ijtmb.org