If you live in British Columbia and need a family doctor or nurse practitioner, register for the Health Connect Registry. A strong, long-term primary care provider and patient relationship is an important step in you and your family’s healthful living.
When you register, you are added to a list of people in need of a family doctor or nurse practitioner in your community. The list is securely shared with attachment coordinators who are working in communities throughout B.C. to match people with primary care providers who can take on new patients.
Registration takes less than five minutes. To register, provide your:
To help us find you a match, you will have the option to inform us of any new and recent changes to your health when you register. Find out more about the health questions.
Call 8-1-1 to register for the Health Connect Registry in languages other than English.
Translation services are available in over 130 languages.
After dialing 8-1-1, you will be connected with an English-speaking health service navigator. For service in another language, simply state the language (for example, say “Punjabi”), and an interpreter who speaks that language will join the call.
If you live in B.C. and need a family doctor or nurse practitioner, you can register. You can register yourself and your family members. You can also register on behalf of a person in your care, for example, you may be a health care provider or social worker.
If you already have a family doctor or nurse practitioner, you don’t need to register.
Waitlists at clinics in B.C. have transitioned to the Health Connect Registry. If you previously registered for a waitlist at a local clinic, you can choose to register for the Health Connect Registry again, or you can wait to be contacted directly about your registration. You will maintain your original waitlist registration date from when you registered on the local clinic waitlist.
When a family doctor or nurse practitioner in your area becomes available, the team in your community will contact you. They may also contact you by phone or email for more information or to offer health care support while you wait to be matched.
Primary care services are available in communities throughout B.C. while you wait. You can search for services in your community using the HealthLink BC Services Directory.
Other available services include:
While you are waiting to be connected to a primary care provider, it is important to make sure your Health Connect Registry registration remains accurate and current. This will help us to match you with a provider.
From time to time, Health Connect Registry registrants will receive emails from healthconnectregistrydonotreply@hlth.gov.bc.ca. These emails help us make sure your registration information is up to date and share information about health services available in your community.
Please call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1 if you have any questions about how we are contacting you or if you have phishing concerns on these emails.
To learn more about next steps and how to manage your registration, visit After you register.
Contact us if you have questions or need help registering.
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A health service navigator will help you find the information you are looking for or transfer you to a registered nurse, registered dietitian, licensed pharmacist or qualified exercise professional.
Deaf and hard of hearing
For the deaf and hard of hearing (TTY), call 7-1-1. For Video Relay Services, have them call us at 604-215-5101.
Web-enabled phone services
If using web-enable phone services like Google Chat, dial 604-215-8110.
Call toll-free in B.C., 8-1-1, or 7-1-1 for the deaf and hard of hearing to get personalized assistance. Speak to a navigator who can guide you to reliable health information or connect you with a health professional. Translation services are available in over 130 languages.
