Information regarding when to amend a facility licence
An amendment application is required if you are changing or adding a type of care, changing a manager, facility capacity or facility name.
Change of manager
Should your facility manager resign or expect to be absent for more than 30 consecutive days, you must notify Licensing Direct and complete the following forms:
Change of facility capacity or type of care
Complete the following and submit to Licensing Direct:
An updated floor plan
Current site plan including boundaries and outdoor areas
Fire approval of emergency exits and fire drill system (capacity change only)
Record of municipal approvals (care type and capacity changes)
An updated budget
Other changes
Complete the Application for Licence Form and submit to Licensing Direct to advise of changes to the following:
facility name
mailing address
Notify Licensing Direct directly of these changes (an application for Licence is not required):
- licensee contact information
- months, days, hours of operation
Physicial or operational changes
Immediately notify Licensing Direct of changes to your:
Plans must be approved before any structural changes can be made.
A licensee of a residential care facility is required to provide one year advance notice of temporary or permanent suspension of a facility’s operations. Notice is required 120 days prior to a reduction, expansion, or substantial change to services, or a sale, lease, or transfer of a facility
Apply for an exemption
An exemption is a release from a requirement of legislation. An exemption gives Licensing Officers and Medical Health Officers flexibility and the discretion to consider unique situations.
To apply, follow the instructions on applying for an exemption to Licensing Direct.
Contact Licensing Direct
Phone: 1-877-980-5118
Email: Contact us by email
Fax: 250-868-7760
Mail or visit:
1340 Ellis Street
Kelowna, BC
V1Y-9N1