1. [British Columbia](https://ailio.health/in/ca/region/bc)
2. [Victoria, BC](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc)
3. Physiotherapy

# Veterans Affairs physiotherapy in Victoria, BC

26 practitioners offering physiotherapy in Victoria, BC who take Veterans Affairs claims, with what each one has told us they will ask you for at the desk.

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Related: [Veterans Affairs](https://ailio.health/search?place=victoria-bc&discipline=physiotherapy&funder=dva) [ICBC](https://ailio.health/search?place=victoria-bc&discipline=physiotherapy&funder=icbc) [MSP (premium assistance)](https://ailio.health/search?place=victoria-bc&discipline=physiotherapy&funder=msp) [RCMP / Canadian Forces](https://ailio.health/search?place=victoria-bc&discipline=physiotherapy&funder=rcmp-caf) [WorkSafeBC](https://ailio.health/search?place=victoria-bc&discipline=physiotherapy&funder=wsbc) [Under $75](https://ailio.health/search?place=victoria-bc&discipline=physiotherapy&price=-75&unpriced=0) [Under $100](https://ailio.health/search?place=victoria-bc&discipline=physiotherapy&price=-100&unpriced=0) [Under $150](https://ailio.health/search?place=victoria-bc&discipline=physiotherapy&price=-150&unpriced=0) [Children](https://ailio.health/search?place=victoria-bc&discipline=physiotherapy&attr=population:children) [Teens](https://ailio.health/search?place=victoria-bc&discipline=physiotherapy&attr=population:teens) [Adults](https://ailio.health/search?place=victoria-bc&discipline=physiotherapy&attr=population:adults) [Seniors](https://ailio.health/search?place=victoria-bc&discipline=physiotherapy&attr=population:seniors) [Families](https://ailio.health/search?place=victoria-bc&discipline=physiotherapy&attr=population:families)

## 11 openings left today in Victoria

Counted across the 12 practitioners on this page rather than the whole city, while the citywide figure catches up — there may be more. Times come straight from each clinic’s calendar and expire when they are taken.

[Kathy Murdoch](https://ailio.health/p/kathy-murdoch.hwt) [Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy) [Shelbourne Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/c/shelbourne-physiotherapy.vt) · Fernwood

From $120 for 30 min — the lowest physiotherapy price shown for this clinic.

Today · 8:00 AM [Book](https://ailio.health/p/kathy-murdoch.hwt)

[Roman Zaliskyy](https://ailio.health/p/roman-zaliskyy.1cg8) [Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy) [Dockside Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/c/dockside-physiotherapy.39l) · Victoria West

From $110 for 30 min — the lowest physiotherapy price shown for this clinic.

Today · 9:30 AM [Book](https://ailio.health/p/roman-zaliskyy.1cg8)

[Sam Siequien](https://ailio.health/p/sam-siequien.1cgm) [Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy) [Dockside Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/c/dockside-physiotherapy.39l) · Victoria West

From $110 for 30 min — the lowest physiotherapy price shown for this clinic.

Today · 12:30 PM [Book](https://ailio.health/p/sam-siequien.1cgm)

[Cody McEvay](https://ailio.health/p/cody-mcevay.hwz) [Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy) [Shelbourne Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/c/shelbourne-physiotherapy.vt) · Fernwood

From $110 for 30 min — the lowest physiotherapy price shown for this clinic.

Today · 12:45 PM [Book](https://ailio.health/p/cody-mcevay.hwz)

[Evan Thomas](https://ailio.health/p/evan-thomas.1cgk) [Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy) [Dockside Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/c/dockside-physiotherapy.39l) · Victoria West

From $55 for 15 min — the lowest physiotherapy price shown for this clinic.

Today · 1:15 PM [Book](https://ailio.health/p/evan-thomas.1cgk)

[Mohsen Mirzaie](https://ailio.health/p/mohsen-mirzaie.hwv) [Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy) [Shelbourne Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/c/shelbourne-physiotherapy.vt) · Fernwood

From $95 for 20 min — the lowest physiotherapy price shown for this clinic.

Today · 4:30 PM [Book](https://ailio.health/p/mohsen-mirzaie.hwv)

[+2 more openings today see them all](https://ailio.health/search?place=victoria-bc&discipline=physiotherapy&funder=dva)

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## Browse by care type

15 care types

[Massage therapy 791](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/massage) [Physiotherapy 331](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy) [Counselling 329](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/counselling) [Acupuncture 304](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/acupuncture) [Naturopathic medicine 141](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/naturopathy) [Chiropractic 134](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/chiropractic) [Kinesiology 102](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/kinesiology) [Dietetics 52](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/dietetics) [Occupational therapy 32](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/occupational-therapy) [Osteopathy 28](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/osteopathy) [Speech therapy 17](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/speech) [Optometry 16](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/optometry) [Reflexology 16](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/reflexology) [Podiatry 7](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/podiatry) [Dentistry 2](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/dentistry)

[Filter all 26 practitioners — by service, time, price, area, insurance →](https://ailio.health/search?place=victoria-bc&discipline=physiotherapy&funder=dva)

Can’t come in this week?

We watch every calendar in Victoria. Tell us what you need and when you’re free, and we’ll alert you the moment an opening matches.

[Set an opening alert](https://ailio.health/alerts?new=1&city=Victoria&region=BC&discipline=physiotherapy&under=13500)

The list

## Physiotherapy in Victoria who take Veterans Affairs claims

Every practitioner here works at a clinic that has said it bills Veterans Affairs. Where the clinic published what it charges you on top, that is on the card.

[Kathy Murdoch, PT](https://ailio.health/p/kathy-murdoch.hwt)

[Shelbourne Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/c/shelbourne-physiotherapy.vt) · Fernwood

From $85 for 30 min — the lowest physiotherapy price shown for this clinic. Fee not published

Soonest opening Today · 8:00 AM

[Roman Zaliskyy](https://ailio.health/p/roman-zaliskyy.1cg8)

[Dockside Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/c/dockside-physiotherapy.39l) · Victoria West

From $55 for 15 min — the lowest physiotherapy price shown for this clinic. Fee not published

Soonest opening Today · 9:30 AM

[Sam Siequien](https://ailio.health/p/sam-siequien.1cgm)

[Dockside Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/c/dockside-physiotherapy.39l) · Victoria West

From $55 for 15 min — the lowest physiotherapy price shown for this clinic. Fee not published

Soonest opening Today · 12:30 PM

[Cody McEvay, PT](https://ailio.health/p/cody-mcevay.hwz)

[Shelbourne Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/c/shelbourne-physiotherapy.vt) · Fernwood

From $85 for 30 min — the lowest physiotherapy price shown for this clinic. Fee not published

Soonest opening Today · 12:45 PM

[Evan Thomas, PT](https://ailio.health/p/evan-thomas.1cgk)

[Dockside Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/c/dockside-physiotherapy.39l) · Victoria West

From $55 for 15 min — the lowest physiotherapy price shown for this clinic. Fee not published

Soonest opening Today · 1:15 PM

[Mohsen Mirzaie](https://ailio.health/p/mohsen-mirzaie.hwv)

[Shelbourne Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/c/shelbourne-physiotherapy.vt) · Fernwood

From $85 for 30 min — the lowest physiotherapy price shown for this clinic. Fee not published

Soonest opening Today · 4:30 PM

[Brian Empey, PT](https://ailio.health/p/brian-empey.hwu)

[Shelbourne Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/c/shelbourne-physiotherapy.vt) · Fernwood

From $85 for 30 min — the lowest physiotherapy price shown for this clinic. Fee not published

Soonest opening Today · 5:30 PM

[Nina Bai, PT](https://ailio.health/p/nina-bai.1cgc)

[Dockside Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/c/dockside-physiotherapy.39l) · Victoria West

From $55 for 15 min — the lowest physiotherapy price shown for this clinic. Fee not published

Soonest opening Tomorrow · 7:00 AM

We have not read the billing terms of 1 of the 100 clinics here. Those are clinics we could not check, not clinics that decline this claim.

[See all 26 Veterans Affairs physiotherapy in Victoria →](https://ailio.health/search?place=victoria-bc&discipline=physiotherapy&funder=dva)

## Covered under a Veterans Affairs authorization

Authorization comes from VAC and names both the treatment type and the number of visits.

[Massage therapy](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/massage/veterans-affairs)

as authorized

[Physiotherapy](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy/veterans-affairs)

as authorized

[Counselling](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/counselling/veterans-affairs)

as authorized

[Acupuncture](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/acupuncture/veterans-affairs)

as authorized

Naturopathic medicine

not covered

[Chiropractic](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/chiropractic/veterans-affairs)

as authorized

[Kinesiology](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/kinesiology/veterans-affairs)

as authorized

[Dietetics](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/dietetics/veterans-affairs)

as authorized

[Occupational therapy](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/occupational-therapy/veterans-affairs)

as authorized

Osteopathy

not covered

[Speech therapy](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/speech/veterans-affairs)

as authorized

[Podiatry](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/podiatry/veterans-affairs)

as authorized

## Bring these to the first visit

- Your VAC client number
- Your treatment authorization number
- Your Blue Cross card

Clinics on this page collect these at booking and put them on the claim for you.

## How a Veterans Affairs authorization gets you treated in Victoria

### Get your authorization

1. VAC or Medavie Blue Cross issues it against your accepted condition. It names the therapy and the number of visits.

### Find a clinic that direct-bills Blue Cross

2. The listings here said they are set up for it, so you do not pay and claim back.

### Treatment is invoiced for you

3. You show the card, they invoice. Renewals go through your case manager.

What you need to start Your VAC client number and an authorization for treatment.

Treatment window as long as your authorization runs

Claim context

## Veterans Affairs physiotherapy: what it costs you

Veterans Affairs coverage is generous but gated: it pays for an accepted condition, and pays nothing without an authorization naming that therapy. The friction is finding a clinic that will direct-bill Medavie Blue Cross instead of asking you to pay and claim back.

There are fewer of those clinics than there are clinics overall, which is the whole reason this page exists as its own list rather than as a filter chip buried in search.

## Where these numbers come from

Official sources

- [Veterans Affairs Canada — treatment benefits (Programs of Choice)](https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/programs-choice)
- [Medavie Blue Cross — information for health providers](https://www.medaviebc.ca/en/health-professionals)

Collected by Ailio

User fees read from what 3 clinics in Victoria publish about their own charges. We report a fee only where the clinic stated one.

Programme details last reviewed August 5, 2026

[Charge a different fee? Correct it →](https://ailio.health/for-clinics)

## Veterans Affairs questions people actually ask

Does Veterans Affairs cover physiotherapy in BC?

Yes, for accepted conditions with a treatment authorization. Clinics that direct-bill Medavie Blue Cross invoice for you rather than asking you to pay upfront. 3 of the 100 clinics we index in Victoria have somebody who bills Veterans Affairs.

How many physiotherapy visits does Veterans Affairs pay for?

as authorized. Authorization comes from VAC and names both the treatment type and the number of visits.

Do I need a referral?

You need an authorization for treatment rather than a referral, and it has to cover the specific therapy you are booking.

Will I be charged a user fee?

None of the 3 clinics on this page have published what they charge on top of the claim. A user fee is legal here and is set clinic by clinic, so ask when you book.

How soon can I start treatment in Victoria?

7 physiotherapy who take this claim have an opening later today, and 21 have one this week. The first visit is the long one, so book it before you decide on a full course.

## More pages about care in Victoria

Each of these is a page of its own, with its own list and its own prices. The chips at the top of this page filter these same results without leaving.

## Paying through a claim?

[Veterans Affairs](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy/veterans-affairs) [ICBC](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy/icbc) [MSP (premium assistance)](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy/msp-premium-assistance) [RCMP / Canadian Forces](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy/rcmp-canadian-forces) [WorkSafeBC](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy/worksafebc)

## Browse by price

[Under $75](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy/price/under-75) [Under $100](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy/price/under-100) [Under $150](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy/price/under-150)

## Other groups

[Children42](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy/for/children) [Teens54](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy/for/teens) [Adults56](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy/for/adults) [Seniors58](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy/for/seniors) [Families3](https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy/for/families)

Local context

## Physiotherapy in Victoria: what it costs, how fast you get in

Ailio holds 331 practitioners across 685 clinics in Victoria, which is what makes comparing them worth doing at all. Half of the listed prices sit between $110 and $174.67, though the lengths behind them are not all the same treatment. 3 clinics here cannot currently be checked for availability, so anything this page says about openings is about the rest.

Two of the numbers on this page are rarely the same purchase: an initial assessment, which is longer and usually the most expensive row a physiotherapy clinic publishes, and a follow-up treatment, which is what most of a course of care actually costs. Clinics also sell that follow-up in different lengths — thirty minutes at one, forty-five at the next — so the length beside each price is what makes two of them comparable.

### Where these numbers come from

- Prices: 1,021 services at 95 clinics, from their own published fee schedules.
- Openings: read from the booking systems of 109 clinics, last reconciled 24 Aug 2026.
- Billing: read from the billing pages of 111 clinics; 1 not yet read.
- Ailio takes no commission and no clinic can pay for position on this page.

[Own a clinic here? Correct your listing →](https://ailio.health/for-clinics)

## Victoria questions, answered

How much does physiotherapy cost in Victoria?

The median listed price is $135, taken from 1,021 priced services at 95 clinics in Victoria. Half of them fall between $110 and $174.67. 1,710 services here publish no price at all and are not in that figure. These are the clinics’ own published rates — Ailio adds no booking fee and never marks a price up.

Is physiotherapy covered by MSP or extended health in British Columbia?

Physiotherapy is not generally covered by MSP. MSP’s supplementary benefits pay a set amount per visit toward a limited number of visits a year for patients receiving premium assistance; hospital-based and some publicly funded outpatient programs are separate from private clinics entirely. Otherwise it is paid by the patient and claimed on an extended-health plan, or billed to ICBC or WorkSafeBC where a claim has been approved.

Do I need a referral to book physiotherapy in Victoria?

No. Physiotherapists in British Columbia are direct-access practitioners and you can book without a doctor’s referral. Your own extended-health plan may still require one before it reimburses, and ICBC and WorkSafeBC treatment depends on an open claim — ask your insurer before your first visit rather than after it.

Can I get a same-day appointment in Victoria?

Right now, yes: 185 openings are still free today at 37 clinics, out of the 109 clinics we can currently check. We could not check 3 other clinics in Victoria, so there may be more. Openings are read from each clinic’s own calendar and kept regularly up to date, rather than checked live, so confirm with the clinic before you travel.

Which Victoria clinics direct-bill my insurer?

53 clinics of the 111 clinics whose billing page we have read in Victoria state they submit a claim for you. Public funders named most often: ICBC (31), WorkSafeBC (4), Veterans Affairs (3), MSP (premium assistance) (3) — those pay the clinic instead of you. Patient plans named most often: Extended health plans (31), Pacific Blue Cross (3), Sun Life (4), Canada Life (3) — claiming on one of those spends your own annual maximum. We have not read the billing page of 1 other clinic in Victoria; that is a gap in our records, not a clinic that declines to direct-bill. These are the clinics’ own words, repeated — confirm with them before you book, because whether a particular claim goes through is between the clinic and the payer.

## Health care near Victoria

[Langford 43 practitioners](https://ailio.health/in/ca/langford-bc/physiotherapy) [Duncan 32 practitioners](https://ailio.health/in/ca/duncan-bc/physiotherapy) [Sidney 16 practitioners](https://ailio.health/in/ca/sidney-bc/physiotherapy) [Ladysmith 11 practitioners](https://ailio.health/in/ca/ladysmith-bc/physiotherapy) [Cobble Hill 8 practitioners](https://ailio.health/in/ca/cobble-hill-bc/physiotherapy) [Saanich 7 practitioners](https://ailio.health/in/ca/saanich-bc/physiotherapy) [Saanichton 7 practitioners](https://ailio.health/in/ca/saanichton-bc/physiotherapy) [Salt Spring Island 6 practitioners](https://ailio.health/in/ca/salt-spring-island-bc/physiotherapy)

Openings are read from each clinic’s own booking system and kept regularly up to date; prices are what clinics publish. No clinic pays for position here and Ailio takes no commission. [Own a clinic here? Correct your listing →](https://ailio.health/for-clinics)

Source: https://ailio.health/in/ca/victoria-bc/physiotherapy/veterans-affairs

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- Availability here is read from clinics on a schedule, not live. A time shown may already be taken.
- "Not checked" and "no openings" are different answers and are written differently.
- Coverage is partial. A list from this site is never every clinic in an area.
- Billing lines report what a clinic published about itself. Confirm with the clinic before relying on one.
- Ailio writes no reviews and publishes no rating of its own; every rating names its source.
- Terms of use and data notes: https://ailio.health/llms.txt
