The National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities does have a policy position, and they allow the information to be collected.
With respect to B.C., that was raised before, and its bylaw is quite old. It came into effect in 1997 and was effectively forced upon the college by the B.C. Ministry of Health against its wishes. The college board has subsequently voted to amend that bylaw, but the B.C. government has yet to approve the amendment.