Who is considered a student, and what is their scope of practice?

A pharmacy student is anyone who is actively enrolled in a CCAPP-accredited pharmacy education program in Canada, an ACPE-accredited pharmacy education program with “PharmD Program Accreditation”, or those actively enrolled in the approved bridging program (IPG program).

Pharmacy students may practice under supervision based on authority laid out in the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991. Pharmacy students can engage in any of the controlled acts within the scope of the pharmacy profession – including dispensing, selling and compounding drugs – under the supervision of a Part A pharmacist.  

A pharmacy technician student is anyone who is actively enrolled in a CCAPP-accredited pharmacy technician education program in Canada or the Board-approved bridging program for internationally educated pharmacy technician applicants.

Pharmacy technician students may practice under supervision based on authority laid out in the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991. Pharmacy technician students can engage in the scope of the profession under the supervision of a Part A pharmacist or Part A pharmacy technician.

Students do not register with the College.