While you are enrolled in your pharmacy education program, you may practice pharmacy in Ontario under the supervision of a Part A pharmacist. For more information, refer to the Supervision of Pharmacy Personnel Policy.
If you have successfully completed an ACPE-accredited pharmacy program with “PharmD Program Accreditation” status, follow the steps below to register as a pharmacist in Ontario.
Step 1: Pharmacists’ Gateway Canada
- Enroll in the Pharmacists’ Gateway Canada. The Gateway is administered by the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities
- Create a new Candidate Account
- Pay the enrollment fee
- Once you have enrolled with the Gateway, you may select Ontario as your provincial regulatory authority from your Gateway file.
- The College will confirm your graduation with the Gateway and create your OCP account; you do not have to pay the College’s initial application fee.
Step 2: PEBC Document Evaluation
- Your education and professional credentials must be evaluated and ruled acceptable as part of the PEBC Pharmacist US Document Evaluation
- This is administered by the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada
Step 3: College-based Requirements
Activate your online OCP account
- Submit supporting documentation of your evidence of identity and your citizenship or status in Canada
Register as an Intern
- Obtain personal professional liability insurance
- Submit a police background check
- Login to your account to apply
- Pay the intern application fee
- Enter and maintain your practice information for any site where you will be practicing as an intern
Practice Assessment of Competence at Entry (PACE)*
- Successfully complete PACE
- Login to your account to apply
Jurisprudence, Ethics and Professionalism Exam*
- Successfully complete the Jurisprudence, Ethics and Professionalism exam
- Login to your account to apply online
- Pay the exam fee
Step 4: PEBC Qualifying Exam
- Successfully complete Parts I and II of the PEBC Qualifying Exam for pharmacists*
- You may complete this exam at any point after you have completed Step 2
- This exam is administered by the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada
- The College will confirm your results with the Gateway
Step 5: Final application for Certificate of Registration as a Pharmacist
- Obtain/maintain personal professional liability insurance
- Login to your account to apply
- Pay the final application fees
- Pharmacist final application fee
- New registrant annual fee
- Your police background check must be current to proceed
- Update your personal and practice information, including identifying a Designated Practice Assessment (DPA) site in Ontario
Time & Cost Estimates
Many of the requirements for registration have expiry dates to ensure that your knowledge, skills and judgment are current at the time of your final application. The Fees & Timelines chart lists all registration-related fees and timelines to help you anticipate the time and costs required to register as a pharmacist in Ontario.
Applicants who plan ahead to meet application deadlines and complete the requirements in the minimum time required may complete the process within four months.
Estimated fees paid to the College are $424 plus the annual fee. These fees are outlined in the Schedule of Fees.
Estimated fees paid to third parties are $3,455 plus the annual liability insurance premium.
*Non-exemptible requirement