If you are an internationally educated pharmacy technician applicant who passed both parts of the PEBC Qualifying Exam for pharmacy technicians on the first attempt, follow the steps below to register as a pharmacy technician in Ontario. If more than two years have passed since you successfully completed the PEBC Qualifying Exam, your applications to register as an intern technician and as a pharmacy technician will be referred to a panel of the Registration Committee for not meeting the currency of education requirement.
Step 1: College-administered Requirements
Create an online account with the College
- Login here or from the OCP homepage
- Pay the initial application fee
- Submit supporting documentation of your evidence of identity, your citizenship or status in Canada, and your education
Register as an Intern Technician
- Obtain personal professional liability insurance
- Submit a police background check
- Login to your account to apply
- Submit supporting documentation of your evidence of language proficiency
- Pay the application fee
- The College will confirm your PEBC Qualifying Exam results and create your OCP account
- Enter and maintain your practice information in your OCP account under the Workplace tab for every site where you will be practicing as an intern technician
- Your intern technician certificate of registration is valid for one year and is required for you to be able to perform the authorized acts of the profession. If your intern technician certificate expires before you register as a pharmacy technician and you wish to continue practicing the authorized acts, please contact [email protected].
Jurisprudence, Ethics and Professionalism Exam*
- Successfully complete the Jurisprudence, Ethics and Professionalism exam
- Login to your account to apply
- Pay the exam fee
Practice Assessment of Competence at Entry (PACE)*
- Successfully complete PACE for pharmacy technician applicants
- Login to your account to apply
- Your intern technician certificate of registration must be valid while you are preparing for, applying for and completing PACE
Step 2: Final Application for Certificate of Registration as a Pharmacy Technician
- Obtain/maintain personal professional liability insurance
- Login to your account to apply
- Pay the final application fees
- Application fee
- New applicant registration fee
- Your police background check and evidence of language proficiency must be current to proceed
- If more than two years have passed since you successfully completed the PEBC Qualifying Exam, your application will be referred to a panel of the Registration Committee for not meeting the currency of education requirement.
- 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 pharmacy technician in Ontario.
An international pharmacy technician applicant who passed both parts of the PEBC Qualifying Exam on their first attempt, plans ahead to meet application deadlines, and is able to complete each requirement in the minimum time may complete the remaining registration process within five months. Their entire registration process could be completed within 14 months.
Estimated fees paid to OCP are $884 plus the annual fee. These fees are outlined in the Schedule of Fees.
Estimated fees paid to third parties are $2,736 plus the annual liability insurance premium.
*Non-exemptible requirement