If you are a pharmacy technician currently licensed in Canada outside of Ontario, follow the steps below to register in Ontario.
Step 1: 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 and your citizenship or status in Canada
- You must arrange to have a letter of good standing sent to the College from the pharmacy regulator of any Canadian province or territory where you have an active license.
Step 2: Jurisprudence, Ethics and Professionalism Exam
- Successfully complete the Jurisprudence, Ethics and Professionalism exam*
- Login to your account to apply
- Pay the exam fee
Step 3: Final Application for Certificate of Registration as a Pharmacy Technician
- Obtain personal professional liability insurance
- Submit a police background check
- Login to your account to apply
- Pay the final application fees
- Pharmacy technician final application fee
- New registrant annual fee
- 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.
A pharmacy technician licensed in another Canadian province who plans ahead to meet application deadlines could complete their entire registration process within three months.
Estimated fees paid to the College are $758 plus the annual fee. These fees are outlined in the Schedule of Fees.
Estimated fees paid to third parties are $30 plus the annual liability insurance premium.
*Non-exemptible requirement