What can I submit to the Panel to show non-objective evidence of language proficiency?

There is no restriction on the type of information you may submit to a panel. However, it must be sufficiently reliable and persuasive to demonstrate your language proficiency in English or French. The following is a list of examples you might submit:  

• Evidence of previously acceptable English or French language proficiency test scores for pharmacists or for pharmacy technicians. 

• Evidence that your elementary and secondary school education were completed in English or French (e.g., an official transcript or letter sent directly from the schools to OCP confirming that the education was exclusively delivered in English or French while the applicant attended the school). 

• Evidence that your pharmacy degree was completed in English or French (e.g., a letter sent directly from the pharmacy school to OCP confirming that all the lectures, examinations, assignments, laboratories and experiential placements required by the program were exclusively delivered in English or French while the applicant attended the program. Alternatively, you or the program may submit course outlines or syllabi that were current while you were attending the program and that list required and recommended textbooks and references published in English or French). 

• Evidence of extensive work experience as a pharmacist providing direct patient care and collaborating with other health professionals in English or French, verified by a regulated professional or recognized academic (e.g., a letter sent directly to OCP from your employer describing your role or scope or practice in that workplace, and your English or French fluency when communicating with staff, patients and other health professionals. The letter should also confirm whether the workplace used English or French for written and spoken communication, and for communication with the pharmacy regulatory body (which should be specified in the letter). The letter must also include your employment start and end dates, the business name and address, and the writer’s current contact information). 

Please note that these examples are provided as guidance only and do not guarantee the outcome of a panel’s decision.