Exemptions from Entry-to-Practice Requirements

Pre-Registration must be completed before making a request to a Panel. Please contact client services (ocpclientservices@ocpinfo.com) if you have any questions.

If you wish to make a request to be exempted from a requirement for a Certificate of Registration as a student, intern or pharmacist as set out in the Registration Regulations, your application will be referred to a panel of the Registration Committee. You will be notified if the Registrar refers your file to a panel and you will be given an opportunity to provide further written information to the panel. The panel will review your application and all relevant information before making its decision. Panels decide exemptions on a case by case basis. Any material that you provide to the College in support of your application will be provided to the panel.

To make a request to a panel for an exemption, you will need to submit:

• an application for the appropriate Certificate of Registration as a student , intern or pharmacist and pay the applicable fee, and
• a letter addressed to the panel of the Registration Committee outlining your request for an exemption and the reasons why you believe the exemption should be granted.

• written verification of standing from all jurisdictions in which you are currently licensed and a declaration of all jurisdictions in which you have been previously licensed,
• a current resume detailing your experience in pharmacy to-date,
• Employment support forms (preferred) or letter(s) from your past and/or present pharmacist employer(s) confirming your employment and providing details of your duties, performance and hours accumulated to-date, and
• any other information that you believe would support your request.

• Inability to sign a declaration of good character ,
• Exemption from or a reduction of in-service training ,
• Consideration of non objective evidence of language proficiency, or
• Applications for returning to the Register.