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Fees & Timelines

Fees

Some fees are payable to the Ontario College of Pharmacists while other fees are payable to third parties.

In most cases, acceptable forms of payment to the College are Visa, Mastercard, American Express, cheque, or money order. Fees for applications for a Certificate of Registration and the Jurisprudence, Ethics and Professionalism exam must be paid online by credit card.

Note that third party organizations may have restrictions on the types of payments they accept.

Timelines

The timeline charts summarize:

  • Processing times
  • How long each requirement is valid for – these expiry dates are in place to ensure that your knowledge, skills and judgment are current at the time of your final application
  • To whom each requirement applies
  • Requirements that may be met before your arrival in Canada (if applicable)

View pharmacist applicant timelines.

View pharmacy technician applicant timelines.

Each pathway to registration as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician has the relevant registration requirements, and the overall time and cost estimates required to register in Ontario through that pathway.

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FAQs

  • Applications to the College are generally processed within 1-2 months (including ~6 weeks for applicants coming through Gateway). May take longer during peak times. The fees and timelines charts for each pathway to registration list the processing time for various applications.

  • The Registration Committee has authorized College staff to extend the validity of some requirements (e.g., language proficiency test scores). A panel of the Registration Committee may consider extending the validity of some requirements. Jurisprudence, Ethics and Professionalism exam results will not be extended. Please contact [email protected] for more information about expiry dates for your requirements.

  • You may submit your documents for evaluation by the PEBC before your arrival. The PEBC Pharmacist Evaluating Exam may be offered in London, England for an additional fee. Please refer to the PEBC website for more information.

    You may submit your language proficiency test results from any testing institution that offers one of the tests accepted by the College. Please refer to the website for each testing agency to find out where their testing institutions outside of Canada are located.

    The online Orientation to the Canadian Health Care System, Culture and Context course that is part of the bridging education for international pharmacy technician applicants may be completed before your arrival. The program recommends that you only take this course if you are within three to six months before arriving in Canada.

    The self-study reading and activities for the online IPG Program may be completed while you are overseas. You must provide evidence of your Canadian status to register for the IPG Program. Please refer to the IPG Program website for more information.

  • Revenue from annual fees is necessary for the College to meet our legislated obligations and regulate the profession in the public interest. College by-laws approved by the Board of Directors in 2020 set an annual increase in fees to be tied to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index as of September 30th of each year. The intention is to reduce the need for large increases in fees in any single year by keeping up with inflation, which impacts everyone and contributes to higher costs for all organizations, including the College.

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