- Pre-register with the College
- Create an online account
- Pay the pre-registration fee
- Submit supporting documentation
Step 2:
- Register as an Intern
- Obtain personal professional liability insurance
- Submit police background check
- Login to your account to apply
- Pay the intern application fee
- Complete the Declaration of Good Character
- The College will confirm your graduation. Alternatively, the College will accept the original or a notarized copy of your degree, or a letter sent directly to OCP from your university certifying that you have been granted a pharmacy degree.
- Practice Assessment of Competence at Entry (PACE)*
- Successfully complete PACE
- Login to your account to apply
- Jurisprudence, Ethics and Professionalism Exam*
- Successfully complete the exam
- You may complete this exam at any point after you have pre-registered with the College
- Login to your account to apply online
- Pay the exam fee
Step 3:
- PEBC Qualifying Exam*
- Successfully complete Parts I and II of the PEBC Qualifying Exam for pharmacists
- You may complete this exam at any point after you have graduated
- This exam is administered by the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada
- You must submit your PEBC number to the College so that your results can be confirmed
Step 4:
- Final application for Certificate of Registration as a Pharmacist
- Obtain/maintain personal professional liability insurance
- Login to your account to apply
- Pay the final application fees
- Pharmacist final application fee
- New registrant annual fee
- Complete the Declaration of Good Character
- Your police background check must be current to proceed
- Update your personal and practice information
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 pharmacist in Ontario.
Following graduation from a CCAPP-accredited pharmacy program, a person who plans ahead to meet application deadlines and completes the requirements in the minimum time required may complete the process within four months.
Estimated fees paid to the College are $773 plus the annual fee. These fees are outlined in the College By-Laws.
Estimated fees paid to third parties are $2,825 plus the annual liability insurance premium.
*Non-exemptible requirement
If you have questions about the registration process, send an email to registrantservices@ocpinfo.com or phone 416-962-4861 or 1-800-220-1921 ext. 3400.
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