Registration Resolutions
Under the Registration Regulation, Council has the ability to approve certain provisions that support the registration process by defining specific requirements. The following resolutions were reviewed and approved by Council at their September 2014 meeting, and updated at their December 2014, June 2018 and December 2019 meetings. All references refer to Part I through VII of the General Regulation (O. Reg 202/94) under the Pharmacy Act.
1. Entry level education — accreditation bodies
Reference in the Regulation:
The applicant has minimum of a baccalaureate degree completed by a program accredited by CCAPP “or by another accrediting body approved by Council for that purpose”
Pharmacists: 6. (1) 1. i. B
Interns: 13. (1) 1. i. B
Council Resolutions in Respect of O.Reg 202/94:
Council approves the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as “another accrediting body” for the purpose of sub-subparagraph 1.i B of subsection 6 (1), and sub-sub paragraph 1.i B of subsection 13.(1)
2. Education — bridging education for international graduates
Reference in the Regulation:
The applicant will have a degree or diploma and have successfully completed “a program that, at the time the applicant commenced it was approved by Council as one whose graduates should possess knowledge, skill, judgment at least equal to those of current graduates of a program referenced in”:
Pharmacists: 6. (1) 1. ii. A
Interns: 13. (1) 1. ii. A
The applicant will have completed a pharmacy technician program or a university degree or diploma in pharmacy and have successfully completed “a program that, at the time the applicant commenced it was approved by Council as one whose graduates should possess knowledge, skill, judgment at least equal to those of current graduates of a program referenced in 16 (1) 1.i:
Pharmacy Technicians: 16. (1) 1. ii. A
Council Resolutions in Respect of O.Reg 202/94:
Council approves the University of Toronto, International Pharmacy Graduate Program as “a program whose graduates should possess knowledge, skill, and judgment at least equal to those current graduates of a program referenced in sub-subparagraph 1.i. B of subsection 6 (1) and subsection 13 (1)” for the purpose of sub-subparagraph 1. ii A of subsection 6 (1) and subsection 13 (1).
Council approves the University of Toronto, PharmD for Pharmacists Program as “a program whose graduates should possess knowledge, skill, and judgment at least equal to those current graduates of a program referenced in sub-subparagraph 1.i. B of subsection 6 (1) and subsection 13 (1)” for the purpose of subsubparagraph 1. ii A of subsection 6 (1) and subsection 13 (1).
Council approves the Canadian Health Care System, Culture and Context for Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals* course in addition to any other course(s) or program as identified by the Registration Committee as a program “whose graduates should possess knowledge, skill and judgement at least equivalent to a current graduate of a program referred to in subparagraph 1.i for the purpose of sub-subparagraph 1.ii. A in subsection 16. (1).
*offered by the University of Toronto, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Continuous Professional Development Program
3. Education – time-limited transition bridging for pharmacy technician applicants already “in the profession”
Rescinded
4. Eligibility to commence the transition bridging program
Rescinded
5. OCP Jurisprudence Exam
Reference in the Regulation:
An applicant must have successfully completed an examination in pharmaceutical jurisprudence approved by Council for applicants for a certificate of registration.
Pharmacists: 6. (1) 2,
Technicians: 16. (1) 2
Council Resolutions in Respect of O.Reg 202/94:
Council approves the College’s Jurisprudence Examination as developed in accordance to the Council approved blueprint (June 2012; June 2019), as “an examination in pharmaceutical jurisprudence” for the purpose of paragraph 2 of subsection 6 (1) and paragraph 2 of subsection 16 (1)
6. Structured Practical Training (SPT)
Reference in the Regulation:
An applicant must have successfully completed a structured practical training program approved by the Council.
Pharmacists: 6. (1) 3 re: internship
Interns: 13. (1) 2 re: studentship
Technicians: 16. (1) 3
Council Resolutions in Respect of O.Reg 202/94:
Council approves the following as “a structured practical training program” for the purpose of paragraph 3. of subsection 6. (1):
- The Practice Assessment of Competence at Entry (PACE) for pharmacist applicants as administered by the College while the applicant is registered as a student or intern;
- The Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists’ Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program in Ontario.
Council approves the following as “a structured practical training program” for the purpose of paragraph 2 of subsection 13. (1):
- The Practice Assessment of Competence at Entry (PACE) for pharmacist applicants as administered by the College
- The Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists’ Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program in Ontario.
Council approves the following as “a structured practical training program” for the purpose of paragraph 3 of subsection 16. (1):
- The Structured Practical Training Program for Pharmacy Technicians as administered by the College for a minimum of 12 weeks or such longer period of time as is required to complete the defined activities and demonstrate competence in accordance with the Professional Competencies for Canadian Pharmacy Technicians at Entry to Practice (NAPRA, 2014).
7. SPT — Recognized within a program
Reference in the Regulation:
With the approval of Council, all or any part of a structured practical training program referred to in paragraph 3 of subsection 6. (1) may be completed as part of a program referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection 6. (1).
Pharmacists: 6. (2) re: internship
Interns: 13 (3) re: studentship
Council Resolutions in Respect of O.Reg 202/94:
Council approves the following education programs as ones that meet all the requirements of the structured practical training internship program referred to in subsection 6 (2):
- The entry level PharmD programs at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto and the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo.
Council approves, for the purpose of subsection 13. (3), that the first degree pharmacist education programs accredited by the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs or the Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education, or the University of Toronto, PharmD for Pharmacists Program, as a program referred to in paragraph 1 of 13 (1) that meets all of the requirements of the structured practical training program referred to in paragraph 2 of subsection 13 (1).
Council approves, for the purpose of subsection 6 (2) of O.Reg 202/94, the entry level PharmD programs at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto and the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo as a program referred to in paragraph 1 of 6 (1) that meets all the requirements of the structured practical training program referred to in paragraph 3 of subsection 6 (1). 3.
8. PEBC Qualifying Exam
Reference in the Regulation:
The applicant must have successfully completed the qualifying examination of the PEBC for pharmacists at a time when the examination was approved by the Council.
Pharmacists: Section 6. (1) 4
Council Resolutions in Respect of O.Reg 202/94:
Council approves the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada Pharmacist Qualifying Examination, as having first been approved by Council in 1975, and as revised from time to time, for the purpose of paragraph 4 of subsection 6. (1).
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