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1You are herePharmacists’ GatewayNational ID numberYou are here · 0/2
2Document Evaluation (PEBC)Degree, licence and identityNot yet · 0/1
3LanguageIELTS, OET or TEFNot yet · 0/0
4Qualifying ExaminationPart I and Part IINot yet · 0/3
5Provincial stepsJurisprudence and practical trainingYou can start · 0/3
6LicencePharmacist registrationNot yet · 0/1
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Why you see this The order: Gateway, Document Evaluation, language, provisional registration, both Parts, the DTLM, 280 hours if required, PACE, and general registration.
In Gateway, choose PEICP. The College has been a virtual office since January 2026: info@pepharmacists.ca.
Why you see this The mandatory first step for every international pharmacy graduate (except Quebec). PEBC needs the Gateway national ID before Document Evaluation.
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Enrol online and pay. You do not need to be in Canada.
Keep your national ID: you write it in the top right corner of the PEBC application. The profile stays active up to 10 years.
A pharmacy graduate from outside Canada counts as an IPG “regardless of citizenship”.
Gateway says that when you apply to the provincial regulator you need appropriate work authorization from IRCC, and pharmacy practical training is work.
Gateway purchases are not refundable; exceptions carry a $50 administration fee.
Why you see this PEBC verifies your degree, licence and identity. This is the assessment for pharmacists, not WES.
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Open a PEBC Portal account with your name exactly as on your ID, print the paper application with a photo from the last year, have it witnessed, and send it by tracked mail.
A certified copy of your passport or birth certificate. A PR card is not accepted as primary ID. If you have no primary ID or your names differ, there is a statutory declaration with two IDs.
Your university sends the transcript directly to PEBC (by courier or official email to desubmit@pebc.ca), issued within a month of arrival. If your university is not yet PEBC-approved, send the syllabus.
Any document not in English or French: an original certified translation, stamped and signed on every page.
If not all documents arrive within two years of payment, the file closes without refund.
Published processing time: PEBC tells you what is missing within six weeks; the evaluation takes up to eight weeks once the file is complete. (the body’s time, not your own time to complete)
How you know it is done When you receive the successful results letter and the exam application appears in your Portal.
Why you see this PEBC needs an original declaration instead of a licensing statement. Some provinces (such as Saskatchewan) require prior licensure for their programs, so check your province’s steps.
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An original declaration: “I have never been licensed anywhere in the world.”
How you know it is done When the declaration reaches PEBC.
Why you see this PEBC allows it for people completing their program outside Canada and the US.
All documents at least eight weeks before the exam deadline, a provisional transcript from the university, and the final transcript showing the degree at least five days before the exam.
How you know it is done When the final transcript reaches PEBC.
Why you see this PEBC needs transcripts and licensing statements directly from the institutions. We found no published rule for institutions that cannot respond.
Write to PEBC, explain your situation and ask in writing which route is accepted. Do not rely on anyone offering substitute documents.
How you know it is done When you have a written answer.
Why you see this NAPRA’s model, followed by most regulators: all four parts in one sitting, and the overall score is not considered.
IELTS Academic: reading 7, listening 7, speaking 7, writing 6.5. OET: B, B, B and C+ for writing. TEF Canada: reading B2, listening C1, speaking C1, writing B2.
Results are valid two years from the test date and go to Gateway as it instructs (IELTS through the online portal, OET by email to gatewayinfo@napra.ca).
PEICP also accepts (policy RP.15): primary and secondary schooling in English, a pharmacy program taught in English including the practicum (the school sends a statement directly), or two years of postgraduate study or pharmacist work in English.
How you know it is done When PEICP accepts your language evidence.
Why you see this Gateway shares the result with the regulator.
Scores: IELTS Academic 7/7/7 with 6.5 writing, OET B/B/B with C+ writing, in one sitting. Results are valid two years.
PEICP also accepts (policy RP.15): primary and secondary schooling in English, a pharmacy program taught in English including the practicum (the school sends a statement directly), or two years of postgraduate study or pharmacist work in English.
How you know it is done When PEICP accepts your language evidence.
Why you see this From January 2027, after Document Evaluation you go straight to Part I. The evaluation is valid five years: if you do not pass Part I in that time, you need a re-evaluation.
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Apply in the PEBC Portal by noon ET on the deadline and choose English or French. Book a Prometric centre (in Canada and abroad) or a remote exam.
2027 sittings: February (deadline November 19, 2026), May (February 18, 2027), July (May 13, 2027), November (August 5, 2027).
Four and a half hours on computer. Results are pass/fail only, within six weeks. Both parts must be passed within three years of each other.
Exam eligibility depends on sanctions compliance. If you will test outside Canada, ask PEBC about your country before paying.
Why you see this After passing it you are a “PEBC Certified Pharmacist”. Certification alone does not give the right to practise.
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Choose six sites (or at least three); they cannot be changed after you submit. For French, register for the Montreal centre; not every sitting includes Montreal, so check that sitting’s site list before applying.
Eleven stations of seven minutes each, about six and a half hours at the centre. 2027 dates: February 21, May 30, November 6.
Why you see this After three failures, a fourth and final attempt is by petition and needs Board-specified remediation.
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A feedback report arrives about eight weeks after results. Remediation must start after the results letter and finish within a year of the fourth attempt, with proof at PEBC three weeks before the exam.
Hand re-scoring only checks data entry, requested within 75 days. Exam content and attempt limits cannot be appealed.
Why you see this PACE can only start after provisional registration is approved. It lasts a year, can be renewed only once, and cannot be reinstated after it ends, so apply when you are close to PACE.
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Apply from your Gateway profile, then in PEICP’s Applicant Portal.
The notarized ID form with a photo from the last 12 months, and two IDs notarized by a notary or lawyer (a foreign passport and a work or study permit are accepted).
Insurance of $2 million per claim and $2 million aggregate. A letter of standing on PEICP’s form from every regulator you were registered with, sent directly by it.
A Canadian police check (EPIC) within three months, which you may get through MyBackCheck. If you use another provider, the original results must be mailed to PEICP.
You must show current knowledge: in the last three years you finished an accredited pharmacy degree (or one PEBC found substantially equivalent), practised as a pharmacist without restrictions for at least 600 hours in a jurisdiction the Council recognizes, or finished a refresher program.
If you did not pass both Parts on the first attempt: find an Island preceptor and sign the approval form before you apply.
If you passed both on the first attempt too: ask PEICP whether you need a training agreement with a preceptor, because the Regulations require one for provisional registration and its renewal asks for a current preceptor form.
Why you see this You must finish it before starting PACE.
Register on NAPRA’s site and finish the diagnostic tool and three modules (the Canadian health system, culture and diversity, communication). Enrolment is valid one year.
Why you see this Since April 1, 2026 both Parts are needed before PACE. It takes place on the Island with a PEICP-appointed assessor.
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Submit the PACE application and allow at least 10 business days. Make sure your provisional registration will not expire midway. PEICP reports scheduling delays.
A week of orientation (35 hours), then 70 hours over two or three weeks, and 30 practice journal entries. No extensions or rescoring; raise any issue immediately.
If the result is “Development Required”: a learning plan, 280 hours with a preceptor, and reapply with a different assessor at another site.
Fee: CAD 1350 · PACE assessment or reassessment · PEICP
How you know it is done When PEICP reports “Competence Demonstrated”.
Why you see this Within two years of a successful PACE.
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From your profile: the PEBC letter or certificate, PACE completion, the 280-hour documents if you did them, current insurance, and an EPIC within three months.
The Regulations also require current knowledge here (a degree, 600 hours of practice or a refresher in the last three years).
The certificate expires every March 31; renew by March 15.
Fee: CAD 1490 · General class (April–July; $1,100 August–November, $700 December–March) · PEICP
How you know it is done When you receive the email confirming general pharmacist registration.
Waiver route (RP.19): not covered · Not covered: for pharmacists currently licensed in Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand, Ireland or the USA.
Special class: not covered · Not covered: for pharmacists registered elsewhere in Canada, short term.
Prince Edward Island has no jurisprudence exam and no bridging program. Its own step is the PACE assessment.
Pharmacists’ Gateway Canada says the regulator will require appropriate IRCC work authorization when you apply. If you are a temporary resident, ask PEICP about your situation before you start.
PEICP fees state no currency or tax, and are not refundable.
If the application is refused or conditions are imposed: an appeal may be made to the Supreme Court within 30 days of notice.
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