Pathway to Pharmacy Technician
Gaining licensure to practise as a registered pharmacy technician in Canadian provinces that regulate pharmacy technicians involves the following:
STEP 1 - Complete Pharmacy technician education from an accredited program by Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP):
CANADIAN PHARMACY TECHNICIAN PROGRAMS
Alberta:
- Bow Valley College - Calgary, AB
- Canadian Imperial College - Edmonton, AB
- CDI College - Edmonton, AB
- Norquest College - Edmonton, AB
- Red Deer College - Red Deer, AB
- Robertson College - Calgary, AB
British Columbia:
- CDI College - Burnaby, BC
- MTI Community College - Surrey, BC
- Okanagan College - Kelowna, BC
- Selkirk College - Castlegar, BC
- Stenberg College - Kamloops, BC (previously Thompson Career College)
- Stenberg College - Surrey, BC
- Vancouver Community College - Vancouver, BC
Manitoba:
- CHN College Inc- Winnipeg, MB
- Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology - Winnipeg, MB (Formerly Winnipeg Technical Institute)
- Robertson College - Winnipeg, MB
New Brunswick
- Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick - Campbellton, NB
- New Brunswick Community College - Moncton, NB
- New Brunswick Community College - Saint John, NB
Newfoundland & Labrador:
Nova Scotia:
Ontario
- Algonquin Careers Academy - Mississauga, ON
- Algonquin Careers Academy - Ottawa, ON
- Anderson College of Health, Business and Technology - Mississauga, ON
- Centennial College - Toronto, ON
- Collège Boréal - Sudbury, ON
- Collège Boréal - Toronto, ON
- CTS Canadian Career College - Barrie, ON
- CTS Canadian Career College - North Bay, ON
- CTS Canadian Career College - Sudbury, ON
- Georgian College - Barrie, ON
- Fanshawe College of Applied Arts & Technology - London, ON
- Fleming College - Peterborough, ON
- Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning - Toronto, ON
- Kingston Learning Centre - Kingston, ON
- La Cité collégiale - Ottawa, ON
- Lambton College - Sarnia, ON
- Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology - Hamilton, ON
- National Academy of Health and Business - Mississauga, ON
- Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology - Welland, ON
- Sault College - Ste Saint Marie, ON
- Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning - Brampton, ON
- St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology - Windsor, ON
- Westervelt College - London, ON
Saskatchewan:
STEP 2 - PEBC Pharmacy Technician Certificate of Qualification:
Candidates who have graduated from a pharmacy technician program accredited by Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Program (CCAPP), are eligible to proceed immediately to the Pharmacy Technician Qualifying Examination administered by Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada.
STEP 3 - Fulfilling the requirements of a Provincial Regulatory Authority:
To register as a Pharmacy Technician in a Canadian province, please refer to the pharmacy regulatory authority in the province of interest.
- Alberta: Alberta College of Pharmacists (ACP)
- British Columbia: College of Pharmacists of BC
- Manitoba: College of Pharmacists of Manitoba
- New Brunswick: New Brunswick Pharmaceutical Society
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Newfoundland and Laborador Pharmacy Board
- Northwest Territories: Northwest Territories Health and Social Services
- Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists
- Ontario: Ontario College of Pharmacists
- Prince Edward Island: Prince Edward Island Pharmacy Board
- Québec: Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec
- Saskatchewan: College of Pharmacy Professionals
- Yukon: Yukon Pharmacists Act