Considering Canada?

Immigrating to Canada and becoming a licensed, practising physiotherapist can be a challenging process. CAPR has developed a series of resources to help you better understand the regulatory and working environment. Read More

About the Credentialling Process

For internationally-educated physiotherapists, credentialling is the process of evaluating documentary evidence to determine if your qualifications are not substantially different from Canadian entry-to-practice standards. This section provides detailed information on the process, timing and costs associated with credentialling. Read More

Taking the Exam

To become a licensed physiotherapist in Canada (except for Quebec) you must successfully complete the Physiotherapy Competency Examination (PCE) before you are eligible to obtain an independent licence to practise in Canada. Click here to learn more about the format of the PCE, as well as the associated costs and typical overall timeline. Read More

Licensure

“Physiotherapy”, also known as “physical therapy” is a regulated profession in Canada. That means by law, you are required to be licensed to practise. The responsibility for licensing physiotherapists is held by provincial and territorial Regulatory Colleges. Read More

Cross-Border Physiotherapy within Canada

About the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators

The Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators (CAPR) is a credentialling and assessment agency that provides evaluation services on behalf of our Members – the Canadian provincial and territorial physiotherapy regulators (called Colleges). Read More

Additional Fees

There may be additional costs associated with taking the written and clinical exam. Every [individual's] situation will be different. Some of the possible additional fees are listed below. We cannot estimate the total cost that will be incurred for this phase.

Duplicate copy of a document (available in CAPR office) $25.00
Duplicate copy of a document (not available in CAPR office) $55.00
Application for administrative reconsideration $300.00
Appealing the outcome of administrative reconsideration $300.00
Withdrawing from the exam before the application deadline $300.00
Withdrawing from the exam after the application deadline $500.00
Written and Clinical Exam date change request before application deadline $100.00
Written Exam date change request after application deadline $150.00
Exam location change request $100.00
Exam re-scoring request $100.00
Request duplicate copy of certificate $25.00
Request duplicate copy of results $25.00
Request duplicate of Receipt - Official Tax Receipt $25.00
Clinical Exam date change request after application deadline $500.00

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