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Considering Canada
- 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
Becoming Credentialled
- 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
- 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
- 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
  - Provincial and Territorial Regulators
  - Yukon
  - Quebec
  - British Columbia
  - New Brunswick
  - Alberta
  - Nova Scotia
  - Saskatchewan
  - Prince Edward Island
  - Manitoba
  - Newfoundland & Labrador
  - Ontario
About CAPR
- 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

Written Station Marking

Written Station Marking (WSM) for the Physiotherapy Competency Examination (PCE)

What: Written station marking is a critical part of the Clinical Component of the PCE. It is a centralized process where the written test sheets from the most recent clinical exam are marked.

When: The first Saturday following the exam.

Where: At a central location in Toronto, Ontario.

Who: The concept of a centralized WSM process rests on the following agents: a national written station coordinator, written station coordinators, markers and auditors.

the National Written Station Coordinator will provide assistance to written station coordinators via in-person consultations
each Written Station Coordinator (WSC) leads 2 groups (consisting of markers and auditors)
markers are responsible for marking test sheets according to the provided marking guidelines
auditors review the marked sheets and follow-up with any errors or problems.

Role of the Written Station Marker

The role of the Written Station Marker in the Clinical Component is to:

be comfortable and have knowledge and experience in one area of clinical practice (neuromusculoskeletal, neurological, cardiopulmonary-vascular or multisystem) to mark stations in that area
have enough knowledge and experience to mark in other areas of practice, if necessary
be able to focus on using the marking guidelines and answer key consistently.

WRITTEN STATION MARKER – SELECTION PROCESS

WRITTEN STATION MARKER - SELECTION PROCESS

Written Station Marking Process

on marking day, Written Station Markers are given their station assignments. They will be working in groups to complete this task.
each group is assigned one Written Station Coordinator (WSC)
it is the responsibility of the WSC to collect test sheets from CAPR staff, distribute them among his/her group of markers and return the same number of sheets once marked
the WSC is responsible for finding a solution to any issues that arise by consulting with appropriate parties and communicating resulting changes to their group of markers
once all test sheets have been marked and audited, Written Station Markers will be signed out.