CANADA PHARMACY REGISTRATION EXAM

Professional Assessment

Step-1: Document Evaluation

All educational and experience credentials with assessment fee should be submitted to PEBC, Canada.

Step-2: The Pharmacist Evaluating Examination

 PEBC Evaluation Exam consists of two parts

• Each part is conducted in a day
• Each of which consists of 150 Multiple Choice Questions
• This exam lasts for 3.5 hours
• Exam Report will be announced within 3 weeks
• Passing score is 60% of 300 MCQs.

Step 3: The Pharmacist Qualifying Examination,

             Part I (MCQ) and Part II (OSCE).

• The Qualifying Examination - Part I is a written examination in a multiple choice question (MCQ) format. It is divided into two sittings, taken on two consecutive half-days.150 MCQs in each sitting.

• Part II of the Qualifying Examination is a practice-based examination designed in the format known as an “objective structured clinical examination” (OSCE), and is taken on a different day. The examination consists of 16 “stations” or tasks to be completed. Each station takes just about 7 minutes to complete.

• The examination consists of 16 “stations” or tasks to be completed. Each station takes just about 7 minutes to complete.

• The Time schedule follows the same pattern for all possible sittings (Morning and Evening), for a total of 5 to 6 hours).

S.No	OSCE  Descriptors	Time Schedule
1. 2. 3. - 4. 5.	Admission, Registration and a waiting time Candidate Orientation-Schedule,Procedure, Escorting First 8- Stations and 2- Rest Stations BREAK Last 8- Stations and 2- Rest Stations Feedback questionaaire,sign-out,collection of your belonging	30 to 60 minutes 30 minutes 90 minutes 20 minutes 90 minutes 30 to 90 minutes

Immigration Process

All the points are being calculated based upon these six factors written below in the Table.

Factor 1	Education	Maximum 25 points
Factor 2	Ability in English and or French	Maximum 24 points
Factor 3	Experience	Maximum 21 points
Factor 4	Age	Maximum 10 points
Factor 5	Arranged employment	Maximum 10 points
Factor 6	Adaptability	Maximum 10 points
Total	Maximum	100 points
Pass Mark	Minimum	67 points

Additional information

Overseas pharmacists are eligible to apply even if they do not have a job offer since the pharmacist occupation is in the eligible list of Canadian Occupational Shortage that is found in the official web site.

• Official language result must be obtained at one sitting.
• Once your documents have been favorably evaluated, you have up to five years to pass the Evaluating Examination.
• Language Proficiency Tests are not required by the PEBC. However, Provincial Regulatory Authorities do require Academic IELTS or TOEFL iBT tests.
• Pharmacist is in the Occupational Shortage List in Canada.
• The minimum immigration point is 67 out of 100.
• Note that you do not have to prove you have six month settlement funds if you have pre-arranged employment in Canada.

Canadian Official Websites

Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada International English Language Testing System Test of English as a Foreign Language Citizenship and Immigration Canada Canadian Job Bank Database Canadian Immigration Institute Medicines and Health in Canada