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.
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