Frequently Asked Questions

PEBC will send an application receipt acknowledgement email to you within 6 weeks of receiving your application. PEBC will NOT respond to requests from applicants for application receipt confirmation. You can choose to send your application with a tracking number so you can confirm delivery of your document with a courier. Please make sure your email settings will allow PEBC emails to reach your inbox.

If PEBC receives documents before your application we will hold them and add them to your file once your application is received. Transcripts are kept on file for one year from the day we receive them, licensing statements are kept for six months from their issue date and all other documents are kept for six months from the day we receive them.

You will need to submit an original, official translation of the document, as well as a certified copy of the original language document. If the document is a transcript or licensing statement you will need to request that the issuing authority send an original language version directly to PEBC and then request one for yourself to be used for the translation. You can send the original translation to PEBC yourself. PEBC does not accept copies of official translations, even if they are certified.

If you require a letter for visa purposes, it will be emailed to you once your application has been processed (within 6 weeks of PEBC receiving your application). This will confirm your acceptance to write the exam.

If you do not require a letter for visa purposes for the Evaluating Exam (pharmacists) or Part I – MCQ Exam (pharmacists or pharmacy technicians), you will receive confirmation in the form of an emailed invitation to schedule, which you will receive 8 weeks prior to the exam.

If you do not require a letter for visa purposes for Part II – OSCE/OSPE Exam, you will receive confirmation in the form of emailed exam information and your PEBC Admission Card, which you will receive 3 weeks prior to the exam.

Email your updated contact information to pebcinfo@pebc.ca.

Send an email to pebcinfo@pebc.ca stating you wish to withdraw, the exam you are withdrawing from and the reason why. If you are eligible for a refund as per PEBC Refund Policies, please include your address and the currency preferred for the refund.

If you are writing a computer-based exam – you will also need to cancel on the Prometric website or call Prometric to request a cancellation of your exam.

No, you must attend the examination in order for it to count as an attempt.

No. You must withdraw from the examination you are currently accepted for and submit a new application and fee for the next examination you wish to write.

Computer-based exam – To reschedule your exam, change your exam centre or exam method, visit www.prometric.com.  Do not cancel your exam. Select ‘Rescheduling’ under ‘Test Centre’ to complete any of these actions.
Deadline: You may reschedule, change your exam centre or your exam method up to 48 hours prior to the first day of the exam window.

Part II OSCE/OSPE – Make your site selections carefully. You cannot change your sites once you have completed your application. If you move residence after submitting your application, you can email pebcinfo@pebc.ca the details of your situation for consideration.

Unsuccessful Qualifying Examination (pharmacists or pharmacy technicians) candidates will receive a feedback report with information about their performance on the exam. These reports will be emailed to candidates within approximately eight weeks following the release of exam results. Feedback reports are not available for candidates who have passed the Qualifying exam. Please contact pebcinfo@pebc.ca if you have not been emailed your feedback report within eight weeks following the release of the exam results.

All Pharmacist Evaluating Examination candidates will receive a feedback report emailed with their results letter. Please contact pebcinfo@pebc.ca if you have not been emailed your feedback report with your exam results.

If you would like to have a discussion with a PEBC staff member about your feedback report, please email PEBC and provide us with a block of time over a two-week period along with a daytime telephone number where you can receive a call during business hours. It is important to understand that the purpose of the discussion is to clarify the information in the feedback report.  To maintain the security of PEBC examination content, PEBC staff cannot advise candidates regarding what they did wrong on a given examination, nor they can provide advice on what to do differently on a future examination.

Candidates are permitted three attempts at a PEBC examination, after which they are required to complete remediation prior to a fourth (final) attempt. The only situation in which candidates may be allowed an additional attempt at an examination is if they are granted a “No Standing” status on an examination sitting on the basis of medical conditions or compassionate grounds (such as bereavement). However, petitions for consideration of a “No Standing” status are only considered if they are received within 7 calendar days after the examination, accompanied by appropriate, official supporting documentation. Petitions received more than 7 calendar days after an examination (e.g., upon receipt of an unsuccessful examination result) are NOT considered.

The Registrar is not available for telephone discussions or in-person meetings with candidates. Matters requiring the Registrar’s consideration must be documented in writing and sent to the attention of the Registrar either by mail, fax or email (to the general PEBC email – pebcinfo@pebc.ca).

You will need to make a statutory declaration stating your complete name, current address and why you require a replacement and the fee. Have the statutory declaration witnessed by a notary public, commissioner for oaths or lawyer.

Before applying to PEBC for STEP 1 (Document Evaluation), you are required to register on the Pharmacists’ Gateway Canada and receive a National Identifier Number.

STEP 1 – DOCUMENT EVALUATION: You must pass this evaluation of your educational and professional credentials to be eligible to take the Pharmacist Evaluating Examination.

STEP 2 – THE PHARMACIST EVALUATING EXAMINATION: You must pass this examination to be eligible for the Pharmacist Qualifying Examination – Parts I (MCQ) and II (OSCE). Please follow this link for the application and instructions.

STEP 3 – THE PHARMACIST QUALIFYING EXAMINATION PART I (MCQ) and PART II (OSCE): Your final step to qualifying for certification with PEBC.  When you have passed both Parts of the examination you will be certified and registered with PEBC. Please follow this link for the application and instructions.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTING: PEBC does not require language proficiency testing, such as TOEFL, TSE or IELTS.  You should contact the provincial licensing authority for the province where you wish to practice to enquire about their language proficiency requirements.

IMMIGRATION: For immigration questions contact your local Canadian Embassy.  You do not need to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident to undergo Document Evaluation or write PEBC exams.

Your university can send a copy of your transcript as long as there is an original university stamp, date and signature on each page of the transcript. As another option, if you have an affiliated college, you could ask the affiliated college to send an original, currently-dated transcript directly to PEBC.

You can submit a certified copy of a provisional certificate OR a statutory declaration stating your final degree certificate has not been issued and the date it will be issued. Have the statutory declaration witnessed by a notary public, commissioner for oaths, or lawyer.

YES. Starting with the January 2022 Evaluating Examination, candidates will be required to pass Document Evaluation before they are able to apply for the Evaluating Examination.

Once all of the required documents have been correctly submitted, it will take up to 8 weeks for your document evaluation to be completed. Once your document evaluation has been completed a results letter will be emailed to you. This letter may also be used for visa purposes.

You have five years from the date on your Document Evaluation results letter.

If you have any attempts left after five years you will need to apply for document re-evaluation; to do so submit a new Document Evaluation application and fee. You will be informed if any other documentation is required once your application is received and processed. Be sure to apply well in advance of any deadlines because extensions will not be granted for documents submitted late.

There is no deadline. However, both Parts of the Qualifying Examination must be successfully completed within a three-year period of passing one Part. If you do not complete the process within this time period, you will be required to retake and pass the Part that has already been completed.

You will need to mail or courier a written request and the fee per each regulatory authority to whom you would like the copy sent.