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Restricted Certificate of Registration for RCPSC Practice Eligibility Route

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The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s (RCPSC) Practice Eligibility Route (PER) offers physicians trained outside Canada, the United States, and RCPSC-approved jurisdictions a pathway to RCPSC certification.

CPSO may issue you a restricted certificate of registration to practise if you have:

  1. a medical degree from an acceptable medical school;
  2. obtained the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) or successfully completed an acceptable qualifying examination;
  3. had your training evaluated and accepted by the RCPSC; and
  4. successfully completed the RCPSC specialty examination via the RCPSC Practice Eligibility Route.

In addition to the eligibility requirements above, you must satisfy the non-exemptible requirements set out in Section 2(1) of Ontario Regulation 865/93 to be issued a certificate of registration.

This restricted certificate is subject to the following conditions:

  1. You must practice with a supervisor until you have received certification from the RCPSC.
  2. Your restricted certificate will expire the earlier of:
    1. three years from the date it is issued; or
    2. when you have received certification from the RCPSC.

Once you have received certification from the RCPSC through the Practice Eligibility Route, you may be eligible for an independent practice certificate provided you meet all other requirements for registration.