MARCH 31, 2025 - RENEWAL DEADLINENo. As a registered, practicing pharmacist or pharmacy technician from another Canadian province/territory, you are not required to complete any additional assessments, including the BC Jurisprudence Exam.
Registration for the JE is completed online through eServices.Thus an applicant must be pre-registered with the College or registered as a student pharmacist in the final year of the pharmacy program at UBC, to be eligible to write the JE.
JE sittings are held three times a year in February, June and October. Refer to the College website for details. This webpage will be updated when the exam date, times and locations have been confirmed.
ELP results are valid for 2 years from the date the exam was written. ELP results must be valid at the time that you begin your practical training for the Structured Practical Training (SPT) requirement.
Official ELP results must be sent directly from the testing agency to the College. However, for IELTS and TOEFL, a copy of the score report or the IELTS TRF number is accepted via email or fax from an applicant because IELTS and TOEFL scores can be verified online.
Refer to Appendix 1 of the Registration Committee Policy-1 for a list of the accepted ELP assessments.
Yes. According to the ELP standards set by the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA), if you obtained your pharmacy degree outside of Canada or the USA, you are required to complete an English Language Proficiency assessment, regardless of your previous secondary or post-secondary education, work experience, or official language of the country where you obtained your pharmacy degree. Please refer to the Registration Committee Policy-1 on the College website.
Professional liability insurance may be provided by an employer or purchased yourself through a private insurance broker or membership with the BC Pharmacy Association. Your insurance must meet the three criteria listed on the Professional Liability Insurance for Pharmacy Professionals section of our website.
If you were provided with instructions to complete a paper application for your Full Registration, you may submit it by email. Otherwise, all other Full Registration application must be completed online through eServices. Log into your eServices account and select “Full Registration” after your pre-registration application is processed and you have completed all other registration requirements.
Once you have submitted your application, it will be reviewed within 5 business days. Any changes or updates (including the addition of PEBC certification results) made to your application will require up to 5 business days to review. You will be notified by email of any updates to your application status.
Full registration applications are generally submitted online through eServices, although a paper application will be required for specific scenarios. If the latter, instructions will be provided to the applicant. You will be notified by email: