Frequently Asked Questions

No, the completion date of the learning activities must occur within the 12 months prior to your individual renewal date, even though the accreditation is still valid (not expired) beyond that date.

No. CE is only required for registrants that are renewing registration as a full registrant.

No. The CE requirements are the same for both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians that are renewing their registration as a full registrant.

The PDAP portal accepts common text and image file types such as .pdf, .txt, .doc, .docx, .jpeg, .jpg, .gif, .png. Please retain all original supporting documentation for at least 2 years from your registration renewal deadline.

Please retain all original supporting documentation for at least 2 years from your registration renewal deadline.

For example, if your registration renewal date is August 31, 2020, you must submit through the PDAP Portal, Continuing Education (CE) activities undertaken during September 1, 2019-August 31, 2020. You would keep the original supporting documentation at least until August 31, 2022

Please ensure that you have “Submitted” your Learning Records as only “Submitted” Learning Records “count” towards satisfying your CE requirements. A Learning Record may be:

• In Progress: required information is missing from specific fields. Learning Record cannot be “Submitted”.
   
• Complete: all required information has been entered. Learning Record can be “Submitted”.

You can record activities in 0.25 hours (15 minutes) increments, with the shortest activity being 0.25 hours.

You can include any educational activities undertaken to prepare for the Practice Reviews, or as a result of the Practice Review towards your CE requirements and record them accordingly on the PDAP Portal.

For example: if you read the comprehensive outlines of focus areas for Pharmacy Professionals Reviews on the PRP Support Tools in order to get ready for the Practice Review, you would record that as non-accredited learning and document the actual time spent on the activity.

No, you must identify, fill out and submit at least 6 separate Learning Records - one for each goal - every year. Individual learning activities that you have undertaken during the year can be combined based on the goal and documented on one of these 6 Learning Records. You must have a minimum of 15 hours of learning documented on a minimum of 6 Learning Records. A minimum of 5 hours must be accredited learning and supporting documentation needs to be provided as part of the Learning Record(s) it pertains to. Please retain all original supporting documentation for at least 2 years from your registration renewal deadline.

Accredited learning activities have been reviewed using stringent criteria to ensure they are of high quality, unbiased, and clearly identify learning objectives for participants. Accredited programs indicate the number of accredited hours assigned, and identify the accrediting body (such as CCCEP, UBC CPPD, ACPE, MAINPRO, etc.). Supporting documentation that states the registrant’s name, the accrediting body, the number of accredited hours assigned, the date of completion, date accreditation is valid until, etc. is received upon successful completion.

Non-accredited hours are accumulated through informal learning. If you are doing self-study or on the job training, this will be classified as non-accredited hours. For example, if you identify a learning need in the area of compounding, and you choose to read a publication on compounding and incorporate this learning into your practice, you can document the actual time spent on the learning activity using increments of 0.25 hours (15 minutes). 

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are assigned by the accrediting body to a specific learning activity. The “conversion” of CEUs into accredited hours varies between different accrediting bodies; the requirement is for accredited hours. You should confirm with the course provider the number of hours the activity is accredited for.

The following will be displayed on your device screen once the continuing education (CE) requirements have been satisfied.

To fulfill your CE requirements for renewal, you must:

• Successfully complete at least 15 hours of learning activities documented on a minimum of 6 Learning Records of which a minimum 5 hours must be accredited learning, (supporting documentation needs to be provided as part of the Learning Record(s) it pertains to). Please retain all original supporting documentation for at least 2 years from your registration renewal deadline.

• Starting April 1, 2025, all pharmacy professionals will be required to include a minimum of 3 hours of accredited or non-accredited learning activities per year related to Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility, and Anti-Racism, recorded on a minimum of 1 Learning Record. This learning can be applied toward the existing requirement of 6 Learning Records (15 hours total, 5 of which must be accredited).

• Complete all learning activities in the most recent 12 months of your registration renewal date.

To fulfill your Continuing Education (CE) requirements for registration renewal, you must:

• Successfully complete at least 15 hours of learning activities documented on a minimum of 6 Learning Records of which a minimum 5 hours must be accredited learning, (supporting documentation needs to be provided as part of the Learning Record(s) it pertains to). Please retain all original supporting documentation for at least 2 years from your registration renewal deadline.

• Starting April 1, 2025, all pharmacy professionals will be required to complete a minimum of 3 hours of accredited or non-accredited learning activities per year related to Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility, and Anti-Racism, recorded on a minimum of 1 Learning Record. This learning can be applied toward the existing requirement of 6 Learning Records (15 hours total, 5 of which must be accredited). complete all learning activities in the most recent 12 months of your registration renewal date

Your CE Submissions along with all your other registration renewal requirements are due just before midnight on your registration renewal date. You renew registration for the following year by submitting your CE learning activities undertaken within the most recent 12 months of your registration renewal date.

For example, if your registration renewal deadline is March 31, 2026, to be able to renew your registration for period of April 1, 2026- March 31, 2027, you must submit through the PDAP Portal, CE activities undertaken during April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026, along with all other registration renewal requirements, at the latest by 11:59pm on March 31, 2026.

If this is the first time you are renewing your registration as a Full registrant (following initial registration or reinstatement), submission of CE requirements will not be required to proceed with renewal. Although CE will not need to be submitted at your first registration renewal deadline, registrants are reminded of their ongoing responsibility under the Code of Ethics Standard 10(a) to “keep up to date with new pharmacy knowledge and practices by participating in continuous lifelong learning.” To support this, the PDAP portal will continue to be available for these registrants to document and track their learning. Any CE completed prior to your first registration renewal date cannot be carried over for your next renewal.