Provincial and Territorial Licensing Requirements - Canadian Psychological Association

Province/Territory	Academic Entry Requirements	Supervised Experience	Examinations¹	Exemptions
British Columbia http://www.collegeofpsychologists.bc.ca/	Doctoral Title: Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice	Doctoral 600 hours of practica and 1,600 hour pre-doctoral internship	EPPP scale score of 140/200 OR 500/800 Written jurisprudence, score of 40/50 Oral examination	University Government Schools Hospitals
Alberta http://www.cap.ab.ca/	Doctoral Title: Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice Masters Title: Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice	Masters 1 year (1,600 hours) post-masters	EPPP scaled score of 500 Oral examination	None
Saskatchewan http://www.skcp.ca/	Doctoral Title: Registered Doctoral Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice Masters Title: Registered Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice	Doctoral: As Provisional member (not yet licensed for independent practice) 1 year (1500 hours ) supervised post-Doctoral practice under an approved Supervision Plan and Supervision Agreement, or a CPA or APA accredited pre-Doctoral internship Title: Registered Doctoral Psychologist (Provisional) Scope of Practice: practice under supervision Masters As Provisional member (not yet licensed for independent practice) 1 year (1500 hours ) supervised post-Masters practice under an approved Supervision Plan and Supervision Agreement Title: Registered Psychologist (Provisional) Scope of Practice: practice under supervision	EPPP 70%; scaled score of 500 Oral examination	None with respect to counselling and clinical psychology or psychological assessment. Academic Exemption for those teaching psychology in Universities or provincial Colleges but this does not apply if one is supervising the practice of students or other professionals
Yukon Territory	No legislation governing practice of psychology
Manitoba http://www.cpmb.ca/	Doctoral Title: Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice Masters Title: Psychological Associate Scope of Practice: Practice supervised by a Psychologist	Doctoral 1 pre- and 1 post-year Masters (2 classes) PA (Supervised Practice): 2 years post-degree supervision required PA (Independent Practice): 4 years post-degree supervision required	EPPP 70% pass point (Scaled Score of 500) for ALL classes of registration Jurisprudence exam in addition to oral examination (both Doctoral and Masters)	University Government Schools Hospitals
Ontario http://www.cpo.on.ca/	Doctoral Title: Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice Masters Title: Psychological Associate Scope of Practice: Independent Practice	Doctoral 1 pre- and 1 post-year on supervised practice register Masters 4 years post plus 1 year on supervised practice register	EPPP (scaled score of 500); Jurisprudence and Ethics Examination; and Oral Examination for both Doctoral and Masters level	University, unless providing psychological services or supervising the provision of psychological services
Quebec http://www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/	Doctoral Title: Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice As of July 2006	2,300 hours supervised practice pre-doctoral	No EPPP No oral examination Ethics course	None
Northwest Territories	Doctoral Title: Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice Masters Title: Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice	1 year (1,600 hours) while on an Intern’s Registry.	An exam may be required.	None
Nunavut	Doctoral Title: Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice Masters Title: Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice	1 year (1,600 hours) while on an Intern’s Registry.	An exam may be required.	None
New Brunswick http://www.cpnb.ca/	Doctoral Title: Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice	Doctoral 1 pre- and 1 post-year	EPPP scale score of 500 Oral examination or interview	University
Nova Scotia http://www.nsbep.org/	Doctoral Title: Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice Masters Title: Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice	Doctoral 1 pre- and 1 post-year Masters 4 years post	EPPP 70% Oral examination	As per the AIT, NSBEP is required to waive any requirements not met (if such is the case) and register an individual if that individual holds equivalent registration in good standing from another Canadian jurisdiction.
Newfoundland & Labrador https://nlpsychboard.ca/	Doctoral Title: Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice Masters Title: Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice	Doctoral 1 pre- and 1 post-year Masters 2 years post	EPPP 70%; scaled score of 500 No oral examination	University
Prince Edward Island http://www.peipsychology.org/peiprb/	Doctoral Title: Psychologist Scope of Practice: Independent Practice Masters Title: Psychological Associate Scope of Practice: Independent Practice	Doctoral 1 pre- and 1 post-year Masters 2 years post	EPPP scaled score of 500 Oral examination	University
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Province/Territory

Academic Entry Requirements

Supervised Experience

Examinations¹

Exemptions

British Columbia

http://www.collegeofpsychologists.bc.ca/

Doctoral
Title: Psychologist
Scope of Practice: Independent Practice

Doctoral
600 hours of practica and
1,600 hour pre-doctoral internship

EPPP scale score of 140/200 OR 500/800

Written jurisprudence, score of 40/50

Oral examination

University

Government

Schools

Hospitals

Alberta

http://www.cap.ab.ca/

Doctoral
Title: Psychologist
Scope of Practice: Independent Practice

Masters
Title: Psychologist
Scope of Practice: Independent Practice

Masters
1 year (1,600 hours) post-masters

EPPP scaled score of 500

Oral examination

None

Saskatchewan

http://www.skcp.ca/

Doctoral
Title: Registered Doctoral Psychologist
Scope of Practice: Independent Practice

Masters
Title: Registered Psychologist
Scope of Practice: Independent Practice

Doctoral:
As Provisional member (not yet licensed for independent practice) 1 year (1500 hours ) supervised post-Doctoral practice under an approved Supervision Plan and Supervision Agreement, or a CPA or APA accredited pre-Doctoral internship
Title: Registered Doctoral Psychologist (Provisional)
Scope of Practice: practice under supervision

Masters
As Provisional member (not yet licensed for independent practice) 1 year (1500 hours ) supervised post-Masters practice under an approved Supervision Plan and Supervision Agreement

Title: Registered Psychologist (Provisional)

Scope of Practice: practice under supervision

EPPP 70%; scaled score of 500

Oral examination

None with respect to counselling and clinical psychology or psychological assessment.

Academic Exemption for those teaching psychology in Universities or provincial Colleges but this does not apply if one is supervising the practice of students or other professionals

Yukon Territory

No legislation governing practice of psychology

Manitoba

http://www.cpmb.ca/

Doctoral
Title: Psychologist
Scope of Practice: Independent Practice

Masters
Title: Psychological Associate
Scope of Practice: Practice supervised by a Psychologist

Doctoral
1 pre- and 1 post-year

Masters (2 classes)
PA (Supervised Practice): 2 years post-degree supervision required
PA (Independent Practice): 4 years post-degree supervision required

EPPP
70% pass point (Scaled Score of 500) for ALL classes of registration

Jurisprudence exam in addition to oral examination (both Doctoral and Masters)

University

Government

Schools

Hospitals

Ontario

http://www.cpo.on.ca/

Doctoral
Title: Psychologist
Scope of Practice: Independent Practice

Masters
Title: Psychological Associate
Scope of Practice: Independent Practice

Doctoral
1 pre- and 1 post-year on supervised practice register

Masters
4 years post plus 1 year on supervised practice register

EPPP (scaled score of 500); Jurisprudence and Ethics Examination; and Oral Examination for both Doctoral and Masters level

University, unless providing psychological services or supervising the provision of psychological services

Quebec

http://www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/

Doctoral
Title: Psychologist
Scope of Practice: Independent Practice
As of July 2006

2,300 hours supervised practice pre-doctoral

No EPPP

No oral examination

Ethics course

None

Northwest Territories

Doctoral
Title: Psychologist
Scope of Practice: Independent Practice

Masters
Title: Psychologist
Scope of Practice: Independent Practice

1 year (1,600 hours) while on an Intern’s Registry.

An exam may be required.

None

Nunavut

Doctoral
Title: Psychologist
Scope of Practice: Independent Practice

Masters
Title: Psychologist
Scope of Practice: Independent Practice

1 year (1,600 hours) while on an Intern’s Registry.

An exam may be required.

None

New Brunswick

http://www.cpnb.ca/

Doctoral
Title: Psychologist
Scope of Practice: Independent Practice

Doctoral
1 pre- and 1 post-year

EPPP scale score of 500

Oral examination or interview

University

Nova Scotia

http://www.nsbep.org/

Doctoral
Title: Psychologist
Scope of Practice: Independent Practice

Masters
Title: Psychologist
Scope of Practice: Independent Practice

Doctoral
1 pre- and 1 post-year

Masters
4 years post

EPPP 70%

Oral examination

As per the AIT, NSBEP is required to waive any requirements not met (if such is the case) and register an individual if that individual holds equivalent registration in good standing from another Canadian jurisdiction.