Registration
& Sponsorship

Discover CPSA's registration requirements for Alberta's physicians and physician assistants, learn how to become a sponsor or find the steps to update your current practice details.

Apply to practise

Learn about eligibility and steps to register with CPSA through all our registration paths.

See CPSA's registration requirements

Become a Sponsor

Recruiting an international medical graduate (IMG) starts with sponsoring a position.

Learn how to become a sponsor

Update or renew my practice

End, change or incorporate your practice, return to practice, complete your annual renewal or join the non-clinical register.

Find steps to update practice details

Request my CPC

A Certificate of Professional Conduct (CPC) is a record of your professional career as a member of CPSA.

Request CPC

Registration at a glance: definitions & statistics

See a breakdown of CPSA's licence types in our glossary

View CPSA’s registration numbers and trends within the past 5 quarters

Registration news & updates

All News & Events

August 20, 2026

Updates to the physician sponsorship form and process

CPSA has revised the physician sponsorship form and process for approved sponsors as follows: As of August 20, 2026, approved…

Registration, Sponsorship

July 29, 2026

TDM Exam application process update

Effective September 2026, the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) will manage the Therapeutics Decision-Making (TDM) Exam application process.  To apply…

Registration

July 7, 2026

CPSA modernizes quarterly physician numbers with new digital format

June 24, 2026

Updated approval process to be recognized as a Certified Examiner and/or Injury Management Consultant

June 24, 2026

Sponsor application fee reduction

July 18, 2025

Important changes to CPSA’s Provisional Register

Innovation at CPSA

We are the only medical regulator in Canada with an in-house Analytics, Innovation & Research (AIR) team. Learn how CPSA's regulatory-based research supports quality medical practice.