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Are there any exemptions from the Competency Assessment process, other than obtaining my Canadian certification and LMCC?

Posted August 7, 2020

Physicians on the Provisional Register who were exempt from the Preliminary Clinical Assessment (PCA) part of their initial Practice Readiness Assessment (e.g. academic appointments) are also exempt from the Competency Assessment(s). In these cases, CPSA will review their file near the expiry of their provisional registration to confirm they still meet all the requirements to transfer to our General Register, including being in satisfactory practice.