Physician Fees

Physician billing cycle: January 1 to December 31

Registration fees

Practice Permit annual renewal

Physician annual fees are CPSA’s primary revenue source.

2023 2024
Practice Permit annual renewal fee $2,200 $2,200
Practice Permit late renewal penalty  $500  $500
  • There are no renewal fees for medical students or postgraduate trainees (unless practising as a physician extender)
  • A registration administration fee of $800 will be applied for all physicians registering with CPSA for the first time
  • If you are registering with CPSA for the first time between October and December pro-rated rates may apply
  • A permit fee of $100 will be applied for all physicians starting a PRA

Review of Qualifications fee

Applies to Step 3 (Submit a review of qualifications) of the Apply for Independent Practice registration process.

2023 2024
Review of qualifications $200 + GST $200 + GST
  • This fee is non-refundable

Certificate of Professional Conduct fees

2023 2024
First certificate (standard processing time) $100 + GST $100 + GST
First certificate (expedited within 5 business days) $200 + GST $200 + GST
Each additional certificate requested on the same day $25 + GST $25 + GST
Requests submitted separately $100 + GST $100 + GST
  • CPCs are free for Alberta medical students and residents, and for physicians within two months of finishing their postgraduate training.

Professional Corporation fees

2023 2024
Professional Corporation registration fee $500 + GST (per physician shareholder) $500 + GST (per physician shareholder)
Professional Corporation annual renewal fee $200 + GST (per physician shareholder) $200 + GST (per physician shareholder)
Professional Corporation late renewal penalty $200 $200

Physician Extender fees

Unlike their resident peers, physician extenders have to pay an initial registration fee and an annual renewal fee. These fees are not refundable.

2023 2024
Initial registration fee $200 $200
Annual renewal fee $1,100 $1,100*

*Fiscal period is from July 1 to June 30

Registration Assessment fees

Therapeutics Decision Making (TDM) Exam fees

2024 2025
Exam fee $2405 + GST (Jan-Mar)

$2640 + GST (Apr-Dec)

$2640 + GST (Jan-Mar)

$2900 + GST* (Apr-Dec)
*Subject to approval

Withdrawal fee $400 + GST $400 + GST

Practice Readiness Assessment (PRA) Orientation for International Medical Graduate (IMG) Candidates

July 2023 – June 2024 July 2024 – June 2025
Workshop fee $599 + GST $625 + GST

*Fees are subject to change.

PRA-AB fees

Fees (taxes are included) for a PRA-AB Assessment are paid by the sponsor and cover the cost of the assessors’ time and any expenses they incur related to the assessment. They also include any fees we pay to the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) to be a part of the pan-Canadian PRA program (NAC-PRA). Applicants may be responsible for their own assessment fees—please review your employment and sponsorship contracts for details.

PRA-AB Fees – Part A & B combined*

2024 2025
Admin fee $7885 + GST (Jan-Mar)

$7955 + GST (Apr-Dec)

$7955 + GST (Jan-Mar)

$8025 + GST (Apr-Dec)

PCA Assessor fee $2,000 per week, maximum 12 weeks $2,000 per week, maximum 12 weeks
SPA Supervisor fee $200 per hour, maximum 15 hours $200 per hour, maximum 15 hours
Travel expenses $0.68/km for the first 5,000 km driven, $0.62/ km subsequent, for travel outside practice location city $0.68/km for the first 5,000 km driven, $0.62/ km subsequent, for travel outside practice location city
Total cost (excluding expenses) $34,885 maximum, per applicant (Jan-Mar)

$34,955 maximum, per applicant (Apr-Dec)

$34,955 maximum, per applicant (Jan-Mar)

$35,025 + GST (Apr-Dec)

*Fees are subject to change.
**A portion of the admin fees for Part A go to NAC-PRA, the MCC program that oversees PRA assessments in Canada.

PRA-AB Fees – Part B only*

2024  2025
Admin fee $5,650 $5,650
SPA Supervisor fee $200 per hour, maximum 15 hours $200 per hour, maximum 15 hours
Travel expenses $0.68/km for the first 5,000 km driven, $0.62/ km subsequent, for travel outside practice location city $0.68/km for the first 5,000 km driven, $0.62/ km subsequent, for travel outside practice location city
Total cost (excluding expenses) $8,650 maximum, per applicant $8,650 maximum, per applicant

*Fees are subject to change.

Return-to-practice assessment fees

2024 
Admin fee $500 + GST
Daily Assessor fee $285.71 + GST
Weekly Assessor fee $2,000 + GST

Change-in-scope assessment fees

2024
Admin fee $500 + GST
Daily assessor fee $285.71 + GST
Weekly assessor fee $2,000 + GST

Summative assessment fees

2024
Admin fee $5,000 + GST
Assessor fee $200 per hour + GST

Candidates are also responsible for reimbursing applicable meal, travel and accommodation costs for their assessors.