- Note: To be eligible for re-registration on a temporary or permanent basis, you must have maintained your skills and remained in good standing.
How do I return to practice in Alberta if I have an active practice permit but am practising elsewhere?
- Provide the College with the following items:
- Written notification (in writing or via email) at least two months prior to your return.
- A detailed description of your work history, including photocopies of documents detailing qualifications you obtained since leaving Alberta.
- Certificate(s) of Professional Conduct from each jurisdiction you practiced or trained in since you left Alberta, dated within 90 days of your start date. Please ensure certificates are issued directly to the CPSA, from each jurisdiction.
- Your exact day of return. Note: we cannot backdate your registration.
- Your Alberta contact information using the Notification of Change form.
How do I return to practice in Alberta if I’ve been attending a full-time, postgraduate training program outside Alberta?
- Provide the College with the following items:
- Written notification (in writing or via email) at least two months prior to your return.
- A detailed description of your work history, including photocopies of documents detailing qualifications you obtained since leaving Alberta.
- Certificate(s) of Professional Conduct from each jurisdiction you practiced or trained in since you left Alberta, dated within 90 days of your start date. Please ensure certificates are issued directly to the CPSA, from each jurisdiction.
- Your exact day of return. Please note, we cannot backdate your registration.
- Your Alberta contact information using the Notification of Change form.
and
- Payment of applicable fees*
- *Please contact the Registration department for more information. Call 780-969-4924, toll free (in Alberta) 1-800-561-3899 ext 4924 or email registration@cpsa.ab.ca.
- Note: Physicians who have been away from clinical practice for more than three years, may be required to complete an assessment and/or retraining as determined by the Registrar.
How do I return to practice in Alberta if my medical practice permit has expired?
- Provide the College with the following items:
- Written notification (in writing or via email) at least two months prior to your return.
- A detailed description of your work history, including photocopies of documents detailing qualifications you obtained since leaving Alberta.
- Certificate(s) of Professional Conduct from each jurisdiction you practiced or trained in since you left Alberta, dated within 90 days of your start date. Please ensure certificates are issued directly to the CPSA, from each jurisdiction.
- Your exact day of return.
- Your Alberta contact information using the Notification of Change form.
and
- Payment of applicable fees*.
- *Please contact the Registration department for more information. Call 780-969-4924, toll free (in Alberta) 1-800-561-3899 ext 4924 or email registration@cpsa.ab.ca.