Supervised Practice: Psychologist

If you have a doctoral degree in psychology and have not previously been registered as a Psychologist in any jurisdiction, you must apply for a Certificate of Registration Authorizing Supervised Practice.

Or, if you have a doctoral degree in psychology and have been registered as a Psychologist in a jurisdiction where the requirements are not equivalent to Ontario registration requirements, you must apply for a Certificate of Registration Authorizing Supervised Practice.

In order to expand upon the information in the Registration Regulation, further details about the requirement for registration, the registration process, and the application procedure are available in the Registration Guidelines: Psychologist – Supervised  Practice. 

The Registration Guidelines are intended to help give applicants an idea of the steps involved in becoming a Psychologist and whether they are likely to meet the requirements for registration.

Registration Committee Dates

Additional submissions for files scheduled for review by the Registration Committee must be received at least 10 days in advance of the meeting date.

Submissions should be emailed to cpo@cpo.on.ca to the attention of the Registration Committee.

If you are submitting an application for registration for the first time please note: new applications for either Supervised Practice or Interim Autonomous Practice are first reviewed by the Registrar, not the Registration Committee.

  • March 7 – 8, 2024 (submission deadline 5 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on February 26, 2024
  • May 9 – 10, 2024 (submission deadline 5 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on April 29, 2024

Why is there a submission deadline to the Registration Committee meeting?

It’s necessary for the College to establish a deadline for receiving submissions to the Registration Committee to ensure there is adequate time to process the information, plan accordingly, and most importantly to have the information prepared for the Registration Committee so that they can review it in advance of their scheduled meeting.

The College often receives a high volume of submissions to the Registration Committee. Making a submission to the Committee well in advance of the submission deadline assists the College’s administrative staff in their planning and allows time for  staff to contact you in case it’s discovered that additional information or clarification is needed before the information goes before the Committee.

The Registration Committee meets every other month, if you miss the submission deadline your submission will be scheduled for the next available Committee meeting instead.