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Steps involved to become an international pharmacist in Canada. 

Steps to become a Pharmacist in Canada
Fee for the enrollment in the Gateway is CAD380
Documents required:
A properly witnessed printed application form (Couriered to PEBC). 
A certified copy of documents to support identity (Couriered to PEBC). 
Documents to support graduation from an acceptable pharmacy program (Couriered or emailed to PEBC by your college). 
Documents to support your international licensing status (Couriered or emailed to PEBC by your licensing authority). 
Statutory declarations (mailed/couriered to PEBC). 

Discrepancies with documentation:

Time for evaluation: 8 weeks and Document Evaluation Fee is CAD705.

Content Areas :
Biomedical Sciences- 15%
Pharmaceutical Sciences- 25%
Behavioral pharmacy practice, social and administrative pharmacy science- 10%
Pharmacy practice- 50%
Biomedical Sciences- 15%
Biochemistry 
Genomics and Molecular Biology 
Physiology/ Functional Anatomy 
Immunology 
Medical Microbiology 
Pharmaceutical Sciences- 25%
Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Systems 
Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics 
Medicinal Chemistry 
Pharmacology 
Toxicology and Clinical Toxicology 
Biotechnology and Pharmacogenetics 
Pharmacy Practice (50%) consists of:

Clinical Sciences (35%)
Nutrition and Professional Practice Skills (15%)
Clinical Sciences(35%) consists of: Pathophysiology 
Clinical Biochemistry/ Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing 
Pharmacotherapeutics (including Prescription, Non-prescription and Complementary Therapy) 
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 
Patient Care Process (Assessment/ Intervention/ Monitoring/ Follow-up/ Documentation) 
Special Populations (including Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Pregnancy and Lactation)
Nutritional Professional Practice Skills(15%) consists of 
Prescription Processing and Product Preparation (including Non-sterile and Sterile Compounding) 
Prescription Calculations 
Communication/ Patient Counselling 
Drug Information 
Literature Evaluation/ Research Methods/ Evidence-Based Decision Making (including Pharmacoepidemiology) 
Medication/ Patient Safety Practices 
Law/ Jurisprudence 
Professionalism/ Ethics 
Collaborative Patient Care  
Behavioral, Social and Administrative Pharmacy Sciences - 10%:
Pharmacy Management (including Financial, Personnel, Marketing, Quality Improvement, Risk Management and Workplace Safety) 
Canadian Healthcare System 
Pharmacoeconomics 
Biostatistics 
Pharmacist Qualifying Exam
	Pharmacist Qualifying Exam Part-1 (MCQ)
	Pharmacist Qualifying Exam Part-2 (OSCE)
It is a one-day, multiple choice (MCQs) computer-based exam with no negative marking and offered at secured proctor testing centres.
Length of the exam: 4 hours 30 mins  
OSCE 
	Consists of 13 Examination Stations + Rest Stations.  
		10 Interactive sessions
		2 Non Interactive sessions
		1 Pretest station (Interactive or Non Interactive)
Each station consists of a task or problem to complete within 7 minutes. 
English Language Test’s Accepted
	IELTS Academic and OET
IELTS Academic
	Reading - 7.0
	Listening  - 7.0
	Speaking  - 7.0
	Writing - 6.5
OET
	Reading - B
	Listening  - B
	Speaking  - B
	Writing - C+

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