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🔊 Sound on!
Tomorrow is your last chance to apply to run in the CPSO Board of Directors Election.
Don’t miss the opportunity to bring your experience to the table and have your say in medical regulation in Ontario.
Apply by October 27: ow.ly/TSyc50ZYcLu
➡️ Do you know a physician or physician assistant who would thrive in the role? Tag the individual below or share this post.
Questions? Email [email protected].
🔊 Sound on!
The CPSO Board of Directors needs your unique perspective.
Bring your experience to the table. Apply to run for the CPSO Board of Directors Election by October 27: ow.ly/XKEo50ZYcuL
➡️ Do you know a physician or physician assistant who would thrive in the role? Tag the individual below or share this post.
Questions? Email [email protected].
👉 ICYMI: We recently held our September Board meeting. Check out the highlights in Dialogue: ow.ly/nsiN50ZZKUB
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🔊 Sound on!
By running in the CPSO Board of Directors Election, you can bring your voice, experience, and perspective to the Board.
Apply by October 27: ow.ly/exiR50ZYbP9
➡️ Do you know a physician or physician assistant who would thrive in the role? Tag the individual below or share this post.
Questions? Email [email protected].
🩺 Ontario welcomes internationally trained physicians! We’ve made it simpler for qualified doctors to get licensed and start practising in Ontario.
📩 Have questions? Email [email protected] or send a message via the Portal.
Find out more: ow.ly/krx250Z8Zal
Interested in obtaining a copy of your CPSO registration card, diploma, or certificate?
We break down how to access these documents in Dialogue: dialogue.cpso.on.ca/articles…
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Certain internationally-trained specialists from Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Ireland may be able to practise medicine in Ontario through our new registration pathway.
Specialists trained and certified by an accepted certifying body in an approved jurisdiction may be issued a provisional practice certificate without certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Read the details: ow.ly/BiuC50ZYaXE
Why should you run in the CPSO Board of Directors Election?
Because your perspective and leadership in medical regulation matter.
Bring your experience to the table. Apply by October 27: ow.ly/cpPa50ZXMUZ
➡️ Do you know a physician or physician assistant who would thrive in the role? Tag the individual below or share this post.
Questions? Email [email protected].
CPSO’s Board of Directors has approved amendments that strengthen expectations for physicians who prescribe safer supply medications.
These amendments represent meaningful action within CPSO’s regulatory mandate to increase safeguards for patients and the public. They strengthen prescribing oversight, support supervised consumption, and help minimize harm by limiting the potential for diversion.
Learn more: ow.ly/lcJC50ZXlT8
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Beginning October 14, we’re sending notifications to physicians who are due to complete a CPSO Quality Program in 2027 to fulfill their Quality requirements for the 2026-2030 cycle.
Dialogue has the details: dialogue.cpso.on.ca/articles…
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Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. This year’s theme, "Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change,” reminds us of a fundamental principle: meaningful progress in mental health can be achieved only through close collaboration with people with lived experiences.
As Ontario’s medical regulator, we recognize the importance of supporting the mental health of physicians and physician assistants so that health-care professionals can provide the best care to patients in Ontario.
ℹ️ Visit our website for more information about programs and resources to help physicians and physician assistants facing mental health challenges: ow.ly/m1VB50ZSrmo
#WMHD2026
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Applying for a certificate of registration or change in registration class? You must provide CPSO an acceptable criminal record search.
Submit either:
1. a completed criminal record search run against the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) database
2. a valid letter of clearance based on a CPIC check
Review the Acceptable Criminal Record Search Guide for more information on what you need to submit as part of your application:
ow.ly/jSiX50ZSrbP
CPSO continues to streamline registration pathways for Canadian and internationally-trained physicians!
We’ve approved a new registration policy that enables physicians to be granted a provisional certificate of registration to practise independently in Ontario without completing the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) or holding the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC).
This means that under the policy, Canadian- and internationally-trained physicians who are certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the College of Family Physicians of Canada are no longer required to challenge the MCCQE or hold the LMCC to register with CPSO.
Learn more in Dialogue: dialogue.cpso.on.ca/articles…
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Are you passionate about medical regulation?
Apply to run in the CPSO Board of Directors Election!
This is an opportunity to make your voice heard and help ensure decisions reflect the realities of your practice and the needs of patients in Ontario.
➡️ Could you be CPSO’s newest Board Director? Bring your experience to the table. Apply by October 27.
➡️ Do you know a physician or physician assistant who would thrive in the role? Tag the individual below or share this post.
Learn more: ow.ly/Cyvc50ZSr1W
Questions? Email [email protected].
We’re undertaking a significant transformation to our policy framework to modernize how we set out obligations for professional practice and conduct.
As part of this work, we’re replacing our suite of existing policies with four Professional Obligation documents. The framework will take effect in early November.
We’ve also created accompanying Obligations in Practice documents that are intended to function as practical extensions of the professional obligations, setting out more detailed, topic-specific direction and expectations registrants will need to follow.
Learn more about the new framework launching in November: dialogue.cpso.on.ca/articles…
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This Women’s History Month is all about celebrating the achievements of women and girls, past and present, who have shaped Canada across different fields.
We’re especially grateful for the skill, dedication, and compassion that women bring to health care in Ontario.
Learn more about the women who have made an impact: ow.ly/LH1H50ZSqWW
#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHealthCare #OntarioPhysicians
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Our latest issue of Dialogue is live! The October edition is all about change. Don’t miss stories about the:
•CPSO Board approving our new Professional Obligations framework
•new policy exempting the MCCQE and LMCC as registration requirements
•2027 Board election application period
Read more: ow.ly/uVYI50ZSqUR
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As we observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we acknowledge the harms and ongoing impacts of residential schools and stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities.
This day is an opportunity for continued learning, reflection, and action. Learn more about the history and legacy of residential schools, and discover activities in your community: ow.ly/mvKi50ZMcmV
#NDTR #EveryChildMatters #TruthAndReconciliation
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What does the CPSO Board do?
The Board provides strategic oversight, helps set direction for the College, and ensures our organization is governed effectively.
Learn more about the CPSO Board of Directors: ow.ly/pZRw50ZSqTA
Questions? Email [email protected].
In our latest issue of Dialogue, we answered this common question: “Do I need to renew my corporation separately from my licence?”
Find out our response in Dialogue: ow.ly/GKux50ZMaXE
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