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The ollowing signatories have reviewed the Mutual

Recognition Agreement (MRA) signed in 2001, and agreed

in principle to a number o changes. Signatories now

include the provincial regulatory authorities, the Northwest

Territories and Yukon. This agreement or the proession

o pharmacy in Canada was worked on through the

National Association o Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities

(NAPRA). When put into eect, the Agreement will expedite

the movement o pharmacists across Canada withoutimposing unreasonable or discriminatory requirements.

Mobility Agreement or Canadian Pharmacists

1. General

We agree to present this Agreement to our provincial and

territorial boards or review and approval by July 1, 2009.

Copies o this agreement will be fled with each o the

provincial and ederal Labour Mobility Coordinators.

2. Purpose

We, the undersigned, enter into this Agreement in order to

establish the conditions under which a pharmacist who is

licensed and/or registered in one Canadian jurisdiction will

have his/her qualifcations recognized in another Canadian

jurisdiction that is a Party to this Agreement.

3. Mobility Principles

3.1 There is a threshold level o competent1 practice

required or public protection.

3.2Each province and territory respects the act that

other provinces and territories set and implement

standards or competent practice in good aith.

3.3There is more than one method to achieve and assess

competence.

4. Agreement

4.1We, the undersigned, agree that the practice o

pharmacy has a high degree o commonality across

Canada.

4.2We, the undersigned, agree to the components o

the National Association o Pharmacy Regulatory

Authorities (NAPRA) Model Licensing Program

(Appendix 1) as an on-going process, all o which are

representative o the high degree o commonality in

the practice o pharmacy among the signatories o

this Agreement. It is understood that the components

o the program and their associated documents will

evolve over time as required to meet the needs o the

Canadian public.

4.3 In signing this Agreement, we shall abide by the

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) requirements and

will, within our ability and authority to do so, take

action in our respective jurisdictions to achieve the

necessary legislative and regulatory amendments in

order to give eect to the terms o this Agreement.

1 To have the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary or sae andeective practice

4.4 The signatories agree to register and/or license

as pharmacists those applicants who hold an

unrestricted practice certifcate in the jurisdiction o a

signatory, and having met the requirements set out in

Clause 5.

5. Requirements

In accordance with Clause 2 o this Agreement, the

ollowing registrations and/or licensure requirements areagreed to:

5.1 Educational Requirements or Equivalent:

a minimum o a baccalaureate program rom a(a)

Canadian Council or Accreditation o Pharmacy

Programs (CCAPP) accredited pharmacy program

at a Canadian university,

OR

are substantially equivalent to (a) in both(b)

academic and clinical training and/or experience.

5.2 Entry to Practice Assessment

has successully completed a qualiying(a)

examination based on the Proessional

Competencies or Canadian Pharmacists at Entry-

to-Practice(March 2007), reerenced in Clause4.2

OR

is a graduate o a CCAPP approved pharmacy(b)

program at a Canadian university in a jurisdiction

where the statutory ramework provides terms

and conditions between a signatory and the

authorities o such university programs to include

oversight and explicit authority over the curricula

leading to conerring a degree in pharmacy as set

out in Clause 5.1(a)

OR

has qualifed and obtained rom the Ordre(c)

des pharmaciens du Qubec, an equivalency

o diploma or training under the Regulation

respecting diploma and training equivalence

standards or the issue o a pharmacists permit

adopted under the Qubec Pharmacy Act and

Proessional Code.

5.3 Other Requirements

At the date o application, the applicant must:

have completed and submitted the prescribed(a)

orms and ees respecting the jurisdiction to

which the applicant is applying;

AND

have satisfed other jurisdiction-specifc(b)

occupational2 requirements that pertain to entry

to practice provisions that are not covered in 5.1

or 5.2 in the receiving jurisdiction.

2 Other occupational requirements may include such aspects asapplicable to the legal/regulatory context o the receiving jurisdiction

and related to judicial/disciplinary precedents, good character,

immigration status and eligibility to work, language profciency and

jurisprudence.

6. Maintenance and Administration o the Agreement

This Agreement is a dynamic and evolving instrument that

may be amended. We, the undersigned, agree to initiate

periodic reviews o the Agreement no less than every two

years ater July 1, 2009.

7. Withdrawal

A signatory may withdraw rom this Agreement, six

months ater it gives notice with rationale to all other

parties o its intention.

8. Notifcation or New or Modifed Provincial/

Territorial Qualifcations or Requirements

When a signatory is proposing to add or amend a

registration and/or licensure requirement that might

impact on this Agreement, we, the undersigned agree to

notiy all other signatories o the proposed change and the

particulars thereo, and aord them an opportunity or its

review prior to implementation.

9. Signatories to the Agreement

Signed on , 2009

APPENDIX 1

National Association o Pharmacy Regulatory

Authorities (NAPRA) Model Licensing Program

This program outlines the core r equirements or

initial registration and/or licensing o pharmacists.

It also assists the provincial and territorialpharmacy regulatory authorities in ensuring that

candidates or licensure meet NAPRAsProessional

Competencies or Canadian Pharmacists at Entry-

to-Practice(March 2007)which orm the basis o

NAPRAs Model Standards o Practice or Canadian

Pharmacists(March 2009) and the Association

o Faculties o Pharmacy o Canadas (AFPC)

Educational Outcomes.

The core requirements or initial licensure consist o

the ollowing:

Has ulflled educational requirements or-

equivalent;

Has attained the competencies prescribed-

in Pharmacy Jurisprudence Competencies

or Licensure as a Pharmacist in Canada,

and can demonstrate competence in

jurisprudence specifc to the province/

territory in which registration and/or

licensure is being sought;

Has successully completed a structured-

practical training program consistent with

A Framework or Assessing Canadian

Pharmacists Competencies at Entry-to-

Practice through Structured Practical

Training Programs;

Has attained the language requirements o-

the jurisdiction at a level consistent with

the Language Profciency Requirements

or Licensure as a Pharmacists in Canada;

and,

Has completed a national qualiying-

examination except in Qubec

The program is expected to continue evolving over

time as required to meet the needs o the Canadian

public as well as the changing environment o the

proession o pharmacy. It also includes ensuring

the on-going competence o pharmacists through

ormal continuing competence programs consistent

with the National Model Continuing Competence

Program or Canadian Pharmacists.

The program components and its core requirements

will be examined and updated on a periodic basis.

Mobility Agreement for Canadian Pharmacists

________________________________Alberta College o PharmacistsPresident

________________________________Alberta College o Pharmacists

Registrar

________________________________College o Pharmacists o British ColumbiaPresident

________________________________

College o Pharmacists o British ColumbiaRegistrar

________________________________

Government o the Northwest TerritoriesRegistrar

________________________________Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association

President

________________________________Manitoba Pharmaceutical AssociationRegistrar

________________________________New Brunswick Pharmaceutical SocietyPresident

________________________________

New Brunswick Pharmaceutical SocietyRegistrar

________________________________

Newoundland and Labrador Pharmacy Board

President

________________________________Newoundland and Labrador Pharmacy BoardSecretary-Registrar

________________________________

Nova Scotia College o PharmacistsPresident

________________________________Nova Scotia College o PharmacistsRegistrar

________________________________Ontario College o PharmacistsPresident

________________________________Ontario College o PharmacistsRegistrar

________________________________

Ordre des pharmaciens du QubecDirectrice gnrale et secrtaire

________________________________

Ordre des pharmaciens du Qubec

Prsident

________________________________Prince Edward Island Pharmacy BoardPresident

________________________________Prince Edward Island Pharmacy BoardRegistrar

________________________________Saskatchewan College o PharmacistsPresident

________________________________

Saskatchewan College o Pharmacists

Registrar

________________________________

Yukon GovernmentRegistrar

Signatories to the Agreement