Applying for Credentialling

Credentialling Pathways
- Standard Pathway: This pathway is for all internationally trained physiotherapists who want their qualifications recognized to work in Canada. It follows the Pan-Canadian Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications, ensuring fairness, transparency, timeliness, and consistency. It also considers the minimum standards needed for physiotherapy programs in Canada. (See Policy 2.1)
- Pre-approved Pathway: This pathway is for internationally educated physiotherapists who received their entry-to-practice physiotherapy education in one of the pre-approved jurisdictions, AND
– can demonstrate that they are licensed to practice without restriction in the pre-approved jurisdiction where they were educated OR
– are recent graduates eligible to be licensed as a physiotherapist without restriction in the pre-approved jurisdiction where they were educated.
It is based on an analysis of comparability of physiotherapy systems between Canada and the pre-approved jurisdictions. (See Policy 2.15) - Alternative Pathway: This pathway is for exceptional cases where an internationally educated physiotherapist does not have some or all required documents for valid reasons beyond their control. It follows recommendations from the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education for refugees and displaced persons. (See Policy 2.14)
Create an Account in the Client Portal
CAPR requires all applicants to create an account in the Client Portal.
To begin your application process, follow these steps:
Step 1: Login or create an account
Go to the Client Portal:
- If you are a NEW client,
- Click the ‘Create Account’ button
- Complete all the required fields
- Click ‘Submit’
- If you are an existing client sign in
Step 2: Create the application
- Within your client profile, click on the ‘Apply’ tab
- Click on ‘Create Credentialling Application’
- The ‘Create Credentialling Application’ button will only show for applicants who are eligible to apply for credentialling
- If you believe that you are eligible to apply, but do not have access to the button, please contact credentialling@alliancept.org
Step 3: Review
- Review the ‘Important Information’
- Check the boxes to certify the statements are true
- Click on the ‘Proceed to Payment’ button
Step 4: Payment Options
- On the ‘How would you like to pay?’ page, select your preferred payment option from the dropdown field
- Click ‘Next’
- We do not accept payment by cash, debit credit cards, or personal cheques.
- Provide payment by: MasterCard/Visa (online through the Client Portal)
OR - by money order, certified cheque, bank draft – see instructions for international bank drafts
- Only bank drafts that are negotiable without charge in Canada are accepted
- Bank drafts must contain a Magnetic Ink Character Recognition Code
- Pay to: “Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators”
- Your application will remain “Unpaid” (i.e., it will not be considered received) until the payment has been received and processed by our office.
Step 5: Payment by Credit Card
- After you have selected payment by credit card, you will be directed to a Shopping Cart to complete the payment.
- Fill in the required fields
- Make sure the billing address is correct
- Click ‘Submit Order’
- Once payment has been successfully processed, an ‘Order confirmation’ screen will display
- Click the ‘Back’ button to return to the ‘Apply’ tab.
- If someone else is paying on your behalf with their credit card, on the shopping cart page make sure you change the billing address of the credit card holder first
- Click on ‘billing address’ at the bottom of the page. Put in the address of the credit card holder
- Then fill in the rest of the credit card information
- If someone else is paying on your behalf with their credit card, on the shopping cart page make sure you change the billing address of the credit card holder first
Step 6: Upload Documents
- Within the ‘Application List’ on the ‘Apply’ tab, click on the ‘Details’ button on your ‘Credentialling Application’
- Within the table, click ‘Upload Document’
- Complete the fields with the relevant information from your document
- Click ‘Choose File’, select the pdf version of your document, and click ‘Open’
- Documents must be submitted in .pdf format. Files submitted in any other format will not be accepted
- Do not upload multiple identity documents in one pdf
- Click ‘Upload’
- Once you see the ‘Document has been uploaded’ notification, click ‘Submit’
- You will be returned to the ‘Required Documents’ table:
- the ‘Document Name’ and ‘Received Date’ will now be listed
- the ‘Accepted’ field will show ‘Pending’
- Click ‘Back’ to return to the ‘Apply’ tab.