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Canada
The Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) is the national professional organization for pharmacists in Canada. Specific requirements for practice vary across provinces, but generally include a bachelor's (BSc Pharm) or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from one of 10 Canadian universities offering a pharmacy program, successful completion of a national board examination through the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) (Quebec being the exception), practical experience through an apprenticeship/internship program, and fluency in French or English. International pharmacy graduates can begin their journey of becoming licensed to practice in Canada by enrolling with the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) Pharmacists' Gateway Canada. The vast majority (~70%) of Canada's licensed pharmacists work in community pharmacies, another 15% work in hospital, and the remainder work in other settings such as industry, government, or universities. Pharmacists' scope of practice varies widely among the 13 provinces and territories and continues to evolve with time. As a result of pharmacists' expanding scope and knowledge application, there has been a purposeful effort to transition the professional programs in Canadian pharmacy schools to offer doctors of pharmacy over baccalaureate curriculums to ensure graduates have the most up to date level of training to match the increasing practice requirements.

Alberta
The University of Alberta is the only institution in the province awarding pharmacy degrees, offering Doctors of Pharmacy programs for those entering to practice, joint degrees with a Masters of Business Administration, and post-professional programs for currently practicing pharmacists. The university also offers a certificate program for internationally educated pharmacy graduates to help prepare them for practice in Canada. Pharmacists must be registered with the Alberta College of Pharmacists in order to practice in Alberta. A practicing pharmacist in Alberta has among the broadest scopes in practice in Canada, including the ability to prescribe for patients and to order and interpret lab tests independently.

British Columbia
A pharmacist must be registered with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia to practice in this province. A Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences is the minimum requirement to practice as a pharmacist in BC. The University of British Columbia is the only institution in the province that trains pharmacists. It offers an entry-to-practice PharmD degree as well as a flex PharmD degree for practicing pharmacists. Professional associations include the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia, its regulatory body and the British Columbia Pharmacy Association, its advocacy body.

Manitoba
The University of Manitoba is the only institution in the province with a pharmacy program, their College of Pharmacy recently transitioned from a Bachelor's of Science in Pharmacy to a Doctor of Pharmacy program with its first PharmD class set to graduate in 2023. All practicing pharmacists, pharmacy students, and pharmacy interns must be registered with the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba (CPhM), the provincial governing body for pharmacy.

New Brunswick
New Brunswick does not have any university in the province offering a professional program in pharmacy. All pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy students who wish to practice in a pharmacy setting must register with the New Brunswick College of Pharmacists, its provincial regulatory authority.

Newfoundland and Labrador
The Memorial University of Newfoundland is the only institute in the province offering a pharmacy program. It currently offers a Doctor of Pharmacy program as an entry-to-practice degree and for existing working professionals. In order to practice pharmacy in the province, pharmacists must be licensed and registered with the Newfoundland and Labrador Pharmacy Board.

Northwest Territories
To practice in the Northwest Territories, pharmacists must licensed with the Northwest Territories Regulatory Authority through the

Department of Health and Social Services. There are no institutions in the Northwest Territories that offer a professional pharmacy program.

Nova Scotia
Dalhousie University is the only institution in the province awarding pharmacy degrees. It offers a PharmD program as well as a joint PharmD/ Master of Health Administration program, the only of its kind in the country. Pharmacists must be registered and licensed with the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists to be able to practice.

Ontario
The Ontario College of Pharmacists is the regulatory body for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the province. All pharmacists wanting to practice in Ontario must be registered with the Ontario College of Pharmacists. There are two institutions in the province that offer pharmacy programs: University of Toronto and University of Waterloo. . The University of Toronto offers a PharmD program in three forms: standard entry-to-practice PharmD, PharmD for pharmacists, and a joint PharmD-MBA program. The University of Waterloo's PharmD program is the only pharmacy program in the country offering a co-op program, with graduates having participated in 3 co-op terms along with clinical rotations.

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island does not have an institution that offers a pharmacy program. Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy students must register with the Prince Edward Island College of Pharmacy, the province's pharmacy regulatory authority, in order to work in their respective roles.

Quebec
Pharmacists and pharmacy students must be registered with the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec to practice. There are currently two universities in Quebec which provide professional pharmacy training: Université de Montréal and Université Laval. Both the Université de Montréal and Université Laval offer a Doctor of Pharmacy program.

Yukon
The Yukon does not have its own institution with a professional pharmacy program. To practice pharmacy in this territory, a pharmacist must register with the Yukon Regulatory Authority through Yukon Consumer Services in the Government of Yukon's Department of Community Services.