Leave of Absence
Circumstances under which registrants wish to take a leave of absence and resign from the Register may include, but are not limited to:
- Maternity or parental leave
- Medical leave
- Retirement
- Relocation out of province
Once your registration has lapsed:
- You are not permitted to practice pharmacy in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
- You are not permitted to use the protected title of “pharmacist” or “pharmacy technician”.
- You are not required to maintain professional liability insurance.
- You are not required to maintain your membership with the Pharmacists’ Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (if applicable).
Change Registration Status to Inactive
If you wish to either temporarily or permanently resign from the Register you can have your registration status changed to Inactive by completing and submitting the Status Change Request in the Registrant Portal.
Requirements for Reinstatement
If you were previously registered with CPNL but have let your registration lapse or previously requested to change your registration status to Inactive, and wish to have your registration reinstated, please contact us at registration@nlpb.ca.
During the reinstatement process, you will be required to declare that, during the previous three years, you were engaged in the practice of pharmacy (as defined in the Pharmacy Act, 2024) to the extent necessary to maintain competence in any practice areas in which you may participate. This practice experience may have occurred in either NL or another Canadian jurisdiction.
If you are unable to make that declaration – that is, that you did not engage in the practice of pharmacy in the previous three years at all or did practice, but not to the extent necessary to maintain competency – then you will be required to meet additional requirements before being permitted to reinstate your registration. These include:
- registering as an Intern; then successfully completing one month of supervised practical training for each year or part year that you have been out of practice, to a maximum of eight months; and
- successfully writing the Registration Examination.
If it has been more than six years since you have engaged in the practice of pharmacy in NL or another Canadian jurisdiction, you will also be required to complete both parts (MCQ and OSCE/OSPE) of the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) Qualifying Exam.
Applications for reinstatement are assessed on an individual basis and additional requirements may be implemented to ensure competence.
For more information regarding the practical training requirements, please review the Registration Policy – Registration Reinstatement.
