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 following application:
Requirements for Re-Registration
If you were previously registered with NLPB but have let your registration lapse or previously requested to change your registration status to Inactive, you may notify NLPB of your intent to be re-registered.
Please note that the re-registration process does not apply to a pharmacist or pharmacy technician currently registered in another Canadian jurisdiction.
Requirements for re-registration are based on the time that has passed since you were last actively registered and practicing.
Less than two years
If you are not currently registered in another Canadian jurisdiction but were engaged in the practice of pharmacy for at least 420 hours in the preceding two calendar years, you may notify NLPB of your intent to re-register using the appropriate Request to Re-Register form below. This form will be assessed and if the requirements have been met, your registration profile will be reactivated, and you can proceed to document the required professional development and complete the re-registration process.
More than two years, but less than five years
If you were not engaged in the practice of pharmacy for at least 420 hours in the preceding two calendar years, but it has been LESS THAN five years since you last practiced, before being permitted to re-register as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician, you must first:
- register with NLPB as an Intern; then successfully complete 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;
- successfully re-write the NLPB Registration Examination as outlined in NLPB’s Registration Examination Interpretation Guide; and
- meet the professional development requirements prescribed in the regulations.
More than five years
If you were not engaged in the practice of pharmacy for at least 420 hours in the preceding two calendar years, and it has been MORE THAN five years since you last practiced, before being permitted to re-register as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician, you must first:
- register with NLPB as an Intern; then successfully complete 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;
- successfully re-write the NLPB Registration Examination as outlined in NLPB’s Registration Examination Interpretation Guide;
- successfully complete Part II of the PEBC Qualifying Examination for Pharmacists or Pharmacy Technicians, whichever is applicable; and
- meet the professional development requirements prescribed in the regulations.
Request to Re-Register
If you were previously registered as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician in Newfoundland and Labrador and wish to begin the process of re-registering with NLPB, please complete and submit the appropriate form below:
Registrants should note that NLPB retains the authority to consider each individual application for re-registration on its own merits and to exercise discretion in setting additional conditions for that applicant, based on the individual particulars of that application.
For more information regarding the practical training requirements, please review the Requirements for Re-Registration in Newfoundland and Labrador Requirements for Re-Registration in Newfoundland and Labrador Interpretation Guide.
