Labour Mobility within Canada Registration as a Physiotherapist All applicants seeking registration in Manitoba must provide the following: 1. A certified copy of your degree/ diploma in physiotherapy. If you graduated after January 1, 2002, you will also need to provide evidence of successful completion of the Physiotherapy Competency Examination (for further information, see Examination Candidate Register).
2. If your first language is not English or French, you must provide evidence of fluency in either of these languages. Please contact the CPM office for more information on the fluency criteria established by the Council if this requirement affects you. 3. If you are intending to work within the next three months, please provide confirmation of future employment in Manitoba. This confirmation should be a letter from your future employer, which verifies the date of commencing employment. 4. If you were previously registered as a physiotherapist in one or more jurisdictions, you must provide proof of membership in good standing in the last two jurisdictions in which you were registered. You must request this from the last two jurisdictions in which you were registered.
5. Unless you are a recent graduate, you must provide evidence from your current/previous employers of the number of hours of physiotherapy practice you have worked in the past five-(5) years. Minimum of 1200 hours of practice is required. Hours must be allocated for each year of employment. If you are unable to fulfil this requirement, please contact the CPM office.
6. Completion of the registration form (see forms below).
7. A completed criminal record search must be provided. (Original only, fax and copies will not be accepted). Transferring from Inactive to Active 1. Confirmation of employment in Manitoba and written confirmation from your employer(s) of the number of hours you have worked as a physiotherapist for the five (5) years prior to this registration year. Hours must be broken down for each year of employment.
A minimum of 1200 hours is required for licensure in Manitoba.
2. Completion of the registration form (see forms below). 3. Evidence that you meet the liability insurance requirement. The Council requires that you carry a minimum of five million dollars of coverage. Your future employer may provide liability insurance coverage to you as an employee. If not, you will be required to purchase the insurance on your own. If your employer does provide coverage, you should check to see whether that coverage is for your employment activities only. If you are also employed elsewhere or undertaking other activities, such as volunteering at sporting events, or other non-employment physiotherapy activities, your employer paid coverage may not extend to these activities and the College will require you to purchase additional insurance.
*Receipts or copies of application forms for insurance are not accepted.
4. If you were working outside of Manitoba, you will need to provide a membership in Good Standing and a current criminal record check. Active Register If you plan to commence employment as a physiotherapist within the next three months, you should apply for the Practicing Register. In addition to the above information, you will also need to provide: 1. Evidence that you meet the liability insurance requirement. The Council requires that you carry a minimum of five million dollars of coverage. Your future employer may provide liability insurance coverage to you as an employee. If not, you will be required to purchase the insurance on your own. If your employer does provide coverage, you should check to see whether that coverage is for your employment activities only. If you are also employed elsewhere or undertaking other activities, such as volunteering at sporting events, or other non-employment physiotherapy activities, your employer paid coverage may not extend to these activities and the College will require you to purchase additional insurance. In-Active Register If you are not planning to work in Manitoba within the next three months, you are eligible to register on the Inactive Register. There is no time limitation to registration on this register. However, if you are planning to commence employment, you must transfer your registration to the Practicing Register prior to commencing employment. If you will not be working in Manitoba but wish to maintain your rights and privileges as a member and stay in contact with the College via newsletter, then it is recommended that you apply for the Inactive Register. There are no further registration requirements for this register. Examination Candidate Register This register is for applicants who:
- wish to re-enter the profession because they do not have sufficient practice hours (re-entry candidates),
- are foreign educated physiotherapists who are undertaking the requirements to register in Manitoba or
- are Canadian physiotherapy graduates after January 1, 2002.
Applicants in these categories are required to undertake the Physiotherapy Competency Examination in order to qualify to have their name entered on the Practicing Register. In addition to the general requirements as a physiotherapist, Examination Register applicants must provide: 1. Evidence of having successfully completed at least Part 1 of the Physiotherapy Competency Examination. New Canadian graduates must provide evidence that they are registered for the next available examination. 2. Re-entry and foreign educated applicants must provide the name of a physiotherapist registered on the Practicing Register in Manitoba who has agreed to supervise the applicant. New graduate physiotherapists must provide the name of a mentor who is a physiotherapist registered on the Practicing Register in Manitoba who has agreed to act as a mentor to the new graduate. 3. The applicant must provide evidence of the date for which they are registered to undertake Part 2 of the PCE. Once Part 2 of the PCE is successfully completed the applicant must transfer their registration to the Practicing Register. Please contact the CPM office for more information. 4. The applicant must provide evidence of a minimum of five million dollars of liability insurance coverage. Your future employer may provide this to you. If this is not the case, you will need to purchase your own insurance. 5. A completed criminal record search must be provided. (Original only, fax and copies will not be accepted)
6. If you are a new registrant in Manitoba you are also required to provide a certified copy of your degree/diploma in physiotherapy.
Student Registration CPM requires all physiotherapy students who are undertaking supervised fieldwork placements in Manitoba to be registered with the College on the Student Register. This policy includes University of Manitoba students, students from other Canadian University programs in physiotherapy and international physiotherapy students. Registration Procedure: 1. Applicants for student registration must submit:
2. The application form, completed and signed, along with the initial processing fee
3. Proof of enrolment in a recognized physiotherapy education program. The University of Manitoba usually provides CPM with a class list of all students enrolled in the physiotherapy program on a yearly basis. Other Canadian University physiotherapy programs will need to submit written confirmation that the applicant is a student in their program who has successfully completed all academic and clinical work to date. International students will be required to undergo a credentialing process to ensure that the education program of the applicant is substantially similar to a Canadian University physiotherapy program. CPM requires confirmation that the applicant is a physiotherapy student and not a student of some other profession.
4. A criminal record check. (original,current within 6 months)
Temporary Registration Temporary registration will be granted to physiotherapists who come to Manitoba from another jurisdiction to provide physiotherapy service to the public in Manitoba for a specific purpose and for a limited time period. These circumstances may include participation in a sporting event as a physiotherapist who is practicing on the public, and teaching or attending a physiotherapy related course in which members of the public are used for demonstration purposes. Physiotherapists not currently registered with CPM but planning to come to the province and undertake physiotherapy related activities where the general public is involved are expected to register with CPM in advance of their arrival.
Those physiotherapists coming to Manitoba to teach or attend a physiotherapy related course involving a practical component are required to provide proof of membership in good standing from their current regulatory body.
Those physiotherapists who are coming to Manitoba to provide physiotherapy services to the public (e.g. a sporting event) are required to provide a criminal record check, evidence of membership in good standing and evidence of current professional liability insurance coverage.Registration Procedure: 1. Course or event organizers should notify the Registrar that the physiotherapist(s) will be coming to Manitoba for a physiotherapy-related event that directly involves the public. 2. The applicant applies in writing to the Registrar stating the particular circumstances and the proposed length of time that he or she wishes to practice. The applicant must also provide evidence satisfactory to the College that he/she has a level of competence appropriate to the particular circumstance 3. A registration form and membership in good standing form will be supplied to the applicant. The applicant must complete the release of authorization component of the form and then send it to their current regulatory body for completion. The signed and sealed form should be sent to the Registrar directly from the current regulatory body. For those applicants who will be practicing physiotherapy outside of an educational course setting, a criminal record check and evidence of current professional liability insurance coverage should be forwarded to the Registrar. 4. The fee for the Temporary Register is the initial processing fee and does not include the provision of a Reference Guide to applicants. The Reference Guide can be purchased optionally by the applicant. 5. Once approved by the Board of Assessors, the applicant will be granted temporary registration for the period of time that he/ she will be practicing in the province. Fees 2012 Initial processing fee (if you have never registered in Manitoba before) OR Temporary License or Re-registration fee (if you have been registered before) Plus The annual Practicing Register Fee
(After August 1 - $287.50)
or The Examination Candidate Fee
(After August 1 - $215.63)
Inactive Register Forms Registration Form Student Registration Form Information on Mentorship & Supervision Mentorship Agreement Contract Supervision Agreement Contract Verification Request Form 2011 New Grad
Registration Information
French language occupational fact sheet for physiotherapists