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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. Please complete the Membership In Good Standing Form and return it to the CPM office.      
  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. If you are unable to fulfil this requirement, please contact the CPM office.
  6. Completion of the registration form.
  7. A completed criminal record search must be provided. (Original only, fax and copies will not be accepted)

 

In order to transfer from the Inactive Register to Practicing Register in Manitoba as a physiotherapist due to being on Mat Leave, you will need to provide the following:

  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. A minimum of 1200 hours is required for licensure in Manitoba.
  2. Completion of the registration form.
  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.

In addition to meeting the general registration requirements, you will need to determine which register best meets your needs. There may be additional requirements in order to gain access to the following registers:

 
PRACTICING 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.

INACTIVE 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 REGISTER

This register is for applicants who:

  1. wish to re-enter the profession because they do not have sufficient practice hours (re-entry candidates),
  2. are foreign educated physiotherapists who are undertaking the requirements to register in Manitoba or
  3. 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. 
    INFORMATION ON MENTORSHIP AND SUPERVISON
    MENTORSHIP AGREEMENT CONTRACT  
    SUPERVISION AGREEMENT CONTRACT
  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)

     

Student Registration Form

 

FEES for 2008

Fees are as follows:

Initial processing fee or (if you have never registered in Manitoba before) Temporary License

 $35.00
  or
Re-registration fee (if you have been registered before) $10.00
    Plus

The annual Practicing Register Fee

               (After August 1 - $192.50)

 $385.00
     Or

The annual Inactive Register Fee

                (After August 1 - $77.00)

 $154.00
     Or

The Examination Candidate Fee

               (After August 1 - $144.00)

 $288.75

Adobe Acrobat These forms are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader software must be installed on your computer in order to access it. Go to the Adobe Web site to download this free software if you require it.