In anticipation of assuming the regulation of Physician Assistants (PAs) in 2024, CPSO proposed changes to the Fees and Remuneration By-Law to allow for an application fee of $300 and a renewal fee of $425 for PA registration.

The proposed by-law amendments are being circulated and will be brought back to Council for final approval. Please provide comment at feedback@cpso.on.ca.

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Proposed Amendments to By-law No. 2 (Fees and Remuneration By-law)

Re Physician Assistant Fees

APPLICATION FEES

1. A person who submits an application for a certificate of registration or authorization shall pay an application fee. The application fees are as follows:

(a) For a certificate of registration authorizing postgraduate education, 25% of the annual fee specified in section 4(a);

(b) For a certificate of registration authorizing supervised practice of a short duration, 20% of the annual fee specified in Section 4(a);

(b.1) For a certificate of registration authorizing temporary independent practice, 25% of the annual fee specified in section 4(a);

(b.2) For a certificate of registration authorizing practice as a physician assistant, $300;

(c) For an application for reinstatement of a certificate of registration, 60% of the annual fee specified in s. 4(a);

(d) For any other certificate of registration, 60% of the annual fee specified in Section 4(a);

(e) [repealed: May 31, 2019]

(f) For a certificate of authorization, $400.00;

(g) For an application to the Registration Committee for an order directing the Registrar to modify or remove terms, conditions or limitations imposed on the member’s certificate of registration by the Registration Committee, 25% of the annual fee specified in section 4(a);

(h) If the person:

(i) meets the registration requirements applicable to the class of certificate of registration applied for, as prescribed in the Registration Regulation, Ontario Regulation 865/93 under the Medicine Act, 1991; and

(ii) requests the College to conduct the initial assessment of the application within three weeks after receipt by the College of the application,

an additional fee equal to 50% of the application fee applicable to such person under subsection 1(a), (b), (b.1), (b.2) or (d).

ANNUAL FEES

4. Annual fees as of June 1, 2018, are as follows:

(a) $1725 for holders of a certificate of registration other than a certificate of registration authorizing postgraduate education, a certificate of registration authorizing supervised practice of a short duration, or a certificate of registration authorizing temporary independent practice, or a certificate of registration authorizing practice as a physician assistant;

(b) For a holder of a certificate of registration authorizing postgraduate education applying to renew his/her certificate of registration, 20% of the annual fee set out in subsection 4(a); and

(b)(c) For a holder of a certificate of registration authorizing practice as a physician assistant, $425; and

(d) Notwithstanding subsections 4(a), and (b) and (c), where the holder of a certificate of registration will be taking parental leave for a period of four months or longer during the membership year for which the annual fee applies because the holder is pregnant, has recently given birth or will be caring for their newborn or newly adopted child, the annual fee for such membership year is 50% of the annual fee applicable to the holder of the certificate of registration as set out in subsection 4(a), (b) or (c), as follows:

i. 50% of the annual fee set out in subsection 4(a) for holders of a certificate of registration (except as set out in subsection 4(c)(ii)); or

ii. 50% of the annual fee set out in subsection 4(b) for holders of a certificate of registration authorizing postgraduate education,

so long as the holder applies to the College for this parental leave reduced annual fee prior to the close of the annual renewal period for such membership year.

Where applications for the parental leave reduced annual fee are received after the close of such annual renewal period, the parental leave reduced annual fee will be applied to the following membership year. The parental leave reduced annual fee is not available for holders of a certificate of registration authorizing supervised practice of a short duration. This subsection 4(dc) only applies to annual fees for membership years commencing on or after June 1, 2020.