I am not practising now as I am currently on leave. Should I change to non-practising? Or do I have to change to Former?
It is up to a registrant whether or not they choose to renew and maintain their registration in the same registration class or transfer to Former while on any type of leave of absence. For complete details on the registration renewal requirements, refer to the College website. If a registrant chooses not to renew their registration and decides to transfer to the “Former” category upon their next renewal, they can do so by logging into their eServices account to submit a transfer request online. Click on Renew Registration > Former > Proceed to Renewal.
Registrants who are unemployed or on leave are not required to transfer to the non-practising registration class, which is generally intended for those who do not provide pharmacy services (direct-patient care) but chooses to maintain registration for keeping the “pharmacist (non-practising)” title for work purposes or meeting the pharmacy ownership director requirements. Registrants who decide to change to non-practising are expected to understand their responsibilities should they wish to reinstate their registration to Full Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technicians in the future.
Registrants who transfer to the “Former” or “Non-Practicing” categories will have to apply for reinstatement and complete all reinstatement requirements before they can be transferred back to the Full Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician registration class. At least 45 days is required to process the Reinstatement application due to the Criminal Record Check (CRC) and up to 5 business days to process the Full registration application. Refer to the College website for details on the Reinstatement process in the “Less than 6 years in Non-Practicing or Former” category and “6 years or more in Non-Practicing or Former” category.