Frequently Asked Questions

A Learning Record is an online form that assists you in documenting your learning activities. Registrants must complete and submit a minimum of 15 hours of learning documented on a minimum of 6 Learning Records prior to registration renewal each year, if they are renewing registration as a full registrant. A minimum of 5 hours must be accredited learning and supporting documentation needs to be provided as part of the Learning Record(s) it pertains to. Please retain all original supporting documentation for at least 2 years from your registration renewal deadline.

No, hours and Learning Records cannot be carried over from year to year. Learning has to take place within the 12 months prior to your individual renewal date.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are assigned by the accrediting body to a specific learning activity. The “conversion” of CEUs into accredited hours varies between different accrediting bodies; the requirement is for accredited hours. You should confirm with the course provider the number of hours the activity is accredited for.

If you do not renew your registration by the registration expiry date, you will no longer be registered with the College and will become a “former” registrant. This means that you will not be a registered pharmacist or pharmacy technician in BC, you will not be allowed to practice pharmacy in BC and your access to PharmaNet will be terminated. If you are also a manager of a pharmacy, your pharmacy licence will be cancelled. If you wish to become a registrant again, you will have to complete the reinstatement process applicable to your registration class (pharmacist or pharmacy technician) and pay applicable fees.

The specific reinstatement requirement depends on the time period lapsed between your registration expiry date and the time you apply for full registration.  Your Continuing Education submissions for reinstatement will require up to 5 business days to review; you will be advised via email of their status, or if additional information is required. More information can be found here.

No. CE is only required for registrants that are renewing registration as a full registrant.

No. The CE requirements are the same for both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians that are renewing their registration as a full registrant.

You can “Submit” your Learning Records one by one, as you complete them, or you may choose to “Submit” them all at once.

If you “Submit” the Learning Records one by one, once the minimum requirements have been satisfied, you will not be able to “Submit” additional Learning Records. You can record and “Complete” further Learning Records, however, they cannot be “Submitted”.

If you “Submit” the Learning Records all at once, then you can “Submit” more than the minimum requirements.

For accredited learning:

Uploading supporting documentation including certificates, letters of completion, or school transcripts is required to provide confirmation of successful completion of accredited learning activity.

Supporting documentation with your name, the accrediting body, the number of accredited hours assigned, the date of completion, date accreditation is valid until, is issued by the course provider. If unsure, confirm with the course provider. Please retain all original supporting documentation for at least 2 years from your registration renewal deadline.

For non-accredited learning:

Uploading supporting documentation is not required for non-accredited learning. You may choose to upload a photocopy of the cover of your reading material, flyer advertising an event you attended, an email verifying a meeting or conversation for your own record-keeping purposes.

You can record activities in 0.25 hours (15 minutes) increments, with the shortest activity being 0.25 hours.

You can “Submit” your Learning Records one by one, as you complete them, or you may choose to “Submit” them all at once.

Select the Learning Record(s) you wish to “Submit” by clicking on the box(es) on the left hand side and press “Submit”.

Please contact the PDAP Department: (604) 733-2440, or email us at: [email protected] for assistance.

You can include any educational activities undertaken to prepare for the Practice Reviews, or as a result of the Practice Review towards your CE requirements and record them accordingly on the PDAP Portal.

For example: if you read the comprehensive outlines of focus areas for Pharmacy Professionals Reviews on the PRP Support Tools in order to get ready for the Practice Review, you would record that as non-accredited learning and document the actual time spent on the activity.

A minimum of 5 hours must be accredited learning and supporting documentation needs to be provided as part of the Learning Record (s) it pertains to. Supporting documentation that states the registrant’s name, the accrediting body, the number of accredited hours assigned, the date of completion, date accreditation is valid until, etc. is received upon successful completion. Document the hours the activity is accredited for under the “Accredited Hours” field in the PDAP Portal. Any additional time spent beyond what the activity is accredited for, can be recorded as “Non-Accredited Hours” using increments of 0.25 hours (15 minutes). Please retain all original supporting documentation for at least 2 years from your registration renewal deadline.

The PDAP portal accepts common text and image file types such as .pdf, .txt, .doc, .docx, .jpeg, .jpg, .gif, .png. Please retain all original supporting documentation for at least 2 years from your registration renewal deadline.

At the first single renewal date (registration renewal deadline of March 31, 2025), submission of CE requirements will not be required to proceed with renewal.

A new cycle for completing CE will resume on April 1, 2025, and submission of CE will be required to renew registration on March 31, 2026.

Although CE will not need to be submitted at the registration renewal deadline of March 31, 2025, registrants are reminded of their ongoing responsibility under the Code of Ethics Standard 10(a) to “keep up to date with new pharmacy knowledge and practices by participating in continuous lifelong learning.” To support this, the PDAP portal will continue to be available for registrants to document and track their learning during the transition to the single renewal date. Any CE completed prior to April 1, 2025 cannot be carried over for your March 31, 2026 renewal.