Pharmacists, it’s time to submit your application for your 2025-26 practice permit in myACP. This year, there are a few requirements to prepare for before you are eligible to renew.
Add your professional liability insurance records
Pharmacists are reminded that it is now required to add and maintain your professional liability insurance (PLI) records in myACP. This process ensures all regulated members fulfill their professional obligation of maintaining PLI as you are now required to keep records of PLI up to date in myACP. It also enables PLI renewal reminders to help regulated members remember to renew their PLI regularly. You must ensure your myACP records include active and current PLI information before you start your practice permit renewal application.
For step-by-step instructions to help you access and update your PLI records in myACP, refer to the Updating your professional liability insurance help guide.
Complete the CIHI survey
Each year when you renew your practice permit, you provide demographic data that is shared with the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
This year, the process for collecting demographic information has been revised. Before you renew your practice permit, you will need to go to your profile in myACP, complete the CIHI statistics survey, and then proceed with your practice permit renewal application.
For step-by-step instructions to help you through this process, refer to the Completing the CIHI survey help guide.
Make sure your information is up to date and accurate
Before you renew your practice permit, you will need to ensure that your personal and pharmacy employment information is accurate. Log in to myACP and select the “My profile” icon. From there, you can check and update your personal information (e.g., email address, mailing address, phone number) and employment information.
Complete your continuing competence requirements
The topic for this year’s prescribed learning activity for pharmacists is the Standards of Practice for Virtual Care. ACP recognizes virtual care is an emerging way for pharmacy professionals to deliver care and allow patients increased access and choice in how and from whom they receive professional services.
You must ensure your Continuing Competence Program (CCP) requirements are met in the CCP Portal before renewing your practice permit. As a reminder, ensure you submit your learning and implementation records under the 2024-2025 year. Review the Continuing Competence Program manual for pharmacists and the Competence FAQs for more information.
Additional resources
Refer to the following resources as you prepare for the 2025-26 renewal period:
- Renewing your practice permit guide,
- Updating your professional liability insurance help guide,
- Completing the CIHI survey help guide, and
- Continuing Competence Program manual for pharmacists.
Summary: Your 2025-26 practice permit renewal checklist
As you prepare to renew your practice permit, you will need to complete the following steps:
- Add your professional liability insurance records.
- Complete the CIHI survey.
- Make sure your personal and employment information is up to date and accurate.
- Complete your continuing competence requirements.
Keep in mind if you do not successfully submit your online practice permit renewal application by the deadline, you are subject to a non-compliance fee. It is important to allocate enough time to ensure all of these requirements can be met and your application is submitted before the renewal deadline at 11:59 p.m. MT on Saturday, May 31, 2025.
