Applications for Cross Provincial Practice (CPP) Certificate

To be eligible to apply as a CPP applicant, you must: 

• Be registered as a fully practising Speech-Language Pathologist or Audiologist in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, or New Brunswick.
• Meet the CPP “good standing” requirements in your primary province. 
• Pay any applicable fees in the secondary province. 
• Maintain professional liability insurance (PLI) that covers practice in the secondary province. 

Once registered, your General - CPP Certificate is valid for 12 months. You must reapply after the 12-month period is over if you wish to continue practising under this pathway. 

Yes. You may provide a maximum of 200 direct patient care hours. 

You must demonstrate that you are in “good standing” in your primary province, which means: 

You must: 

• meet the requirements for continuing competence/quality assurance of the primary province; and 
• have paid the applicable fees to be registered in the primary province and does not owe any debts to that Regulator. 

You must not have: 

• a suspension 
• terms, conditions, or limitations 
• a complaint filed against you which is unresolved 
• an active regulatory investigation 
• an active referral to discipline proceeding 
• unresolved disciplinary or conduct matters that are relevant to cross provincial practice, as determined by the secondary province 

The primary province where you have a full practicing registration will provide a “Verification of Registration” letter/form directly to the province where you are applying for a CPP registration. 

You must disclose information about: 

• Any complaints, investigations, disciplinary or fitness-to-practise proceedings. 
• Any findings, conditions, suspensions, or revocations. 
• Any other proceedings related to your competence, conduct, or character, in any jurisdiction, inside or outside Canada. 

You may be asked to upload supporting documents or provide further explanation through the online portal. 

Yes. If you are applying for a General-CPP Certificate in Ontario, you must provide evidence that you have completed patient care or related work in audiology or speech-language pathology within the three years immediately before the date CASLPO receives your application or your Verification of Employment form. 

No. As a General- CPP Registrant, you are not required to meet CASLPO’s Quality Assurance requirements. 

Yes. All applicants must have professional liability insurance that meets CASLPO’s requirements as outlined in By-law #6. 

Yes. A complaint arising from the same issue may be filed in both your primary and secondary provinces. 

The primary and secondary provinces will work together to coordinate the management of complaints in order to minimize duplication where possible and the primary and secondary provinces may share information, where permitted. 

Within 15 days of receiving your completed application, CASLPO will send an acknowledgment email. 

If your application is incomplete, you will receive a list of missing items, and processing will pause until everything is received. 

If you meet the requirements, you will be prompted to complete an online registration form.  After receiving a completed registration form, the College takes approximately 2 weeks to process and grant registration. 

If you do not meet the requirements, you will be directed to apply for full General Certificate through the pathway for applicants from other Canadian provinces. 

Our team will provide guidance on the appropriate application process and the documentation required to support your application. 

Full timeline details: Application Timelines 

Application Fee:  

The application fee is due and payable with the submission of an application. The application fee is $150.00.  

Registration Fee  

To complete registration with CASLPO, a $50.00 registration fee is required. 

Please be advised that the above-mentioned fees must be paid and the College must issue your certificate of registration BEFORE you begin working in Ontario. However, the receipt of fees by the college DOES NOT confirm your eligibility for registration. 

Fee amounts are outlined on the CASLPO Fees page. 

If you do not meet the requirements for a General-CPP Certificate, you will be directed to apply for full General Certificate through the pathway for applicants from other Canadian provinces. 

Our team will provide guidance on the appropriate application process and the documentation required to support your application. 

Once you have a General-CPP Certificate, you are required to track all direct patient care hours, whether provided virtually or in person. The total combined hours across all patients must not exceed 200 hours. 

Always be prepared to provide the completed form if requested. 

Click here to access the tracking form.