Registration Categories

Registration Categories & Inactive Category Information

Learn about the different registration categories including additional information on the Inactive category.

Registration Categories

Registration Categories & Inactive Category Information

Learn about the different registration categories including additional information on the Inactive category.

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Registration Categories

Registration Categories

Listed below are all of the registration categories and their accepted titles.

Registered Psychotherapist

Acceptable titles:

 

  • Registered Psychotherapist or the abbreviation RP.
  • Psychothérapeute autorisé, Psychothérapeute autorisée or the abbreviation PA.

 

Those in the Registered Psychotherapist category have successfully met all of the requirements for registration through either the grandparenting (closed March 31, 2017), regular or labour mobility route.

 

Those in the Registered Psychotherapist category must receive ongoing clinical supervision until they have met the independent practice requirements.

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Acceptable titles:

 

  • Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) or the abbreviation RP (Qualifying).
  • Psychothérapeute autorisé (stagiaire), Psychothérapeute autorisée (stagiaire) or the abbreviation PA (stagiaire).

 

No other abbreviations or variations are acceptable. For example, shortening “(Qualifying)” to “(Q)” would not be correct.

 

Qualifying registrants must practise with clinical supervision and actively pursue meeting the Registered Psychotherapist requirements within specified timelines. More information can be found on the Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) page of our website.

Registered Psychotherapist (Inactive)

Acceptable titles:

 

  • Registered Psychotherapist (Inactive) or the abbreviation RP (Inactive).
  • Psychothérapeute autorisé (inactif), Psychothérapeute autorisée (inactif) or the abbreviation PA (inactif).

 

Inactive registrants are individuals who, for one reason or another, are not currently engaged in the practice of the profession or are taking an extended leave from active practice. Inactive registrants are prohibited from providing or supervising direct client care, providing supervision and making any claim or representation to having any competence in psychotherapy. Registrants wishing to change to this category are advised to read the information available here.

 

Note: Qualifying and Temporary registrants are not eligible for the Inactive category.

 

Registrants wishing to return to active practice may find more information about the process here. Registrants who wish to return to active practice should apply at least eight weeks prior to their anticipated return to practice date. Inactive registrants also need to be mindful of their currency hours. If an Inactive registrant is short of 750 currency hours in the three years prior to requesting to return to active practice, their request may be referred to the Registration Committee.

 

Information about eligibility, fees, insurance, the review process and how to submit a completed request is available here.

Registered Psychotherapist (Temporary)

Acceptable titles:

 

  • Registered Psychotherapist (Temporary) or the abbreviation RP (Temporary).
  • Psychothérapeute autorisé (temporaire), Psychothérapeute autorisée (temporaire) or the abbreviation PA (temporaire).

 

Temporary registrants are practitioners from other jurisdictions who wish to be registered for a temporary period, generally due to an offer of temporary employment as a psychotherapist in Ontario, often in an academic or consulting role. For more information about the Temporary category, please see here.

Suspended

Suspended individuals have forfeited their good standing with the College, are no longer a registrant of CRPO, and are not permitted to use any restricted title, practise or supervise the provision of psychotherapy for the purposes of registration with the College, nor hold themselves out as qualified to practise as a psychotherapist in Ontario. The suspension is reflected on the Public Register.

 

The Registrar has authority to revoke a suspended certificate two years after the day it was suspended.

 

Lifting a suspension involves paying all outstanding fees (including the suspension lifting fee), submitting any outstanding forms, holding insurance, and complying with any outstanding orders or requirements issued by CRPO’s statutory committees (i.e. Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee, Discipline, Fitness to Practise or Quality Assurance Committees). For information about suspensions and suspension lifting process, please see the Suspension, Revocation and Reinstatement portion of the renewal page, here.

Revoked

The individual’s registration was terminated by the College for failure to meet an obligation. The individual may not use a restricted title.  For information about revocation and the reinstatement process, please see the Suspension, Revocation and Reinstatement portion of the renewal page, here.

Former

The registrant has chosen to resign from the College and may not use a restricted title.

Expired

A former Qualifying registrant who has not completed the requirements to become a full Registered Psychotherapist within the specified timeframes. The former registrant may not use a restricted title.

Going Inactive, Returning to Practice, & Resignation

Transferring to the Inactive Category

Inactive registrants are practitioners who are not currently engaged in the practice of the profession or need to take an extended leave but wish to maintain registration with CRPO.

Background

Inactive registrants are practitioners who, for one reason or another, are not currently engaged in the practice of the profession or need to take an extended leave from active practice but wish to maintain registration with CRPO.

 

There are many reasons a registrant may wish to take an extended break from practice. A break might facilitate management of a personal crisis such as illness, bereavement or caretaking of a family member with a serious illness or injury, military deployment, extended travel, relocation out of province or overseas, sabbatical, parental leave, etc. The Inactive category is not recommended for leaves of less than 12 months in duration.

 

A registrant should carefully weigh their options before applying to transfer into this category since Inactive registrants are prohibited from:

 

  • providing or supervising direct client care;
  • providing supervision; and
  • making any claim or representation to having any competence in psychotherapy.

 

Inactive registrants are required to renew their registration annually.

 

Inactive registrants should also be aware that the process to return to active practice may take several weeks to process, and so Inactive registrants should be mindful of their anticipated return to active practice date (see further below for a full description of the process). Inactive registrants also need to be mindful of their currency hours. If an Inactive registrant is short of 750 currency hours in the three years prior to requesting to return to active practice, their request may be referred to the Registration Committee.

 

An Inactive registrant who has practised the profession within the previous two years must carry professional liability insurance run off coverage (sometimes called enduring or tail coverage) consistent with CRPO’s By-laws for a minimum of two years after the registrant last practised. Likewise, former registrants who have retired from practice are well-advised to maintain run off coverage for a reasonable period of time.Registrants in the Inactive category must use the appropriate title: Registered Psychotherapist (Inactive) or the acceptable abbreviated form, RP (Inactive).

Fees

The annual registration fee for a registrant who transfers into the Inactive category during the renewal period is $295 +HST. The Renewal page indicates the deadline to submit a transfer request form to be invoiced the Inactive registration fee for a given year.

 

Your transfer date must also take place on or before April 1st, as this is the date that the new registration year begins. If you will be practicing for part of the registration year, you will be required to pay the RP registration fee at renewal.

 

CRPO does not provide any credit, refund or reimbursement to a registrant who moves from RP status to Inactive at any point through the registration year, which runs from April 1 – March 31.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible to apply for a Certificate of Registration in the Inactive category, a registrant must:

 

  1. Be a current, active registrant holding a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) Certificate of Registration.
  2. Provide an undertaking to CRPO, in a form satisfactory to the Registrar, agreeing to comply with the terms, conditions and limitations in section 19 of the Registration Regulation.
  3. Have paid all fees owing to CRPO under the By-laws.
  4. Have provided CRPO with any information that it has required.
  5. Be in compliance with:
    1. any outstanding requirements or orders issued by a panel of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee;
    2. any requirement to participate in specified continuing education or remediation programs that were issued by the Quality Assurance Committee; and
    3. any terms, conditions or limitations that were placed on the registrant’s Certificate of Registration as a result of a direction of the Quality Assurance Committee.

 

Qualifying registrants and RP (Temporary) registrants cannot transfer to the RP (Inactive) category.  

How to Apply

To request a transfer to the Inactive category, you must submit a request in the “Category transfer request” page of your user account. You will be required to submit information relating to your request, such as the reason for your request to transfer to the Inactive category and the start date of your leave from the practice of the profession. Once you have submitted your request, it will be reviewed by staff. You may be contacted by email if additional information or clarification is required. If your request is approved, you will be notified by email.

 

For more information about the Inactive category, please review the Inactive Category FAQ, Registration Regulation and CRPO’s By-laws. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@crpo.ca.

Going Inactive, Returning to Practice, & Resignation

Returning to Active Practice

Any registrant registered in the Inactive category wishing to resume practice of the profession must apply to the Registrar for permission to do.

Background

Any registrant registered in the Inactive category wishing to resume practice of the profession must apply to the Registrar for permission to do. Registrants wishing to return to RP status may be required to satisfy a panel of the Registration Committee that they possess the knowledge, skill and judgment required of a current, active registrant. In some cases of lengthy leave, a registrant may be required to complete upgrading activities.

 

Registrants who wish to return to active practice are asked to consider their anticipated date of return and must apply at least eight weeks before the date they would like to resume to ensure the required steps can be completed in a timely manner. Depending on a registrant’s individual circumstances, the processing time may take longer.

 

Inactive registrants cannot resume practice until they have received written authorization from the Registrar. Resumption of practice without this authorization may be considered an act of professional misconduct.

Fees

When the request to return to active practice is approved, the registrant must pay the registration category transfer fee ($80+HST).

Eligibility

The following rules apply when a registrant who holds an Inactive Certificate of Registration wishes to return to active practice and be re-issued a Certificate of Registration in the Registered Psychotherapist (RP) category:

 

  1. An application must be made to the Registrar.
  2. The registrant must pay any outstanding fees owing to CRPO under the By-laws.
  3. The registrant must provide CRPO with any information it has required of the member.
  4. The registrant must:
    1. satisfy a panel of the Registration Committee that they possess the current knowledge, skill and judgment relating to the practise of psychotherapy that would be expected of a registrant holding a Certificate of Registration in the Registered Psychotherapist category, or
    2. have successfully completed such additional upgrading activities as are determined to be necessary by a panel of the Registration Committee.

 

Applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis; however, Inactive registrants will be deemed to have satisfied requirement 4 above, provided:

 

  • the registrant’s practice will be substantially as it was prior to entering the Inactive category (e.g. similar clientele, practice focus and/or employer, roles and responsibilities);
  • the registrant has completed at least 750 currency hours in the three-year period immediately prior to submitting an application to return to active RP status; and
  • there are no other factors which would require further review.

 

Applications for transfer from the Inactive category to the Registered Psychotherapist category may be referred to a panel of the Registration Committee where:

 

  • the registrant has not completed 750 currency hours in the three-year period immediately prior to submitting an application to return to active RP status;
  • the registrant expects to significantly change the nature of his or her practice (e.g. clientele, practice focus and/or employer, roles and responsibilities); or
  • factors exist that warrant further review.

How to Apply

To request to return to active practice from the Inactive category, you must submit a request in the “Category transfer request” page of your user account. You will be required to submit information relating to your request, such as your currency hours from the past three years, the nature of your practice upon your return to active and affirming that you will have professional liability insurance coverage upon your return to the RP category. Once you have submitted your request, it will be reviewed by staff. If your request is approved, you will be notified of next steps by email.

 

If your application cannot be approved based on the information provided, staff will contact you and you may be asked to provide additional information, which may then require further consideration by a panel of the Registration Committee. Registrants whose applications are referred to a panel of the Registration Committee may experience longer than average processing times.

Certificate of Registration

Once your application is approved and all fees are paid, you will receive a confirmation email and an updated Certificate of Registration will be available for download in your user account. Your registration category on the Public Register will be changed from Registered Psychotherapist (Inactive) to Registered Psychotherapist.

 

For more information about returning to active practice, review the Returning to Active Practice policy in full. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@crpo.ca.

Going Inactive, Returning to Practice, & Resignation

Resignation

If you would like to resign your registration with CRPO, you may do so at any time by submitting a resignation request in the “Category transfer request” page of your user account.

Background

If you would like to resign your registration with CRPO, you may do so at any time by submitting a resignation request in the “Category transfer request” page of your user account. No matter when you resign your registration, no refunds will be given for any fees already paid.

 

Any CRPO registrant who wishes to resign their registration should understand what it means to resign. Resignation means your registration with CRPO ceases. Annual renewal and participation in other College programs, such as the Quality Assurance Program, would no longer be required.A non-registrant may not:

 

  • Use the title “psychotherapist”, “Registered Psychotherapist” or any abbreviation or variation thereof in any language;
  • Hold oneself out as qualified to practise as a psychotherapist in Ontario (no matter what title one uses); and
  • Perform the controlled act of psychotherapy.

 

A former registrant wanting to return to practice at any future date must submit a new application for registration and pay all associated fees. The former registrant would also need to demonstrate that they meet all registration requirements at the time of re-application. No refunds of registration or other fees will be made. If any fees are owed by you to CRPO, you will need to be in good standing with the College before re-applying.

Resignation and Quality Assurance

Former registrants, who resigned at any point during a Quality Assurance review process, including the Professional Development tool review and Peer and Practice Review, should expect to resume these processes in the event of re-registration with the College.

Resignation and Outstanding Investigations

  • If a registrant resigns during, or as a result of a complaint/investigation into their conduct, a notation to this effect will be made on the Public Register.
  • If the former registrant then re-applies for registration with the College, the outcome of re-application may be affected by the decision to resign.
  • If re-registered as a registrant, the complaint/investigation process may resume.
  • If a complaint or report is received after a registrant has resigned, the College can still investigate and prosecute conduct that occurred while the person was a registrant.

Professional Liability Insurance

Former registrants are advised to maintain run off liability insurance coverage for a reasonable time period after the last date of practise (please consult with your insurance provider for more information).

Transferring to the Inactive Category FAQ’s

Inactive registrants are practitioners who, for one reason or another, are not currently engaged in the practice of the profession or need to take an extended leave from active practice but wish to maintain registration with CRPO. The Inactive category is meant for registrants who will be on leave for 12 months or longer. Reasons for transferring include, but are not limited to: facilitating management of a personal crisis, such as illness, bereavement or caretaking of a family registrant with a serious illness or injury, military deployment, extended travel, relocation out of province or overseas, sabbatical, parental leave, etc.

Registrants who will be on parental leave for 12 months or longer may want to consider transferring to the Inactive category.

 

For parental leaves that are less than 12 months in duration, CRPO does not recommend that registrants transfer to the Inactive category for the following reasons:

 

  • Depending on when you transfer into the Inactive category, you may end up paying more for your yearly registration. You will be invoiced a fee of $80 +HST to transfer from the Inactive category back to the RP category when you are ready to return to practice.
  • The process of transferring from the Inactive category back to active status is a time-consuming process. Registrants must apply at least eight weeks before the date they would like to resume practice to ensure the required steps can be completed in a timely manner. Depending on a registrant’s individual circumstances, the processing time for some may take longer. Inactive registrants cannot resume practice until they have received written authorization from the Registrar. Resumption of practice without this notification may be considered an act of professional misconduct. Maintaining your active registration means you can return to practice once you are ready to practice again without permission of the Registrar.
  • Inactive registrants are prohibited from providing or supervising direct client care.
  • Inactive registrants are prohibited from providing clinical supervision.
  • Inactive registrants are prohibited from making any claim or representation to having any competence in psychotherapy.
  • Inactive registrants are required to maintain currency during their period of being in the Inactive category (750 currency hours in the three-year period immediately prior to applying to return to active status) and continue their participation in the Quality Assurance Program.
  • Registrants are required to renew their registration each year by submitting their renewal fee and Renewal form regardless of registration status.

No, only Registered Psychotherapists are eligible to transfer to the Inactive category. If you are registered in the Qualifying or Temporary categories, you cannot transfer to the Inactive category.

You must use the title Registered Psychotherapist (Inactive) or the abbreviation RP (Inactive).

Registrants in the Inactive category are prohibited from providing or supervising direct client care, providing supervision, and making any claim or representation to having any competence in psychotherapy.

To transfer to the Inactive category, you must submit a request in the “Category transfer request” page of your user account.

The annual renewal fee for the Inactive category is $295.00 +HST.

 

If you plan to transfer to the Inactive category at renewal, you must do so by the specified deadline, in order to be invoiced the Inactive amount for the registration year (April 1 to March 31). The deadline to request to transfer to the Inactive category will be posted on the CRPO website and will be circulated to registrants in Communiqués prior to each renewal.

No, CRPO does not provide refunds, credits or reimbursement for any fees that have been paid. In order to be invoiced the Inactive registration fee for the year, you would need to submit a request to transfer to the Inactive category by the deadline.

 

Also keep in mind that the registration year runs from April 1 to March 31 of the following year. If your registration is active for part of the registration year (i.e. your transfer to Inactive date is after April 1), you will be required to pay the full registration fee for the year.

Yes, you are eligible to transfer to the Inactive category if you are not practicing in Ontario. However, you would need to ensure that you are complying with the laws where you are or will be located. Take a look at the Requirements Overview page linked in Related Resources above, for more information about your professional obligations as an out-of-province registrant of CRPO.

Registrants who are pursuing licensure with another psychotherapy regulatory body in Ontario must remain active if they intend to provide or supervise direct client care or make any claim or representation to having any competence in psychotherapy in the interim. The only alternative to remaining in the active category is to resign from CRPO.

Information for Inactive Registrants

Your Public Register listing indicates your registration category. If you are an Inactive registrant, your registration category would say “Inactive.”

No, the term “Not Practicing” refers to employment. Registrants who are listed as ‘Not Practicing’ are not currently practicing psychotherapy. This is not the same as your registration category.

Yes, all registrants, including those in the Inactive category, are required to renew their registration on an annual basis, including payment of the annual registration fee. The registration fee corresponds to your registration category at the time of renewal.

Registrants in the Inactive category are not required to confirm completion of their currency hours during renewal. However, part of the application process to return to active practice is to confirm whether the registrant has completed 750 currency hours in the three years immediately prior to applying to return to active. CRPO’s definition of currency hours can be found on the Definitions page. Any registrant who has not completed 750 currency hours upon their application to return to active may be required to complete upgrading activities determined by a panel of the Registration Committee.

Inactive registrants who have practiced the profession within the previous two years must carry professional liability insurance run-off coverage consistent with CRPO’s By-laws, for a minimum of two years after the registrant last practiced. Additionally, adequate professional liability insurance coverage is required to return to active practice.

Registrants in the Inactive category are expected to engage in professional development and maintain up-to-date records in the event that they return to active practice. As part of the return to active practice process, you may be asked to demonstrate that you are up-to-date with your professional development requirements. You may find it helpful to review the Quality Assurance Program Policies. If you have questions about the Quality Assurance (QA) program or requirements, please contact the QA department directly at QA@crpo.ca.

Your registration will remain in the Inactive category until you apply to return to active practice or resign your registration.

No, once you are registered in the Inactive category, you will remain as such until you apply to return to active practice.

Any registrant registered in the Inactive category wishing to resume practice of the profession must apply to the Registrar for permission to do so. Requests can be submitted in the “Category transfer request” page of your user account. We advise that registrants apply to return to active practice at least eight weeks before the date they would like to resume to ensure the required steps can be completed in a timely manner. Depending on a registrant’s individual circumstances, the processing time may take longer.

You can resign your registration at any time by submitting a resignation request in the “Category transfer request” page of your user account. Please ensure that you read and understand the terms associated with resigning your registration.

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