A person registered or licensed as a psychologist or its equivalent in good standing in another jurisdiction who requires registration in Alberta on a temporary basis for a specified purpose and period of time may be eligible to apply for registration on the courtesy register. As stipulated by the Psychologists Profession Regulation, courtesy registration can be issued for a maximum of one year.
Given the "temporary" nature of courtesy registration, normally a second application for courtesy registration will be denied. However, each application will be reviewed and considered on its own merits.
Do you require registration to provide services from a physical location in Alberta?
If you require registration to physically be in Alberta (e.g., to conduct live observations), please sign up for an account and apply for registration on the Courtesy register online through the MyCAP Login. Your account will be invoiced for the annual registration fee once your application is approved.
Do you require registration in Alberta to provide telepsychology from another Canadian jurisdiction?
Limited Telepsychology - Category of the Courtesy Register
CAP entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of Canadian Psychology Regulatory Organizations (ACPRO) to allow for a Limited Telepsychology category of the Courtesy register. This application process is available for those registered as a psychologist, in good standing, in another Canadian jurisdiction seeking registration in Alberta for one of the following categories of practice:
- Continuity of care for a client who has moved to a different jurisdiction.
- Continuity of care for a client who initially received service in person at an out-of-jurisdiction public setting (e.g., regional referral hospital) and is receiving follow-up services at home.
- Services, new or ongoing, from a regional public-services setting (e.g., regional referral hospital, Critical Stress Injury Clinic).
- New or ongoing family services where some family members live in a different jurisdiction.
- Expert witness testimony.
- College and university students receiving new and ongoing services from their educational institution that would have been freely available to them were they on campus.
- Services to a single new client (in one of the above categories) in a year.
- Practice carried out as part of a research project approved by the Research Ethics Board of a University or other public agency, or in accordance with any governing legislation.
To apply for registration on the Limited Telepsychology category of the Courtesy register, please sign up for an account and apply online through the MyCAP Login. There is an application fee of $150.00 plus GST associated with this application. There is no annual practice permit fee for registration on the Limited Telepsychology category of the Courtesy register.