Registration and Supervision

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
• Process to Register as a Psychologist in Alberta,  which includes a detailed checklist for the registration process.
• Definitions: Professional Activities and Brances of Psychology and Foundational Knowledge and Core Competencies.
• CAP Practice Guideline: Psychological Assessment and Testing found under Resources and Regulatory Information.
• Standards for Supervision for Registered Provisional Psychologists
• Watch our training videos on completing and amending the Hours of Supervised (Evaluated) Practice form.

1. Provisional registration form (under "Complete my Registration Change"). 
2. Hours of Supervised (Evaluated) Practice form (under "My forms").

Applications for registration will not be accepted without both forms being completed and submitted. Both forms should be submitted at the same time.

Are you about to start, or currently in a pre-doctoral internship in psychology?

Complete and submit the following if you are about to start, or are currently in a pre-doctoral internship in psychology.

• Apply for Registration as a  Provisional Psychologist online through the MyCAP Login. 
• Complete and submit your Hours of Supervised (Evaluated) Practice online through the MyCAP Login. Upload the official, signed letter from the Director of Training (DOT), or primary supervisor, confirming your participation in the pre-doctoral internship including the start and end dates of the internship period. 
• Upon completion of the pre-doctoral internship, submit an official signed letter from the Director of Training (DOT), or primary supervisor, confirming your successful completion of the pre-doctoral internship including the start and end dates of the internship period. You must upload this letter online in the Hours of Supervised (Evaluated) Practice on the MyCAP Login.
• Upon completion of the pre-doctoral internship, submit a Request for Credit (formerly known as Waiver Request) in the Hours of Supervised (Evaluated) Practice online through the MyCAP Login. A Supervision Plan is not required.

Have you completed a pre-doctoral internship in psychology within the last five years?

Complete and submit the following if you have completed a pre-doctoral internship in psychology within the last five years. 

• Apply for Registration as a Registered Provisional Psychologist online through the MyCAP Login. 
• Complete and submit your Hours of Supervised (Evaluated) Practice online through the MyCAP Login. Upload the official, signed letter from the Director of Training (DOT), or primary supervisor, confirming your successful completion of the pre-doctoral internship including the start and end dates of the internship period
• Complete the Request for Credit (formerly known as Waiver Request) online through the MyCAP Login under Hours of Supervised (Evaluated) Practice.

• 1600 hours of supervised and evaluated practice.
• The Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) - Part 1 Knowledge.
• The jurisprudence and ethics examination (Law and Ethics for Alberta Psychologists (LEAP)).
• Minimum one-time completion of mandatory training on Preventing and Addressing Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct available on the CAP website.
• Continuing Competence Program.
• Annual renewal of practice permit.

Note the following points: 

• The EPPP and LEAP Examination can be taken at any time once an applicant becomes a provisional psychologist. However, the provisional psychologist is encouraged to apply to take the EPPP and the LEAP Examination early in the registration process. All provisional psychologists will be required to attempt the LEAP Examination within six (6) months of their provisional status being granted.
• Provisional psychologists registered as of September 1, 2023 are governed by the Standards for Supervision of Registered Provisional Psychologists while on the provisional register.
• Provisional psychologists registered prior to September 1, 2023 will remain on Standards for Supervision Form A until they have completed both 1600 hours of supervised and evaluated practice AND the LEAP Examination AND have received formal notification from CAP that they may transition to Standards for Supervision of Registered Provisional Psychologists Form B. Starting September 1, 2024, all provisional psychologists will be required to follow the new Standards for Supervision, regardless of where they are in their provisional journey.

Making Changes to your Supervision Plan?

All changes which occur after an applicant’s initial application and Supervision Plan have been approved must be amended online through the MyCAP Login. The exact nature of the changes will determine whether a review is required by the RASC at one of their scheduled meetings. Please note that the deadline dates listed on the CAP website apply to Supervision Plan changes as well. Please watch our training videos on completing and amending the Hours of Supervised (Evaluated) Practice form available below.

These revisions may include:

• Changing or adding a primary supervisor.
• Changing your Supervision Plan.

Now that you are a provisional psychologist, you have five years from the date your provisional application was approved by the RASC to complete all registration requirements (i.e., passing the EPPP and the LEAP Examination, and completion of 1600 hours of supervised, evaluated practice), the provisional psychologist is required to submit the following documents as part of the final registration review conducted by the RASC.  

• Professional Reference List of three referees (of which at least one must be a registered psychologist). 
• Final Registration Declaration. Download this form below and submit the completed form to the CAP office. This form is not currently available in the MyCAP Login.

Upon review and approval, the provisional psychologist will be notified of the practice permit fees owing as a registered psychologist for the balance of the current fiscal year. Once the payment is received, the name of the provisional psychologist will be added to the general register as a registered psychologist, and an updated registration number and practice permit will be issued.