Licensing guide · Prince Edward Island

How to Become an Occupational Therapist in Prince Edward Island

Last checked October 10, 20264 sources checkedNOC 31203

Do you need a licence?

Licence required

You must be registered with the Prince Edward Island College of Occupational Therapists to work as an occupational therapist in Prince Edward Island or to use a protected title.

Protected titles: Not listed in the sources checked

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“All occupational therapists practising in Prince Edward Island must be registered members of PEICOT.”

From peiot.org/pei-college-of-ot, checked October 10, 2026.

At a glance

Licence status: Licence required See the source
Routes: Trained in Canada: no separate route

Licensed in another province: 9 steps, listed one-time fees $50 (4 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total)

Trained outside Canada: 14 steps, listed one-time fees $50 (4 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total)
Annual fees: General Registration Renewal Fee: $500
Source
“General Registration Renewal Fee | $500.00”
peiot.org/fee-schedule

Your roadmap

Every route is listed. Follow the one that matches where you trained.

Trained in Canada

Annual fees: $500

No separate route for this group.

Source

“You are considered an internationally educated occupational therapist (IEOT) if you:”

peiot.org/general-registration-ieot

Official page for this route

Licensed in another province

Listed one-time fees: $50
4 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total
7 steps without a listed fee
Annual fees: $500

Set up HMS account
Create an account in the online registration system, choosing labour mobility transfer as your registration type.

Source
“Set up an account in the online registration system - HMS, choosing labour mobility transfer as your registration type.”
peiot.org/labour-mobility-transfers
Pay application fee
Pay the application fee, after which you receive an email notification once the Registrar approves your basic account.
- Application Fee: $50
  Source
  “Application Fee | $50”
  peiot.org/fee-schedule
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“Pay the application fee. Once the application fee has been received and the PEICOT Registrar approves your basic HMS account, you will get an email notification.”
peiot.org/labour-mobility-transfers
Complete Regulatory History Form
Fill out the first page of the Regulatory History Form and email it to the Registrar in your current province, who completes the confirmation portion and sends it to the PEICOT Registrar.

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“Fill out the first page of the *Regulatory History Form - Authorization to Release Information*. Email the completed form to the Registrar in your primary jurisdiction (this is the province where you are currently registered).”
peiot.org/labour-mobility-transfers
Complete LMSA Confirmation Form
Fill out the LMSA Confirmation Form Part I and email it to the Registrar in your current province, who completes Part II and sends it with supporting documents to the PEICOT Registrar.

Source
“Fill out the *LMSA Confirmation Form - Part I: Authorization for Release of Information*. Email the completed form to the Registrar in your primary jurisdiction (this is the province where you are currently registered).”
peiot.org/labour-mobility-transfers
Complete profile information
Log into your account and complete all mandatory profile information including contact, education, employment details, the legal statement, and practice hours.

Source
“Log into your account and complete all mandatory information in your profile: 1. Basic and contact information 2. Education information Jurisprudence exam is no longer required for LMSA transfers, and you do not need to complete it. 3. Employment information 4. Complete and sign the legal statement 5. Practice (currency) hours (*practice hours* section in your HMS account)”
peiot.org/labour-mobility-transfers
Upload required documents
Upload your birth certificate, government-issued picture ID, professional liability insurance certificate, and criminal record screening results not older than six months.

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“Upload required documents: 1. Birth certificate 2. Valid government-issued picture ID (in colour) 3. Certificate of professional liability insurance (*miscellaneous* tab in your member profile) 4. Criminal record screening results document not older than six months (*miscellaneous* tab in your member profile)”
peiot.org/labour-mobility-transfers
Pay general registration fee
Pay the general registration fee, after which the Registrar approves your application and activates your registration.
- April 1 - March 31: $500 (for registration from April 1 to March 31)
  Source
  “April 1 - March 31 | $500.00”
  peiot.org/fee-schedule
- July 1 - March 31: $400 (for registration from July 1 to March 31)
  Source
  “July 1 - March 31 | $400.00”
  peiot.org/fee-schedule
- October 1 - March 31: $300 (for registration from October 1 to March 31)
  Source
  “October 1 - March 31 | $300.00”
  peiot.org/fee-schedule
- January 1 - March 31: $200 (for registration from January 1 to March 31)
  Source
  “January 1 - March 31 | $200.00”
  peiot.org/fee-schedule
Source
“Pay the general registration fee. Once the PEICOT Registrar approves your application, your registration with PEICOT will be activated and you will get an email notification to inform you that your registration is complete.”
peiot.org/labour-mobility-transfers
Print registration certificate
Find your registration certificate and payment receipt under payment history and print the certificate for your records or display.

Source
“Find your registration certificate and the official payment receipt under *payment history* in your profile. Print your registration certificate for your records or display.”
peiot.org/labour-mobility-transfers
Learn post-registration requirements
Immediately after completing registration, inform yourself on the continuing education and Quality Assurance program requirements.

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“Immediately after completing the registration, inform yourself on the following: 1. Check out the continuing education requirement (*continued education* section in your HMS account) 2. Check out the Quality Assurance program requirement (*quality assurance* section in your HMS account)”
peiot.org/labour-mobility-transfers

Listed fees for this route

One-time total listed: $50

One-time fees listed for Licensed in another province, by type
Fee type	Amount	Share
Application	$50	100%
One-time total	$50	100%

4 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total.

7 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Annual fees Paid every year, so not part of the one-time total.

General Registration Renewal Fee: $500
Source
“General Registration Renewal Fee | $500.00”
peiot.org/fee-schedule

Official page for this route

Trained outside Canada

Listed one-time fees: $50
4 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total
12 steps without a listed fee
Annual fees: $500
Listed time: 3 months (only 1 of 14 steps state a time)

Listed fees for this route

One-time total listed: $50

One-time fees listed for Trained outside Canada, by type
Fee type	Amount	Share
Application	$50	100%
One-time total	$50	100%

4 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total.

12 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Annual fees Paid every year, so not part of the one-time total.

General Registration Renewal Fee: $500
Source
“General Registration Renewal Fee | $500.00”
peiot.org/fee-schedule

Official page for this route

Other listed fees

The regulator lists these without tying them to one step, so they are not in the route totals above. Check which apply to you.

Temporary Registration Fee - 3 months: $200 (for temporary registration of 3 months)
Source
“Temporary Registration Fee - 3 months | $200.00”
peiot.org/fee-schedule
Temporary Registration Fee - 6 months: $300 (for temporary registration of 6 months)
Source
“Temporary Registration Fee - 6 months | $300.00”
peiot.org/fee-schedule
Late Fee (for renewal after March 15): $150 (for renewal after March 15)
Source
“Late Fee (for renewal after March 15) | $150.00”
peiot.org/fee-schedule
Reinstatement Fee (for lapsed registrations): $250 (for lapsed registrations)
Source
“Reinstatement Fee (for lapsed registrations) | $250”
peiot.org/fee-schedule
NSF Fee: $35
Source
“NSF Fee | $35.00”
peiot.org/fee-schedule
LMSA Form Completion Fee: $40
Source
“LMSA Form Completion Fee | $40.00”
peiot.org/fee-schedule

Requirements

Conditions the regulator sets on top of the roadmap steps.

Police check

You must upload a criminal record screening results document that is not older than six months.
Source
“criminal record screening results document not older than six months (*miscellaneous* tab in your member profile)”
peiot.org/general-registration-ieot

Insurance

Your professional liability insurance must be current at all times, with coverage of not less than $5 million per claim or occurrence and $5 million aggregate per year, excluding legal or court costs.
Source
“Your professional liability insurance must be current at all times. The certificate of insurance in your profile must show that your coverage is not less than $5 million per claim or occurrence and $5 million aggregate per year, excluding legal or court costs.”
peiot.org/general-registration-ieot

Already licensed in another province?

Direct transfer

An occupational therapist registered in another Canadian province can register with PEICOT under the Labour Mobility Support Agreement by completing forms and paying fees, without retaking the entry-to-practice exam or a competence assessment, and the jurisprudence exam is no longer required for LMSA transfers.

Source

“Jurisprudence exam is no longer required for LMSA transfers, and you do not need to complete it.”

peiot.org/labour-mobility-transfers

Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with PEICOT

Check a move between two provinces

Credential assessment

Substantial Equivalency Assessment System (SEAS)
assessment of credentials for internationally educated occupational therapists
Source
“Undergo an assessment of your credentials through the Substantial Equivalency Assessment System (SEAS) administrated by the Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy Regulatory Organizations (ACOTRO)”
peiot.org/general-registration-ieot

Exams

Substantial Equivalency Assessment System (SEAS)

Source
“Undergo an assessment of your credentials through the Substantial Equivalency Assessment System (SEAS) administrated by the Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy Regulatory Organizations (ACOTRO)”
peiot.org/general-registration-ieot
NOTCE

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“During the registration process, the PEICOT Registrar will provide you with permission to take the Canadian entry-to-practice exam for occupational therapists - NOTCE, the final step to be fully licenced to practice occupational therapy in Canada.”
peiot.org/general-registration-ieot
jurisprudence exam

Source
“Complete the jurisprudence exam (available in the HMS), and”
peiot.org/general-registration-ieot

Language tests

Not stated by the regulator Check with PEICOT

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Canadian experience

Not stated by the regulator Check with PEICOT

Supervised practice

Required

Until you pass the NOTCE, you are registered as a provisional registrant and may only practice under supervision of a general registrant, with a supervisor confirmed through a Supervisor Confirmation Form sent to the Registrar.

Source

“Until you pass the NOTCE, you will be registered as a provisional registrant and may only practice under supervision. It is your responsibility to arrange a qualified supervisor through your employer. The supervisor must fill out the Supervisor Confirmation Form and email it directly to the PEICOT Registrar.”

peiot.org/general-registration-ieot

Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 31203, Occupational therapists. Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Job Bank wages and outlook in Prince Edward Island and Canada
Where	Low	Median	High	Outlook
Prince Edward Island	$36.00	$39.46	$47.56	Good (4 of 5)
Canada	$36.17	$46.00	$55.00	—

Wages by region and job outlook in Prince Edward Island

Wages in every province and territory

Occupational therapists in other provinces and territories

Regulated in all 12 other jurisdictions checked so far. The rules differ from one place to the next.

British Columbia Licence required
Alberta Licence required
Saskatchewan Licence required
Manitoba Licence required
Ontario Licence required
Quebec Licence required
New Brunswick Licence required
Nova Scotia Licence required
Newfoundland and Labrador Licence required
Yukon Licence required
Northwest Territories Licence required
Nunavut Licence required

Compare occupational therapist licensing across Canada

Sources checked

Pages read on October 10, 2026.

PEI College of Occupational Therapy - Occupational Therapists PEI peiot.org/pei-college-of-ot · fetched October 10, 2026
General registration - OTs educated outside of Canada - Occupational Therapists PEI peiot.org/general-registration-ieot · fetched October 10, 2026
General registration under Labour Mobility Support Agreement - Occupational Therapists PEI peiot.org/labour-mobility-transfers · fetched October 10, 2026
Fee Schedule - Occupational Therapists PEI peiot.org/fee-schedule · fetched October 10, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Do you need a licence to work as an occupational therapist in Prince Edward Island?

Yes. Registration with the Prince Edward Island College of Occupational Therapists is required to practise in Prince Edward Island.

Which exams are required?

Substantial Equivalency Assessment System (SEAS), NOTCE, jurisprudence exam.

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