Annual Membership Renewal
The information in this section is for members holding one of the following certificates:
- Independent Practice
- Restricted (excluding restricted for Postgraduate Education)
- Academic Practice
- Underserviced Area
All members holding one of the above-mentioned certificates as of March 1 of the current billing year are mailed a renewal package consisting of a fee invoice, an annual renewal form, instruction guide, and resignation form. The packages are mailed on April 1 each year to the current mailing address in the College’s register.
New for 2010: Members who renewed their registration online in 2009 will not be mailed a paper renewal package. Instead, on April 1 they will be mailed a renewal notice with access information to renew online in 2010. Enter here to renew online.
Members who prefer a paper renewal package can obtain one by contacting the College. (See below.)
Annual Renewal Process
College by-laws provide for the collection of information from members in a form approved by the Registrar. The College collects this information using the annual renewal form sent to members as part of the annual renewal package. This form must be fully completed, signed, and returned to the College by June 1 each year. Failure to provide this form or the information requested within could result in suspension of registration.
As the annual renewal form contains member specific information it is not available for download. To request another copy, contact: feedback@cpso.on.ca.
The instruction guide for the 2010 annual renewal form can be viewed or downloaded here: Instruction Guide 2010
It is the responsibility of every member to ensure the College has his or her current mailing address on file. College by-laws require that members advise the College of their change of address within 30 days of the change: Change of Address form
Membership Year
The College’s membership year runs from June 1 to May 31.
Annual Membership Fee
A physician becomes a member of the College when he or she is issued a certificate of registration authorizing medical practice. In order to maintain membership and registration with the College, all members must pay an annual membership fee. As a self-regulating body for the medical professional in Ontario, the College depends on members’ fees to fund nearly all its operations, programs and initiatives.
The membership fee for the year June 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011 is $1,410.
Membership Fee Adjustments
Members whose certificate of registration became active between March 12, 2009, and March 12, 2010, will receive a membership fee adjustment to their 2010/2011 membership fee. This adjustment will reflect either the unused portion of the membership fee they paid at the time of their initial registration or the amount owing if the member was licensed between March 12, 2009, and May 31, 2009. An addendum is attached to fee invoices explaining the adjustment in detail.
Late Submission Penalty
Members who fail to remit the fee payment by the due date of June 1 are subject to the late submission penalty. The penalty is currently 25% of the full annual membership fee.
Both the fee payment and annual renewal form must be received by the College prior to 5:00 p.m. on June 1 or the previous business day if June 1 falls on a non-business day.
Notice of Intent to Suspend
If a member fails to provide the annual renewal form or the information requested in the form by June 1, or fails to remit payment of the membership fee by June 1, the Registrar may give the member notice of intention to suspend his/her certificate of registration. Sixty days after notice is given, the Registrar may proceed with suspension for failure to provide the form or the requested information, or for failure to remit the required fee.
Suspension of Certificate of Registration
If a member’s certificate of registration is suspended, the Registrar will notify the member by mail of the suspension.
Upon suspension, the certificate of registration expires, and the former member is no longer authorized to practise medicine in Ontario.
A permanent notation of the suspension will appear in the physician’s record in the College’s public register. A list containing the names of all suspended physicians will be circulated to Ontario hospitals and published in Dialogue, the College’s magazine.
A physician whose certificate of registration has been suspended and who wishes to resume practice in Ontario must submit an application for a new certificate of registration, pay all applicable fees, and meet all registration requirements in force at the time of application.
Fee Reductions
The College does not offer fee reductions for any reason. These include maternity leave, part-time practice, out-of-province, or semi-retired status.