"Across Canada, the profession of psychology is undergoing a necessary reckoning. As the country faces an escalating mental health crisis, there is growing recognition that outdated regulatory practices may be restricting access to qualified care. Provincial colleges are now under increasing pressure to ensure that their licensure processes are fair, evidence-based, and consistent with modern standards of professional regulation. Ontario, as the largest and most influential jurisdiction in Canada, has become a critical testing ground for these reforms."
"Psychology as a discipline is grounded in science, fairness, and the ethical imperative to do no harm. Yet for many years, the path to licensure in Ontario has included examinations that lag behind contemporary best practices in North America and invite unnecessary subjectivity. The CPBAO's proposal to eliminate the Oral Examination and to remove the lifetime maximum on attempts for the Jurisprudence and Ethics Examination represents a critical step toward modernization."
Provincial psychology regulators face pressure to modernize licensure amid a growing mental health crisis and barriers to care. Ontario's CPBAO has proposed eliminating the Oral Examination and removing lifetime attempt limits on the Jurisprudence and Ethics Examination as measures to reduce subjectivity and increase fairness. Current oral exams disadvantage diverse and internationally trained candidates and additional licensing requirements delay workforce entry for accredited doctoral graduates. Removing unnecessary barriers can speed practitioner entry, expand access to care, and establish a national precedent for evidence-based, equitable regulatory practices.
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