Provincial Registration Examination

The College administers Provincial Registration Examinations at the EMR, EMT and EMT-P levels to ensure that all individuals are professionally competent and have met the entry requirements to practice when they apply to register with the College.

Candidates are evaluated based on their application of knowledge, skills, and judgment. Testing includes both written (multiple choice) and practical components.

Important: you must successfully complete the Provincial Registration Examination before you are eligible to apply to be a registered practitioner with the College.

Are you eligible?

To sit the Provincial Registration Exam, you must:

1. successfully complete an approved educational program OR receive approval from the Registration Committee through the equivalency process.
2. take the exam within one year of graduating from your education program or recieving approval from the Registration Committee.

Important: Based on the Provincial Registration Examination Attempts Policy, you only have three attempts to pass the Provincial Registration Exam (both components) within one year of your graduation date. Both the exam and your application for registration must be successfully completed within one year of graduating from an approved education program. If you do not meet these requirements, you will be required to retake your educational program or a refresher program.

Want to take the exam?

If you're eligible and wish to take the exam, you must complete the following steps:

1. Determine your preferred date to take the exam.
   • 2012 Exam Schedule
2. Complete the application form for the designation you wish to write.
   • EMR - 2012 Application Form
   • EMT - 2012 Application Form
   • EMT-P - 2012 Application Form
3. Submit the application form, including all applicable documentation and fees to the College. 
   • Schedule of Fees
4. Note that all written exams (unless specified otherwise in a formal letter) are held at the Coast Edmonton East Hotel (2100 Premier Way, Sherwood Park, Alberta). All practical exams are held at The King's University College (9125 - 50 Street, Edmonton, Alberta).

You passed! What's next?

Once you have successfully completed the EMR exam, you must apply for a new registration within one year of your graduation date (from your approved education program) in order to obtain registration with the College and practice in Alberta.

Some things to remember:

• If you require Special Accommodation to write your examination, there will be a $250.00 fee applied to your application.
• All candidates who sit the Provincial Registration Examination are eligible to appeal their results only up to 30 days after receiving their exam scores in the mail. The cost for an appeal is $150.00 for the written portion and $450.00 for the practical portion. For more on the Exam Appeal Process, please contact the College.

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