PEBC Document Evaluation, Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada
PEBC Document Evaluation for Indian Pharmacists
The Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) starts every international pharmacy graduate with a Document Evaluation. Your university sends your transcript directly to PEBC, and every authority that licensed you sends a licensing statement. We take both requests to your university and your state pharmacy council, follow them up and keep you updated on WhatsApp.
- University and pharmacy council
- Fee confirmed before you start
- Updates on WhatsApp
Notice: Trueway provides independent documentation support and is not affiliated with any council, embassy or government authority.
Who needs a PEBC Document Evaluation?
Pharmacists with an Indian pharmacy degree who want to practise in Canada.
Pharmacists going to Canada
Document Evaluation is the first step of PEBC's pathway, before the Qualifying Exam Part I (MCQ) and Part II (OSCE).
Express Entry as a pharmacist
PEBC issues an ECA for Express Entry principal applicants whose main occupation is pharmacist, only after a successful Document Evaluation.
Pharmacists registered in India
If you have ever been licensed, every licensing authority sends PEBC a licensing statement.
How we handle it
Who does what, from your first message to the Document Evaluation.
Step 1: Tell us your degree and council
YouThe pharmacy degree, the university, and every pharmacy council or authority that has licensed you.
Step 2: We send your checklist and the fee
TruewayOn WhatsApp, for your university and your council. You decide after you have seen them.
Step 3: We take the request to your university
TruewayPEBC needs a transcript issued within one month of the date it receives it, so we plan the request with you.
Step 4: We take the request to your pharmacy council
TruewayFor a licensing statement. PEBC rejects a registration certificate sent in its place.
Step 5: The university and the council send them to PEBC
AuthorityDirectly, not with your application. We follow them up and update you on WhatsApp.
Step 6: PEBC evaluates it
AuthorityPEBC acknowledges your hard copy within 6 weeks, then takes up to 8 weeks.
What PEBC needs, and who sends it
From PEBC's page on applying for Document Evaluation.
Step 1: You send the application
Printed and witnessed, with a photo, a certified copy of your passport and a statutory declaration.
Step 2: Your university sends the transcript
Directly to PEBC by courier or email, issued within one month of the date PEBC receives it.
Step 3: Each licensing authority sends a statement
That you are currently licensed, and whether you are in good standing. It expires 6 months after it is issued.
Step 4: PEBC evaluates it
Up to 8 weeks after PEBC acknowledges your application. A Document Evaluation is valid for 5 years.
Trueway handles steps 2 and 3 for you: we take your requests to the university and to your state pharmacy council, and follow them up until each is sent to PEBC. You send the application to PEBC yourself.
Documents required
From PEBC's requirements and Trueway's working checklist. A document not in English or French needs a certified translation, from a translator of a recognised provincial translators' association. We confirm your exact list after your enquiry.
What does it cost?
Connect with the Trueway team for the fee. It depends on your university and your council. We confirm it on WhatsApp, together with the expected time, before you decide.
Ask the team for the feeRules that matter
A statement, not your certificate
PEBC needs a licensing statement from each authority. A registration certificate sent instead is rejected.
Recent documents
The transcript must be issued within one month of the date PEBC receives it. A licensing statement expires 6 months after it is issued.
Every licensing authority
PEBC does not name Indian councils. For most Indian pharmacists the authority is the state pharmacy council you registered with, plus any other council or country.
Got questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
Clear answers about the PEBC Document Evaluation.
Who sends the licensing statement for an Indian pharmacist?
PEBC asks for a statement from every licensing authority you have been licensed by, sent directly to PEBC. It does not name Indian councils: for most Indian pharmacists that is the state pharmacy council you registered with, such as the [Kerala Pharmacy Council](/good-standing/kerala-pharmacy-council).
Can I send my pharmacy council registration certificate instead?
No. PEBC rejects registration documents sent in place of a licensing statement. The statement says that you are currently licensed and whether you are in good standing.
Can my college send the transcript to PEBC?
Yes. PEBC accepts a transcript sent directly by your university or by your affiliated college, by courier or email, issued within one month of the date PEBC receives it.
Can I enclose the transcript with my application?
No. PEBC does not accept transcripts or licensing statements enclosed with your own application. Each is sent directly by the university or the authority.
How long does the PEBC Document Evaluation take?
PEBC acknowledges your hard copy within 6 weeks, then takes up to 8 weeks. The evaluation is valid for 5 years, and the application expires if the documents do not arrive within 2 years of payment.
How long does a PEBC verification take?
It depends on your university and your council. We tell you the expected time for your case before you start, and send updates on WhatsApp.
What does a PEBC verification cost?
Connect with the Trueway team on WhatsApp. The fee depends on your university and your council, and we confirm it before you decide.
Is Trueway part of PEBC?
No. Trueway provides independent documentation support and is not affiliated with any council, embassy or government authority.
Need your PEBC documents? Tell us your university and council
We reply on WhatsApp with the checklist and the fee.