Submission of Application
PGO will not begin the review process until all documents have been received and the application fee has been paid. This part of the process is controlled by the applicant. The application may be closed if an applicant does not provide the required documents within 2 years after the date of submission and fee payment.

Review of Documents
Members of the Registration Committee will act as assessors and will review all of the competency examples and validator comments. Competencies are graded using a rating scale, and an average of 3 is needed to pass the assessment. Please see the Competency Rating Scale Summary to view the rating scale.

Registration Committee Review
This part of the process usually takes place within two months of referral by the Registrar. The Registration Committee will meet and review numerous applications over the course of one day and will make decisions about each applicant based on the documents provided.

Decision Letters
Letters are prepared and sent within two weeks from the date of the committee meeting. The days following the registration committee meeting are used for processing the decisions made by the committee. Letters are written and applicants are contacted through email. Please note that it is important to update any changes of address so that letters are sent to the correct location.