Employed as a PSW in Ontario
You are eligible for this registration pathway if you are currently employed or have been previously employed as a Personal Support Worker (PSW) or equivalent, in Ontario, within the past three years before the date of your application for registration with HSCPOA.
Your employer must be listed in Appendix A: Prescribed Employers in the Application Guide for PSWs.
There are two options:
A. You have been employed as a PSW (or equivalent) within the past three years and worked a minimum of 600 hours in Ontario, OR
B. You have been employed as a PSW (or equivalent) within the past three years and worked less than 600 hours in Ontario, but you completed a 600-hour personal support services education program outside of Ontario or Canada.
Documentation Requirements:
- Confirmation of Employment and Personal Support Worker Skills form from a current employer, or an employer the applicant worked for in the previous three years;
- A certificate or diploma demonstrating you have successfully completed a personal support services education program, if applying through option B;
- A transcript from your personal support services education program, if applying through option B;
- NOTE: If your certificate/diploma or transcript does not confirm your personal support services education program was at least 600 hours long (including both class time and practical experience time), you must submit other supporting documentation;
- Proof of language proficiency, if required in the Language Proficiency Policy;
- Government-issued Photo ID - a driver’s license, passport, or other government-issued photo identification;
- Headshot photo - for confirmation of identification;
- Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check;
- Name change documentation, if applicable;
- Letter of Standing – If you are currently or were previously registered with another profession or occupation inside or outside of Canada (excludes membership in a professional association).
For more details, please refer to HSCPOA’s Application Guide for PSWs.
