Assistance for Employers with PSW Employees Eligible for Registration Under HSCPOA’s Path 2: Employed as a PSW in Ontario
HSCPOA’s application Path 2: Employed as a PSW in Ontario provides two options:
A. Experience Only: Applicants who did not complete formal PSW education and learned their PSW skills on the job. Applicants under option A must have been employed as a PSW (or equivalent) with a prescribed employer within the past three years in Ontario and worked a minimum of 600 hours, OR
B. Experience Plus Education: Applicants who completed their PSW education in Ontario before July 1, 2014, OR applicants who completed personal care provider education outside Ontario. The PSW (or equivalent) education program must have been at least 600 hours in duration. Applicants under option B must have been employed as a PSW (or equivalent) with a prescribed employer within the past three years in Ontario. NOTE: Option B does not require 600 hours of employment in Ontario within the past three years, but the PSW’s prior PSW education must have been at least 600 hours long.
As part of HSCPOA’s application process through Path 2, a Confirmation of Employment and Personal Support Worker Skills Form must be completed by an applicant’s current/previous employer within the past three years before the date of application to HSCPOA. Once an employer has completed and signed the form on behalf of an applicant, they must email the completed form to HSCPOA at registration@hscpoa.com.
Streamlined Process for Employers
Employers with several PSW employees who are eligible for registration with HSCPOA through Path 2: Employed as a PSW in Ontario, can complete the downloadable spreadsheet template here to avoid completing the Confirmation of Employment and Personal Support Worker Skills Form for each individual PSW employee. Note: Save the downloadable spreadsheet template to your device to populate for submission to HSCPOA.
Within the spreadsheet, employers can list the names of all the PSW employees who may be eligible for registration with HSCPOA under Path 2. The key information required by HSCPOA in the spreadsheet template includes:
- Employee name
- Contact information (e.g., email, telephone number)
- Confirmation of PSW employment and working hours, and
- Confirming the PSW employee has a set of skills that is equivalent to the expectations of a person who has completed a recent Ontario PSW education program that meets the Ministry of Colleges and Universities PSW Vocational Standards.
To submit a completed spreadsheet for your PSW employees applying for registration with HSCPOA through Path 2, please email: registration@hscpoa.com
HSCPOA will retain all spreadsheets confidentially to cross-reference future PSW applicants with the employer lists if the PSW indicated in their application form that they work for a particular organization.
For any employer questions about Path 2: Employed as a PSW in Ontario, which closes on December 1, 2027, please refer to the Employer FAQs, or email HSCPOA at: registration@hscpoa.com.