The Canadian Alliance of Medical Laboratory Professionals Regulators (CAMLPR) is pleased to announce fees for medical laboratory technologists (MLTs) pursuing professional registration in Canada. This initiative reflects CAMLPR’s commitment to making the registration process more accessible, particularly for internationally educated professionals.
CAMLPR pledged to review costs and enhance the registration options of MLTs in a proposal to Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). This resulted in a new application process, fields-of-practice competency profiles, prior learning assessments, exams, and fee structure adopted by CAMLPR that maintains the rigor of the registration process.
“The fee structure is an important step in making registration in Canadian more accessible,” said Adam Chrobak, CAMLPR’s Chair and Registrar of The College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Manitoba (CMLTM). “By implementing new competency profiles, prior learning assessments, and exams, CAMLPR is actively supporting internationally educated MLTs in their journey to practice in Canada.”
“Lowering fees is just one of several initiatives CAMLPR has undertaken to facilitate the entry of qualified MLTs into the Canadian workforce,” added Janice Jones, CAMLPR’s past Chair, Project Lead, and Registrar of the Nova Scotia College of Medical Laboratory Technologists (NSCMLT). “We’re also developing a centralized online portal to streamline the application process, ensuring a smooth path to professional registration while upholding high standards of practice”
With these changes, CAMLPR will contribute to filling critical workforce gaps across the country.