Annual Membership Renewal
Paying the Membership Fee
Every year in early April, we send a renewal notice to each physician with a non-educational practice certificate. All physicians who intend to renew their membership
are required to submit the membership fee, and complete the renewal form online
by June 1st.* Physicians receive a letter with activation instructions to renew and
pay online, and an invoice to allow payment by mail, if preferred.
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Completing the Renewal Form
We are mandated by the regulations and College by-laws to collect information
about physicians and some information is made available to the public on the Public
Register. Much of this information is initially gathered when you apply for a certificate of registration, and it is updated annually through the renewal form.
Other information that we collect on the renewal form is not made available to the
public but we gather it to regulate in the public interest – such as information that
relates to your health, or whether you have settled a lawsuit involving a patient.
We also ask you on the renewal form to describe your clinical practice, including advising us of any new or changed clinical activities. We gather information about your
practice, such as the number of hours worked per week at each practice address,
and whether you use electronic medical record software.
This practice information is extremely useful in developing continuing education
and College programs. It also helps us to keep in step with the changing landscape
of physician practice in Ontario.
Please remember to complete your renewal form and pay online or send your payment by mail. The deadline for renewal using either payment method is June 1st.
*Postgraduate registrants will renew in accordance with their postgraduate training appointment. Online
renewal for postgraduate certificate holders is now available.
Welcome to the College – May 2016
Please remember
that it pays
to pay on time.
If the College does
not receive your
membership fee
by June 1st, a late
payment penalty of
25% of the annual
membership fee will
be assessed. You will
then be notified by
mail that you have
60 days to submit
the fee payment,
including the late
payment penalty. If
that deadline is not
met, the College will
suspend your certificate of registration,
ending your ability to
practise medicine in
Ontario.
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