The Canadian Board of Professional Psychology (CBPP) is a national, voluntary board certification body recognizing advanced, peer-reviewed professional competence among doctoral-level psychologists in Canada. Operating in a non-regulatory, complementary role, it provides nationally consistent standards to enhance transparency and recognition of advanced clinical expertise beyond registration with provincial/territorial regulatory bodies.
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The Canadian Board of Professional Psychology (CBPP) is a national board certification organization for psychologists holding doctoral degrees in psychology.
The CBPP has been developed to offer a voluntary, peer-reviewed, professional credential recognizing advanced competence and specialization for registered psychologists in Canada. It is not intended to replace or override Provincial and/or Territorial regulations. Eligible psychologists will have earned a doctoral degree in a clinically-focussed psychology program with a longitudinal developmental training model. Training must include advanced competency evaluation (e.g., comprehensive examinations), multiple supervised clinical practica, supervised pre- and post-doctoral internship/residency programs, and exposure to multiple clinical settings and supervisors.
In developing its eligibility criteria as a national body, the CBPP has considered, and is in general agreement with, the positions and accreditation standards established by the following national organizations: Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), the American Psychological Association (APA), the Canadian Register of Health Service Psychologists (CRHSP), the National Register of Health Service Psychologists (NRHSP), the Association of Canadian Psychology Regulatory Organizations (ACPRO), and the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). Eligible psychologists must be registered in good standing with their provincial and/or territorial regulatory body and prepared to declare competencies in specific practice areas. The CBPP is intended to function in a complementary role within Canada’s existing professional landscape, aiming to recognize advanced competence. The CBPP is not a provincial regulatory body.
