URGENT UPDATE: Renewal is Approaching — Demand Transparency from OCP on Our Fee Review!
Thank you to everyone who has signed, shared, and supported our petition (https://c.org/BVtjtsTB22 Because of your collective voice, the Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) acknowledged our concerns earlier this year.
As shown in the attached screenshots from the April 9, 2026 edition of OCP's Pharmacy Technician Digest newsletter, the OCP Board explicitly stated that "Pharmacy technician annual fees to undergo comprehensive review" and directed staff to "undertake a comprehensive review of pharmacy technician fees and to provide fee structure options for consideration at the September 2026 Board meeting ahead of the 2027 budget process".
September 2026 has come and gone, annual renewal is right around the corner, and we still have not heard a clear, direct explanation from OCP addressing the petition we all signed or providing meaningful relief for the 2027 budget cycle. Instead of communicating transparently with pharmacy technicians about how our feedback was weighed, OCP has left registrants in the dark while expecting us to shoulder rising annual fees on pharmacy technician salaries.
We need OCP to be clear, accountable, and transparent with us before renewal begins. If you have concerns about your annual registration fees and the lack of follow-through on this review, now is the time to make your voice heard directly.
Please take two minutes today to copy and paste the email template below and send it to OCP leadership and the Board of Directors. When hundreds of us follow up together, they cannot ignore us.
OCP Email Addresses to Contact
Jay O'Neill, Registrar and CEO: registrar@ocpinfo.com
OCP Board of Directors / Council: council@ocpinfo.com
OCP Registrant Services (Applications & Renewals): registrantservices@ocpinfo.com
OCP Communications: communications@ocpinfo.com
One-Line Copy-and-Paste for Your Email "To" Field
registrar@ocpinfo.com, council@ocpinfo.com, registrantservices@ocpinfo.com, communications@ocpinfo.com
Email Template for Supporters to Copy and Paste
Subject: Request for Transparency: Outcome of the September 2026 Pharmacy Technician Fee Review & Petition
Dear Registrar O'Neill and Members of the OCP Board of Directors,
I am writing as a Registered Pharmacy Technician in Ontario and a signatory of the Pharmacy Technicians United petition (https://c.org/BVtjtsTB22 to request a clear, transparent update regarding the review of pharmacy technician annual registration fees.
In the April 9, 2026 edition of the Pharmacy Technician Digest newsletter, the College informed registrants that the Board had directed staff to undertake a comprehensive review of pharmacy technician annual fees and present fee structure options for consideration at the September 2026 Board meeting ahead of the 2027 budget process.
With the September 2026 Board meeting now passed and annual registration renewal rapidly approaching, pharmacy technicians who signed the petition still have not received a direct, transparent communication explaining the conclusions of this review or how the significant financial concerns raised in our petition are being addressed for the 2027 renewal cycle.
Pharmacy technicians play a vital role in patient safety and healthcare delivery across Ontario, yet our annual registration fees remain disproportionately high relative to pharmacy technician compensation. Deferring meaningful fee structure reform or continuing automatic inflation-based increases places an unfair financial burden on technicians across the province.
Before the upcoming renewal period and the finalization of the 2027 budget, we respectfully ask that the College provide registrants with:
A clear, detailed explanation of the fee structure options presented to the Board in September 2026 and the rationale behind the Board's conclusion.
Direct transparency on how the feedback from the pharmacy technician petition was incorporated into the 2027 budget process.
Concrete steps and timelines for establishing a fair, equitable, and proportionate fee structure for pharmacy technicians.
We urge the Board and College leadership to listen to the voices of Ontario's pharmacy technicians and provide the transparency and fee relief our profession deserves.
Sincerely,
[Your Name], RPhT
[Your OCP Registration Number]
[Your City, Ontario]