All physiotherapy students who are undertaking supervised fieldwork placements in Manitoba must be registered with CPM on the Student Register. This includes University of Manitoba students, students from other Canadian University programs in physiotherapy, and International physiotherapy students.
Please note that all student placements are arranged through the Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba.
To Register as a Physiotherapy Student you must provide the following items:
- Student Registration Form (please contact CPM at registration@manitobaphysio.com)
- Letter from University of Manitoba confirming enrollment in recognized physiotherapy course and placement details.
- Current Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector. The CRC must be no older than 6 months from the date of issue.
- Fees – contact CPM for current Fee schedule
A physiotherapist working under supervision who has successfully completed:
- A physiotherapy program from an Accredited Canadian University OR credentialling by the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators (CAPR)
AND
- The Written Component (Qualifying Exam) of the Physiotherapy Competency Exam (PCE) on or before December 31, 2025 and has registered with the intention to take the Practice Based Competency Assessment
OR
- The Canadian Physiotherapy Examination (CPTE) and is awaiting their results
OR
- Is registered to take the next available sitting of the Canadian Physiotherapy Examination (CPTE)
About the Canadian Physiotherapy Examination (CPTE)
- It is a five-hour, virtual, remotely proctored exam – there are no test centres.
- The exam has two sections:
- Oral Section — 150-point, case-based assessment where candidates verbally respond to examiners.
- Written Section — 100-point, multiple-choice and media-enhanced multiple-choice questions.
- Each section lasts 2.5 hours.
- Candidates’ pass/fail result depends on combined performance across both sections.
- The CPTE assesses the competencies needed to practice physiotherapy safely, effectively and independently. This includes:
- Clinical reasoning and decision-making (assessment and diagnosis, and care planning)
- Client-centred care and safety, communication, collaboration, professional responsibilities and practice management.
- Conditions and contexts across musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiovascular/respiratory and other systems.
If you have received your physiotherapy education outside of Canada, please visit the Internationally Educated Professionals portion of this website for information on how to become registered and licensed with the College of Physiotherapists of Manitoba (CPM).
New graduates who wish to practice within Manitoba after registering for the next available sitting of the Canadian Physiotherapy Examination (CPTE) must must register as an Examination Candidate. Examination Candidates must work under Supervised Practice. You may remain on the Exam Candidate Register for a limited time of two years, and three attempts to complete an approved Entry-to-Practice Examination, whichever comes first. Please read the Registration and Licensing Direction Registration on the Examination Candidate Register for more details on requirements to remain on the register in the event of a failure of the examination.
If you fail to complete an approved Entry-to Practice Examination within the allotted time frame, the College of Physiotherapists of Manitoba (CPM) will remove you from the Exam Candidate Register and you will no longer be registered to legally practice in Manitoba. For more information on this register, please visit the following page: Process for New Canadian Graduates.
Please refer to the Registration and Licensing Direction Approved Entry-to-Practice Examination for further details on the Two-Exam and One-Exam pathways.
- If you have completed the Clinical Evaluation as approved by Council or the Clinical Component of the Physiotherapist Competency Exam (PCE) and plan to begin working as a physiotherapist in Manitoba within the next three months, you must register for Active Practice before you begin employment.
- If you are transferring from another province where you worked as an Active Physiotherapist and meet registration requirements, you may qualify for Labour Mobility under the Agreement on Internal Trade.
If you are transferring from another province or are a new registrant, to review tasks required for registration, please visit the following page: Registered in Canada/Active Practice.
If you are transferring from the In-Active Roster to the Active Roster, please visit the following page: Active Practice – Transfer from In-active.
Only if you have completed the Clinical Evaluation or the Clinical Component of the Physiotherapist Competency Exam (PCE), or were previously on the Active register, can you register as In-Active. If you do not plan to work in Manitoba after January 31st of the licensing year OR within the next three months, you must register as an In-active Registrant to gain or maintain your registration status. If you plan to work as a physiotherapist in Manitoba, you must Contact Us to transfer your registration to the Active Register before you begin employment.
If you are transferring from the In-Active Roster to the Active Roster, please visit the following page: Active Practice – Transfer from In-active.
Registration on the Temporary Register is available to physiotherapists currently registered in another jurisdiction requiring temporary entry to Manitoba for the following purposes:
Visiting Instructor
- To conduct a training course or clinical presentation related to the practice of physiotherapy. This includes but is not limited to demonstration involving direct contact with participants or the public
- To demonstrate equipment or techniques to be used in clinical care related to the practice of physiotherapy.
Visiting Learner
- To participate in a training course related to the practice of physiotherapy.
Visiting Clinician
- To conduct or engage in a research program related to the practice of physiotherapy.
- Providing professional services directly to the public:
- At a sporting event (physiotherapists traveling with a group (e.g sports team) and providing services only to that contingent do not need to be registered).
- During a major public health event (e.g., pandemic).
For more information contact the office.
