FEES FOR TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS AND ACUPUNCTURISTS
Please note: All application and examination fees are non-refundable as per the Licensure Fee Relief and Refund Policy.
APPLICATION FEES
Full licence: $225
Reinstatement to Full licence (after three years or less): $225
Reinstatement to Full licence (after more than three years): $300
Transfer from Non-Practising to Full licence on or before March 1, 2027: $225
Equivalency Determination Fee: $300
Certificate of Standing: $50
Examination Fees
Jurisprudence exam: $197
Application Fee for Dr.TCM, PCE-Acupuncturists, PCE-TCM Herbalists, or PCE-TCM Practitioner Examinations (one application fee when applying for more than 1 type of exam in the same administration): $410
Examination Fee for Dr.TCM Examination (Written and Clinical): $1,110 (Written) $$1,110 (Clinical)
Administrative Fee for Changing Examinations After Approval: $140
Licence Renewal Fees
Changes to licensing fees were annouced on September 23, 2025, and were brought into effect on November 3, 2025. Financial contributions for licence renewal fees increase in two stages from November 3, 2025, into March 31, 2027.
Full licence: $990 (2025-2026), $1,130 (2027-2028)
Late renewal: $350