16. (1) The following are additional requirements for the issuance of a certificate of registration as a pharmacy technician: 1.  The applicant must, i.  have successfully completed a pharmacy technician program designed to educate and train persons to be pharmacy technicians which was, at the time the applicant graduated, accredited by the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs or such other accrediting body approved by the Council for that purpose, ii.  have successfully completed a pharmacy technician program designed to educate and train persons to be pharmacy technicians other than one referred to in subparagraph i or have a university degree or university diploma in pharmacy and, in either case, A.  must have successfully completed a program that, at the time the applicant commenced was approved by the Council as one whose graduates should possess knowledge, skill and judgment at least equivalent to a current graduate of a program referred to in subparagraph i, or B.  must have successfully completed the examination referred to in paragraph 4 on the applicant’s first attempt, and have successfully completed any further education or training or combination of education and training that was specified by a panel of the Registration Committee to evidence that the applicant possesses knowledge, skill and judgment at least equivalent to a current graduate of a program referred to in subparagraph i, iii.  have successfully completed a program before January 1, 2015 that, at the time the applicant commenced was approved by the Council as one whose graduates should possess knowledge, skill and judgment at least equivalent to a current graduate of a program referred to in subparagraph i, or iv.  have met the requirements of paragraph 1 of subsection 6 (1). 2.  The applicant must have successfully completed an examination in pharmaceutical jurisprudence approved by the Council for applicants for a certificate of registration as a pharmacy technician. 3.  The applicant must have successfully completed a structured practical training program approved by the Council and must have done so under the direct supervision of a preceptor approved by the Registration Committee. 4.  The applicant must have successfully completed the qualifying examination of the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada for pharmacy technicians or successfully completed another examination that has been approved by the Council for that purpose.  O. Reg. 451/10, s. 4. (2) With the approval of the Council, all or any part of a structured practical training program referred to in paragraph 3 of subsection (1) may be completed as part of a program referred to in subparagraph 1i of subsection (1) or sub-subparagraph 1 ii A of subsection (1).  O. Reg. 451/10, s. 4. (3) The requirement in paragraph 1 of subsection (1) must be met within two years before the date on which the applicant met all of the other requirements for the issuance of a certificate of registration as a pharmacy technician unless the applicant, (a)  satisfies the Registrar or a panel of the Registration Committee that the applicant has practised pharmacy within the scope of practice of the profession as set out in section 3 of the Act under the supervision or direction of a pharmacist for at least 600 hours during the three years before the date on which the applicant met all the other requirements for the issuance of a certificate of registration as a pharmacy technician and did so while practising as a pharmacy technician in Canada or in another jurisdiction approved by the Council; (b)  meets any requirements regarding any further education or training or a combination of education or training, if any, set by a panel of the Registration Committee within the time set by the panel; or (c)  successfully completes the examination referred to in paragraph 4 of subsection (1) within three years of the date on which he or she meets all of the other requirements for the issuance of a certificate of registration as a pharmacy technician.  O. Reg. 451/10, s. 4. (4) The requirement of paragraph 2 of subsection (1) shall not be considered to have been met unless the applicant is issued a certificate of registration as a pharmacy technician within three years of meeting that requirement.  O. Reg. 451/10, s. 4. (5) An applicant is only eligible to take the examination referred to in paragraph 2 of subsection (1) three times in any 24-month period.  O. Reg. 451/10, s. 4. (6) The requirement in paragraph 3 of subsection (1) shall not be considered to have been met unless the applicant, (a)  is issued a certificate of registration as a pharmacy technician within two years of meeting that requirement; (b)  satisfies the Registrar or a panel of the Registration Committee that the applicant has practised pharmacy within the scope of practice of the profession as set out in section 3 of the Act under the supervision or direction of a pharmacist for at least 600 hours during the three years before the date on which the applicant met all the other requirements for the issuance of a certificate of registration as a pharmacy technician and did so while practising as a pharmacy technician in Canada or in another jurisdiction approved by the Council; or (c)  meets any requirements regarding any further education or training or a combination of education or training, if any, set by a panel of the Registration Committee within the time set by the panel.  O. Reg. 451/10, s. 4. (7) Subject to subsection (8), paragraph 4 of subsection (1) is not considered to have been met unless the applicant, (a)  successfully completed the examination within three attempts; or (b)  successfully completed the examination on the applicant’s fourth attempt having first successfully completed the further education or training or combination of education and training required by the examining body responsible for the administration of the examination or, if no further education or training was required by that body, the further education or training or combination of education and training, if any, that was specified by a panel of the Registration Committee.  O. Reg. 451/10, s. 4. (8) Where, by virtue of subsection (7), an applicant is not considered to have met the requirement in paragraph 4 of subsection (1), the applicant may not attempt the examination again until the applicant successfully completes a new program mentioned in subparagraph 1 i of subsection (1).  O. Reg. 451/10, s. 4. (9) An applicant shall be deemed not to have met the requirement of subparagraph 1 iii of subsection (1) unless, before January 1, 2012 and before commencing the program referred to in that subparagraph, the applicant successfully completed, (a)  the College’s Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination; (b)  the Pharmacy Technician Evaluating Examination of the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada; or (c)  another examination approved by the Council.  O. Reg. 451/10, s. 4. (10) Subject to subsection (2) and section 17, the requirements in subsection (1) are non-exemptible.  O. Reg. 451/10, s. 4. (11) A reference in this section to “all of the other requirements for the issuance of a certificate of registration” includes, without being limited to, a requirement set out in subsection 4 (1) or subsection (1) of this section.  O. Reg. 451/10, s. 4. Mobility within Canada