12.3 Pathway to Become an HSCPOA PSW Registrant
Video: “How to Register with HSCPOA” by HSCPOA [2:28] is licensed under the Standard YouTube License.Transcript and closed captions available on YouTube.
Now that you have graduated from the PSW program, you are eligible to register with the Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight Authority (HSCPOA). Registration with HSCPOA is an important step in establishing your professional identity as a Personal Support Worker in Ontario. It demonstrates your commitment to high standards of care, accountability, and ethical practice.
Being listed on the HSCPOA’s public register helps employers and clients recognize you as a qualified and trustworthy care provider. While registration is currently voluntary, it enhances your credibility and may improve employment opportunities, as many organizations prefer or require PSWs to be part of this registry. This is a meaningful way to affirm your role in Ontario’s health care system and to contribute to the ongoing professionalization of the PSW workforce.
Who is the HSCPOA?
Through regulation, the public can be confident that registered Personal Support Workers (PSWs) deliver safe, competent, ethical, quality, accountable care to recipients in hospitals, long-term care facilities, retirement homes, home care, or other Ontario healthcare environments.
Who We Are
Under the Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight Authority Act, 2021, a new regulatory approach is being implemented for the oversight of individuals providing health and supportive care services in Ontario, beginning with Personal Support Workers (PSWs). This work is being carried out through the Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight Authority (HSCPOA), which was established by the Government of Ontario in the interest of public protection.
The creation of HSCPOA recognizes the important role that PSWs play in the Ontario healthcare system and strengthens health human resources oversight by ensuring quality care, consistency of education and training of PSWs, and transparency for the public regarding the PSW workforce. – HSCPOA
To learn more about the HSCPOA consult the following infosheets about who the HSCPOA is and what they do, and how to register.
How to Register
Video: “How to Register with HSCPOA: PATH 1 – Ontario PSW Education” by HSCPOA [0:46] is licensed under the Standard YouTube License.Transcript and closed captions available on YouTube.
- Visit the HSCPOA website and navigate to the Applicants section.
- Select the Path 1 Ontario PSW Education registration pathway.
- Complete the online application form and upload the required documents (e.g., certificate, transcript).
- Submit your application through the HSCPOA Registration portal.
- Await confirmation and, if approved, your name will be added to the public register.
Watch the following video on why registering benefits you as a PSW:
Video: “How Registering with HSCPOA Benefits You” by HSCPOA [1:24] is licensed under the Standard YouTube License.Transcript and closed captions available on YouTube.
To learn more about HSCPOA and the importance of registering with HSCPOA in Ontario review the following webinar.
Video: “Introduction to HSCPOA: Registration & Oversight of Registered Personal Support Workers in Ontario” by HSCPOA [39:12] is licensed under the Standard YouTube License.Transcript and closed captions available on YouTube.
