You’re 100% right. Out-of-province is no good since it does not allow practice in NS, but full registration would be no problem.
Here’s where things get interesting though and feel free to share all of this info with Alim: his registration will carry him till June 30th 2022, so if by that time he does move and obtain registration in BC, he could probably continue to see clients who are located in NS under his BC registration. This is because of the decision the NSRP made effective in September 2021 that allows a psychologist registered elsewhere in Canada to see patients via telepsychology in NS, as NSRP interprets the practice to take place where the psychologist is registered (and would be practicing from in this scenario).
Here is the URL :https://www.ns-rp.ca/information-for-registrants/telepsychology/nThe only caveat is that he would need to make sure that the BC College had no issues with his doing so and if any of the clients in NS are being seen in the public system here, that the NSHA or public employer would be okay with this approach as they may want the provider to be specifically registered in NS. This would not be a NSRP policy matter, but it would be prudent to look into to ensure there would be no interruptions to his work with clients in NS. If he maintains his registration here while completing the process in BC, then he could look into all of these details while still holding registration with NSRP.
The answer is yes to all of them. If you could tell him the answer is yes to all his follow up questions and that we would simply note that if the client’s service is being paid for by an institution in NS, you may want to ensure that the institution does not have any expectation that the provider be located in NS when the clients are being provided service. Please note this latter point is not a NSRP policy, but it may be something for you to consider if this applies to your clients.
