I am emailing you to inquire about a couple masters programs in psychology that I am looking into, and I wanted to make sure they meet your requirements in order to become a licensed psychologist in Nova Scotia, before applying.

The first Master’s program is at the University of Victoria, and it is their Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology The second Master’s Program is at the University of Toronto (Scarborough Campus) and it is their Masters of Arts in Counselling and Clinical Psychology!
Thank you in advance for your help on this matter!
I look forward to hearing from you!

Thank you for contacting the Nova Scotia Regulator of Psychology with your enquiry.

NSRP does not provide guaranteed, pre-approval with regard to education programs outside of Atlantic Canada and CPA accreditation. This is because the training and experiences of individuals in such programs can vary and NSRP would not be aware of individual changes that are made as the programs are housed in jurisdictions outside of Atlantic Canada. This means that the NSRP is unable to be assured that programs or students cannot make individual changes to their program of study and there is no accreditation mechanism outside of CPA to assure the NSRP of consistency that accreditation offers.

NSRP can only assess for certain whether the educational requirements have been met (outside of Atlantic Canada and CPA accreditation) when the program has been completed and an application has been made.

However, NSRP can provide additional guidance to applicants. NSRP does in fact provide a document for helping prospective registrants decide if an educational program would meet NSRP requirements and lists some of the programs that typically meet NSRP requirements. That information can be found here:

https://www.ns-rp.ca/downloads/Acceptable_programs_NSBEP.pdf

Any other programs not listed in the above referenced document would have to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the NSRP’s criteria for acceptable degrees in psychology. These criteria can be reviewed via the following URL:

https://www.ns-rp.ca/downloads/Registration_Requirements_Regular.pdf nYou are welcome to ask NSRP if you have questions in relation to any of the above criteria.

The University of Toronto program (Scarborough Campus) Masters of Arts in Counselling and Clinical Psychology) may meet NSRP requirements. If you could provide a link to the specific program that would be helpful.

The other program you cited (University of Victoria Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology appears to be designed to meet counselling requirements not requirements specifically in psychology. Therefore it does not appear to be acceptable to the NSRP. However, if an applicant wished to work in the profession of Counselling, not Psychology specifically, they could check with the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists, which is the regulatory body in NS that deals with counselling therapy. Here is their website: https://nscct.ca/