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Given its related to admissions (and not related to say, accreditation of programs), I don't think it would be a CPA guideline, but rather, a university level thing. So I would double check with each program you're applying to. Again, I'm not aware theres a clin psych program in Canada with those requirements. Additionally, when I was doing my research on clin psych programs (some programs more thoroughly), I did not come across that. But it doesn't hurt to check!

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Do you mean School Psych programs? I'm somewhat familiar with the School Psychology program at UofC. I have a number of friends who applied this year and a few were accepted. They are not as competitive as clin psych programs, but its getting up there for sure. From my understanding, you do not need the GRE for UofC. GPA would be less competitive as clin psych. With any program, I think similar research interests does help bolster your application. I know a few of the profs at UofC prefer it if you'd worked with them previously, so it may be a good idea to reach out to see if you could be an RA for their lab, or work on a publication together. Good luck!

Hi Yasmin, I'm not aware of Clin Psych Programs in Canada that care about whether you took full-time or part time (I think thats really only medical school). They just look at your last 20 courses to calculate your GPA for admissions. Good luck!

Yes I 100% agree its a good call and I think it's great their letting us know this in advance. I personally haven't heard any news from other unis so hopefully soon! Fingers crossed

"Offers to alternate candidates may be made up until January 31 of the next calendar year." so up until Jan 2021. I was emailed when I was offered in June/July-ish. More info here: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/students-etudiants/pg-cs/cgsm-bescm_eng.asp

If you're interested in therapy/counselling or "talk therapy", you don't necessarily have to be a clinical psychologist. You should also look into social work, counselling programs, etc. These are statistically, much easier to get into than clinical psychology, and will take less time/money to hit your end goal, provide "talk therapy'. I think a good place to start is learning what the different between clinical, counselling, social work, and other similar professions are. And then think if clinical is niche enough that you want to pursue it. Does clinical still stand out among the others? Good luck!

Hi, you can't really determine that! Your essentially competing against other ppl in different programs. Ex: CIHR your competing against people in medicine and related, SSHRC against other humanities and social sciences, etc. I think once you meet your cohort it'll inevitably pop out eventually haha, when ya'll are lamenting about the funding

I echo my colleague above, there's not too many options in Canada. You can check out the accredited programs here: https://cpa.ca/accreditation/cpaaccreditedprograms/ It appears its only University of Laval, University of Montreal, and Memorial University (it doesn't say D.Psy but it is; the university website confirms its accreditation). I'm in a PhD Clinical Psychology program, but know of many friends who applied to Memorial University for the PsyD program. It seems to be a good program and its popularity is certainly increasing as more individuals are choosing to focus more on being a clinician than doing research!

Alternate= waitlist. You can email the CGS-M coordinator of the school (e..g, UOttawa) you were listed as an Alternate to determine your position on the waitlist/alternate list.

Hey. Fellow Albertan here Just finished Yr 1 of Clinical Psych at Dalhousie University. I'm aware of faculty members at my current uni that have verbally stated they actually prefer students who had lower GPAs but then showed improvement in the later years. It shows you can overcome adversity, as such, may translate into resiliency for grad school. So all is not lost! And yes, for clinical psych you do want an Honours Psych undergrad degree or equivalent. I'm happy to chat further if you PM me. Good luck!

"We do not expect a return to face-to-face teaching for at least the fall term; winter term may see resumption only of smaller classes. (Note this does not mean campus will not reopen for Fall; we hope to see a return to work and reopening of labs in ways that allow safety and physical distancing, while avoiding packing large numbers of students tightly into classrooms.) This means that individually, and as a department, we need to start thinking about how to offer our curriculum in an online format for at least this fall." Email today from the Chair of the Psych department. I'm at Dalhousie Univeristy (Canada). They did mention that students can choose to take a semester/year off.

"We do not expect a return to face-to-face teaching for at least the fall term; winter term may see resumption only of smaller classes. (Note this does not mean campus will not reopen for Fall; we hope to see a return to work and reopening of labs in ways that allow safety and physical distancing, while avoiding packing large numbers of students tightly into classrooms.) This means that individually, and as a department, we need to start thinking about how to offer our curriculum in an online format for at least this fall." Dalhousie Uni Email from the Chair of the Psych and Neuro Department

I received CGS-M CIHR and it's considered your stipend/scholarship/awards, which was not taxed for me for 2019.

This is correct. The CGS decisions are completed separate from the admissions decisions (which is department based). These two do not communicate with each other, so you can be offered a CGS-M without being offered a spot in the program. That being said, I do know of students who received a CGS-M award, and notified their departments of their acceptance, and were subsequently admitted to the program. It is entirely possible!

Yup! You can email the CGS-M coordinator of the school (e..g, UOttawa) you were listed as an Alternate.

I echo my colleagues, and would personally go with #1. I cannot stress how important your supervisor is during grad school. A good, supportive supervisor acts as a buffer for all your other grad school stresses (coursework, etc.) and quite frankly, I believe a supervisor can make or break your grad school experience. Additionally, my program/cohort isn't competitive and its been a major relief! I've heard of other clin psych programs being crazy competitive (think: sabotaging research experiments) so definitely recommend an environment where students/faculty can support each other. You do not have to tear each other down just to succeed! Just my two cents! Good luck with deciding--sounds like you have a great experience ahead of you, regardless of which school you choose

I'm at Dalhousie University and honestly I don't think they are able to call it--its simply too early and we don't know the progression of the disease four months from now. My department has essentially cancelled all departmental functions until end of June. But there hasn't been any talk about delaying the 2020/2021 school year (yet). Sorry this isn't helpful!

Yup SSHRC tweeted that they release CGS-M April 15th now, which includes CIHR and NSERC as well.

FYI update on CGS-M according to my university: "The Tri-Agency (NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR) recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting students, researchers, and academic institutions across Canada and around the world. As such, timelines for some programs will be modified. The results release date for the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s Program (CGS-M) and the Canada Graduate Scholarships–Doctoral (CGS-D) will be postponed to mid-April." https://www.dal.ca/faculty/gradstudies/news/COVID-19-FAQs.html

Yes, so it seems most of the admin staff are working from home. So emails are currently maintained, but phone lines may not be. Best bet might have to be via email! Good luck! Oh yeah our assessment practica this spring/summer is 99% cancelled. It seems that we are moving that to first semester of 2nd year, and on top of the mandatory TA'ing we have and heavy course-load, its going to be a difficult semester. But for this semester so far, all instructors have been very accommodating with extending assignment deadlines and/or removing assessments that required meeting face-to-face with another individual. I really appreciate all the instructors checking in to make sure these deadlines were still manageable during these unprecedented times.

Definitely email them!!

I've always been "a helper" but had always imagined myself working with animals as a zoologist/vet or whatnot. It wasn't until high school when I took psych as an elective that I fell in love with the field/helping people! It wasn't until sometime in undergrad that I was able to tease out the difference between counselling vs clinical, and fell in love with the research side of things. Just started clin psych grad school so my therapy experience is still in it's infancy, but I love it so far

Hey I was in your shoes last year. Applied and got in to my top school right before Christmas (and before some of my other applications were due!) I remember feeling joy, a sense of wonder/shock...and then? Now what? Now that I've achieved my goal, what now? After everything I've done/all the hard work and sacrifices in, I made it, but what now? It's an odd sense of fulfillment, and... emptiness? My advice to you is ENJOY what you're experiencing right now--that giddyness, the fact that you've achieved your goal. You DESERVE it. Know that You MADE it. Congratulations Happy to chat more if you'd like. Just shoot me a PM (and congrats, you did it!!)

Great q You can reply to the offer email (usually grad program coordinator) and also cc your POI. Thank them both for the offer, but after much consideration, you need to decline the offer.