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I'm from Ontario so I can't speak to other provinces, but off the top of my head: McMaster: Psychotherapy MA uOttawa: Counselling Psychology MA/MEd UoT: Counselling & Psychotherapy MEd Guelph: Family/Couples Counselling MSc Western: Counselling Psychology MA If you graduate from these programs you can become registered counsellor/psychotherapist in Ontario. I know Alberta has a lot of great programs too but I don't know if they are recognized in other provinces.

To answer your question, no. However, it depends what your goals are post-graduation. If you're only interested in clinical work, private is a fine option (but keep in mind you might need additional courses post-graduation to meet your province's licensing requirements). If you wanted to work within academia or at a research hospital, I wouldn't recommend private. I personally don't think the quality of education you get at these private schools warrants the high tuition price, but I see the appeal. There are a ton of great terminal, course-based counselling psych programs so I would only consider private as a last resort.

No decisions have gone out yet (they usually get released around the same time). Last year decisions went out end of February all at once but the department told me mid-March. If you don't get in this cycle, I would also recommend applying to School Psychology programs if you're interested in working with kids. It's equally competitive but gives you more options in terms of schools to apply to.

Also curious about this. I applied to the Counselling and SACP programs but haven't heard anything from either one. With the deadline being so late, it's likely we won't hear back for another 2-3 weeks at the minimum ?‍♀️ Any current students lurking who might have updates?

Should be mid-March for the MEd program.

I called McGill this morning to get a rough idea of when interview offers are going out but couldn't get through. My BSc and MA are from UoT so it may be a long-shot anyway since I'm assuming these schools will take their honours students.

Any news from University of Alberta, McGill, Western, and OISE?

Depends on the school. University of Alberta, University of Calgary, Mount Saint Vincent, and University of Manitoba do not have interviews. OISE SCCP prelim interviews have started being sent out (according to the clinical thread). No word on McGill/unclear if they will be holding interviews.

Good luck! Sending you lots of hugs.

Congratz! Where at?

For some schools yes, though we did not formally meet via Zoom/in person. The general process is: Contact faculty to see if they're accepting students. Submit application listing PIs you want to work with. Admissions committee does pre-screening (i.e., rejects those who don't meet the programs' minimum requirements). The faculty member(s) you listed in your application receive your application and review. At this stage, they may do prelim interviews. From the applications they receive, they will shortlist 10-15 applicants they present to the faculty. The faculty decides which 6-8 students are offered admission. In short, having a pre-existing relationship or contact with a PI doesn't really make a difference since its the committee's decision, not just one PI deciding. It will certainly help you make the shortlist though.

Nothing yet but I think it's PI-dependent. Some interview applicants and others don't.

McGill and UoA. The rest are clinical/counselling programs with developmental streams! What about you?

My bad sorry!

There's already a thread: