If I only have a psychologist diagnosis, what is the next public-system step in Canada?

If you only have a psychologist diagnosis, the usual public-system next step is still a licensed prescriber, not an automatic stimulant from the report. A psychology report can support diagnosis and accommodations. Medication still requires a physician or nurse practitioner as authorised. FasTreat also offers private online ADHD assessment and ongoing care, depending on your needs and clinical assessment. Related reading: https://www.fastreat.com/en/adhd-faq References: https://www.ontario.ca/page/what-ohip-covers https://www.cpso.on.ca/Public/Find-a-Doctor

The psychologist report sat in a PDF for months while I waited for a public prescriber step. I took it to a walk-in that would not touch stimulants, then to a GP who wanted their own questions answered. Nobody treated the psychology paper as a finished medication plan. A friend got prescribed from a similar report. I did not. Just my next-step mess, not a public-system flowchart.

I took it to a new NP who wanted medical history I had not brought. The report helped with accommodations at school. It did not unlock a stimulant that day. I had to ask what they needed for a medication assessment versus a psychiatry referral. I still do not have a tidy public-system flowchart. Only what I was asked to gather, and I would not tell someone else their NP will ask the same things.