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Nursing Licensure Procedure for Internationally Educated Nurses in 5 Canadian Provinces
April 1, 2021 | By inscol@admin
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Here are the nursing licensure procedures for internationally educated nurses in 5 Canadian provinces.
- British Columbia:
- To start a British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwife application, you first apply to the National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS).
- After the NNAS has successfully reviewed your application, you will need an NNAS registration number, NNAS application number, NNAS advisory report, and your payment information for applying to BCCNM.
- If you have met all of these requirements, you will be ready to apply for the BCCNM registration.
- Remember to allow almost 3-5 days after you receive your NNAS report before applying for registration.
- You either create an online account or sign in to your online account for starting your online application.
- The authorities will send you a confirmation email after you submit your BCCNM application successfully and complete the payment.
- Ontario:
- Nursing Education: The nurses are required to demonstrate successful completion of a registered nursing course designed to prepare you for the kind of nursing that you wish to practice in Ontario.
- Evidence of Practice: It is important to show that one has sufficient experience practicing as a nurse. The applicants can automatically meet this requirement by completing a nursing program that is approved by the College.
- Registration Examination: The nurses are also required to complete the registration examination approved by the College for the kind of nursing that nurses want to practice.
- Jurisprudence Examination: The applicants must also complete either the RN/RPN Jurisprudence examination or the NP Jurisprudence examination.
- Proficiency in English or French: An applicant is required to show proficiency in languages like English or French before practicing as a nurse in Ontario.
- Citizenship, Permanent Residency, or Authorization to Practice Nursing: The applicants are required to provide proof of their citizenship, residency status, or the authorization to practice nursing in Ontario before they can register as a nurse.
- Past Offence and Findings: The applicants are expected to honestly state if they have been guilty of an offense, refused registration, had any finding related to nursing practice or a different profession against you, or are also involved in any proceedings
- Health and Conduct: The applicants must declare if they suffer from any kind of physical or mental condition that can affect their ability to practice nursing. In addition, the college should be satisfied that you practice with honesty, integrity, and decency, and in accordance with the law.
- Alberta:
- Before applying to the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta, you can apply and pay an assessment fee directly to the NNAS so that the NNAS can forward the assessment of your application to you and to CARNA.
- After receiving a report from NNAS, you can create a new account for submitting your application to be assessed and for paying the non-refundable fee online.
- You are supposed to complete the currency of practice hours form, and documentation of registered nursing experience/practice form for emailing them to ien@nurses.ab.ca.
- After this, CARNA will contact you for further instructions. Both of your applications will be assessed individually so that the required documents can be ordered. The authorities will determine your eligibility to apply for RN, and eligibility to write the registration exam and apply for a graduate nurse permit. Your application will be deferred until you complete the Alberta registered nurse assessment program or bridging education. A further assessment application with a fee to CARNA will also be required after completion of the ARNAP or bridging program. It will be seen if you are eligible to proceed with meeting the registration requirements or not.
- Once you have completed the assigned coursework, you will be notified about the next steps. This will include writing the NCLEX exam, applying for a graduate nurse permit, and applying for an RN permit.
- After you complete your assigned coursework while completing the NCLEX exam successfully, you will be notified to see if you are eligible for an RN permit. You can sign in to your MyCARNA account to complete the Jurisprudence course and the Bill 21 Course. Upon this, you can submit the initial RN permit application and pay the registration fee if it is applicable.
- Manitoba:
- Before applying to the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba, all internationally educated nurses should apply through the National Nursing Assessment Service which is an online platform developed by the nursing regulatory bodies all over Canada.
- NNAS is considered a mandatory first step for any IEN applicant who is a graduate of a nursing education program, has never been registered as a nurse anywhere within Canada, is currently or has been registered as an RN with the regulatory body in the country where they received entry-level RN education.
- After the NNAS Advisory report gets generated, the applicant is welcome to submit an application directly to the college. The authorities will assess the application to determine if the applicant is eligible for registration as an RN in Manitoba.
- The fee for the application is paid with a credit card on the phone, with a certified cheque, or with a money order sent through Canada Post. Work does not begin on an application until payment is received. It is advised that the applicant does not include a credit card number on an application because once the application is received, the college will contact to arrange for payment.
- Saskatchewan:
- Complete the NNAS Assessment and receive an advisory report from the National Nursing Assessment Service.
- Complete the online assessment for RN eligibility with the SRNA
- Upload a copy of the birth certificate and a government-issued photo ID (a marriage certificate, if applicable).
- Complete the verification of the original registration and licensure form from the country you obtained for your basic nursing education.
- Complete the verification of current or the most recent registration and licensure form and send it to the registration body of the province or the country where you have recently registered as an RN.
- Now complete the consent to get employment verification information and send the required document by email as an attachment to international@srna.org
- Once your assessment for the RN eligibility gets reviewed successfully, a nursing advisor will be contacting you with the next steps to continue the process.