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Canadian Applicant

RNs & NPs who are currently licensed in another province or territory in Canada are assessed for registration and licensure in Newfoundland & Labrador using the licensure process listed below.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must hold current licensure as a RN/NP in another Canadian province or territory and must have successfully passed a RN/NP registration exam.

Applicant’s whose license:

  • Status is temporary, emergency, conditional or restricted,
  • has lapsed,
  • is expired, or
  • is not in good standing *
  • *Good standing means the applicant is not under review/investigation or is subject to any outstanding complaints with a nursing regulator and there are no conditions or restrictions on any nursing license or registration held.

will be required to provide a verification of registration document from the Regulatory body.

The Canadian RN/NP must:

  1. Complete the licensure eligibility assessment application and pay the application fee ($172.50).
  2. Submit two (2) of the following government issued identification documents:
    • Birth certificate
    • Passport
    • Driver’s License
    • Permanent resident card
    • Citizenship card
    • Immigration card
  3. Submit marriage certificate and/or legal change of name document (if applicable)
  4. Submit a current Criminal Record Check (<6 months old).
    • You are encouraged to avail of the following online CRC service provider – CSI Screening and select the Canadian Criminal Record Check (econsent). CSI will provide your results electronically to the College within 24-48 hours.
    • If you obtain a CRC through local police or the RCMP the original hard copy of the CRC will need to be submitted to the College via mail or drop off.
  5. Meet English Language Proficiency (ELP) through education, registration status, language proficiency testing, or experience.
    • You must review the College’s ELP Factsheet to determine if you need to submit a test of ELP or if you meet one of the other methods of demonstrating ELP.
  6. Identify all jurisdictions where you are currently registered and licensed, regardless if you are currently practicing in that jurisdiction.
    • In most instances, the College can verify the your current registration/licensure online. The College will notify you when additional information is required and a Verification of Registration from another regulatory body will need to be sent directly to the College.
    • If you do not hold current registration/licensure in another Canadian jurisdiction but you were previously licensed in a Canadian province/territory, you will need to provide a verification of registration document from that Canadian jurisdiction’s regulatory body.
  7. (a) Provide employment information for your current nursing employer(s). If not currently employed in nursing, provide employment information for most recent nursing employer.
    (b) You will be required to declare if you have ever been suspended or terminated from any nursing employment. If yes, you will need to provide a brief explanation. The College will notify you when additional information is required.
  8. Self-report the number of practice hours worked as an RN or NP during the previous five (5) years.
    • If you have practiced a minimum of 1125 hours in the last 5 years OR 450 hours in the last 2 years, you meet the currency of practice requirement.
    • If you have some practice hours in the last 5 years you meet currency of practice requirement for the current licensure year but will be required to meet 1125 hours in the last 5 years or 450 hours in the last 2 years to renew a licence for the next licensure year. 
    • If you have no practice hours in the last 5 years but have some practice hours in the last 10 years you will be required to complete the College’s Supervised Practice Experience Partnership Program (SPEPP) with an employer sponsor. Click here for more information on SPEPP. 

Once all the required information has been received and approved by the College, you will be provided with feedback and/or a decision within 3 business days.

If you are deemed eligible for registration the College will notify you by email and direct you to the next steps to be granted licensure. The annual licensure fee is $412.47 plus Professional Liability Protection fee ($78.20), the PLP fee is paid directly to the Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS).

Canadian Applicants who practise in NL without a valid practicing licence from CRNNL will be subject to an Unauthorized Practice Fee ($100/shift worked with a maximum fee of three times the regular licensure cost) and subject to discipline where the period of practice exceeds 3 shifts from and including the 1st shift.