Licensing guide · Northwest Territories

How to Become a Nurse Practitioner in Northwest Territories

Last checked 5 sources checkedNOC 31302

Do you need a licence?

Licence required

You must be registered with the College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut to work as a nurse practitioner in Northwest Territories or to use a protected title.

Protected titles
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“Performing nursing duties without the required registration or licensure”

From cannn.ca/complaints-conduct/practising-without-a-valid-licence, checked October 10, 2026.

At a glance

Licence status
Licence required See the source
Routes
Annual fees
Not stated by the regulator Check with CNNN

Your roadmap

Every route is listed. Follow the one that matches where you trained.

Trained in Canada

  • 5 steps without a listed fee

  1. Verify that your nursing program is approved by CNNN before starting.

    Source
    “Confirm Your Program Verify your nursing program is approved by CNNN”
    cannn.ca/resources/new-student-graduate

  2. Complete an accepted NP entry-to-practice exam, which CNNN does not administer in the territories, so you arrange to write it in another jurisdiction.

    Source
    “CNNN accepts the Canadian Nurse Practitioner Examination (CNPE) completed in other jurisdictions — this exam is not administered in the territories.”
    cannn.ca/resources/new-student-graduate

  3. Email CNNN to begin your initial registration application, and CNNN will create your account and guide you through the process.

    Source
    “Initial registration applications are completed through CNNN’s registration system. To begin your application, contact us at [email protected]. We will create your account and guide you through the process.”
    cannn.ca/initial-application

  4. Have documents such as your transcript, program completion form, instructor reference, and verification of registration sent directly to CNNN by your school, instructors, or regulatory bodies.

    Source
    “Some documents must be sent directly to CNNN by your school, instructors, or regulatory bodies — they cannot be submitted by you”
    cannn.ca/resources/new-student-graduate

  5. Once your application is approved, pay the registration fee, and your registration becomes active upon payment.

    Source
    “Once your application is approved, your registration fee becomes available to pay. Your registration becomes active upon payment”
    cannn.ca/resources/new-student-graduate

Listed fees for this route

No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with CNNN

5 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Official page for this route

Licensed in another province

  • 2 steps without a listed fee

  1. Email CNNN so the college can create your account and guide you through the initial registration application in its registration system.

    Source
    “Initial registration applications are completed through CNNN’s registration system. To begin your application, contact us at [email protected]. We will create your account and guide you through the process.”
    cannn.ca/initial-application

  2. Provide evidence of passing an accepted entry-to-practice exam, a transcript request form, and an instructor reference form sent directly to CNNN by a nursing faculty member.

    Source
    “- Evidence of successfully passing an entry-to-practice exam accepted by CNNN - Transcript Request Form - Form C Instructor Reference Form – completed and submitted directly to CNNN by a nursing faculty member from your school of nursing.”
    cannn.ca/initial-application

Listed fees for this route

No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with CNNN

2 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Official page for this route

Trained outside Canada

  • Listed one-time fees: $2,415
  • 3 steps without a listed fee

  1. Submit the Inspire application form, photo ID, and the payment authorization form with the application fee, and CNNN will review your documents and refer you to Inspire Global Assessments.

    Source
    “Complete the IEN – Inspire Global Assessment Application Form - Upload valid government-issued photo ID (and legal name change documents if applicable) - Complete the Inspire Application Payment Authorization Form and pay the application fee: $2,415.00 ($2,300.00 + $115.00 GST)”
    cannn.ca/resources/internationally-educated-nurses

  2. After referral, complete Inspire's three-stage process: document submission, a computer-based assessment and simulation lab assessment, and reporting of your results to CNNN.

    Source
    “After referral, you will receive a welcome email from Inspire with login instructions. You will be guided through a three-stage assessment process:”
    cannn.ca/resources/internationally-educated-nurses

  3. Inspire sends your completed report to CNNN, where the Registration Committee reviews it and makes a recommendation to the Registrar on your eligibility for licensure.

    Source
    “Inspire will send a completed report to CNNN. The Registration Committee will review it and make a recommendation to the Registrar on your eligibility for licensure.”
    cannn.ca/resources/internationally-educated-nurses

  4. If deemed eligible, submit a formal registration application, provide any additional required documentation, and pay the registration fee.

    Source
    “If deemed eligible, you must: - Submit a formal application for registration - Provide any additional required documentation - Pay the registration fee”
    cannn.ca/resources/internationally-educated-nurses

Listed fees for this route

One-time total listed: $2,415

One-time fees listed for Trained outside Canada, by type
Fee typeAmountShare
Other $2,415 100%
One-time total $2,415 100%

3 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Official page for this route

Other listed fees

The regulator lists these without tying them to one step, so they are not in the route totals above. Check which apply to you.

Requirements

Conditions the regulator sets on top of the roadmap steps.

Education

  • Applicants must show evidence of successfully passing an entry-to-practice exam accepted by CNNN.

    Source
    “- Evidence of successfully passing an entry-to-practice exam accepted by CNNN”
    cannn.ca/initial-application

  • New graduate NP applicants must submit a transcript request form sent directly by their institution, since unofficial transcripts are not accepted.

    Source
    “Official Transcript Request — must be emailed directly by your institution to CNNN (unofficial transcripts are not accepted)”
    cannn.ca/resources/new-student-graduate

Police check

  • New graduate NP applicants must provide a criminal record check with vulnerable sector screening dated within 6 months.

    Source
    “Criminal record check with vulnerable sector screening (within 6 months)”
    cannn.ca/resources/new-student-graduate

Other

  • New graduate NP applicants must have a Form C instructor reference completed and sent directly to CNNN by nursing faculty.

    Source
    “Form C Instructor Reference (sent directly from faculty to CNNN)”
    cannn.ca/resources/new-student-graduate

  • New graduate NP applicants must provide two pieces of government-issued colour ID with signature, at least one including a photo.

    Source
    “Two pieces of government-issued colour ID with signature; one must include a photo”
    cannn.ca/resources/new-student-graduate

  • Applicants must provide verification of registration from any jurisdiction where they have been licensed since completing their nursing program.

    Source
    “Verification of registration from any jurisdiction where you have been licensed since completing your nursing program”
    cannn.ca/resources/new-student-graduate

  • Applicants must have a Form G(1) confirmation of program completion sent directly from their program chair to CNNN.

    Source
    “Form G(1) — Confirmation of Program Completion (sent directly from your program chair to CNNN)”
    cannn.ca/resources/new-student-graduate

Already licensed in another province?

Not stated

The pages say nurses currently registered in another Canadian jurisdiction apply through the initial registration application, but they do not state whether the entry-to-practice exam or a competence assessment is waived.

Source
“This application is for nurse practitioners registering with CNNN for the first time, including nurses currently registered in another Canadian jurisdiction, CNNN-registered RNs adding an NP designation, and graduates of a Canadian NP program.”
cannn.ca/initial-application

Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with CNNN

Check a move between two provinces

Credential assessment

Not stated by the regulator Check with CNNN

Exams

Language tests

No minimum test score stated by the regulator Check with CNNN

Exemptions: Applicants may demonstrate English language proficiency through graduation from an approved Canadian nursing program taught in English, an employer confirmation form, previous registration in another Canadian jurisdiction with continued English-speaking practice, or an approved test with minimum scores.

Source
“Graduation from an approved Canadian nursing program where theory and clinical instruction was delivered in English. Online or distance education programs are not accepted as evidence of fluency.”
cannn.ca/initial-registration-application

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Canadian experience

Applicants may meet practice currency requirements with a minimum of 1,125 hours of nursing practice in the past five years, or 450 hours in the past two years, in Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom.

Source
“Minimum 1,125 hours of nursing practice in the past five years, or 450 hours in the past two years”
cannn.ca/resources/internationally-educated-nurses

Supervised practice

Not stated by the regulator Check with CNNN

Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 31302, Nurse practitioners. Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Job Bank wages and outlook in Northwest Territories and Canada
WhereLowMedianHighOutlook
Northwest Territories — — — Undetermined
Canada $42.00 $61.54 $75.00 —

Wages in every province and territory

Nurse practitioners in other provinces and territories

Regulated in all 12 other jurisdictions checked so far. The rules differ from one place to the next.

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Sources checked

Pages read on October 10, 2026.

  1. Practising Without a Valid Licence — College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut cannn.ca/complaints-conduct/practising-without-a-valid-licence · fetched October 10, 2026
  2. Initial Application — College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut cannn.ca/initial-application · fetched October 10, 2026
  3. New Student Graduate — College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut cannn.ca/resources/new-student-graduate · fetched October 10, 2026
  4. Internationally Educated Nurses — College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut cannn.ca/resources/internationally-educated-nurses · fetched October 10, 2026
  5. Initial Registration Application — College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut cannn.ca/initial-registration-application · fetched October 10, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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Do you need a licence to work as a nurse practitioner in Northwest Territories?

Yes. Registration with the College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut is required to practise in Northwest Territories.

Which exams are required?

Canadian Nurse Practitioner Examination (CNPE), Canadian NP Licensure Exam (CNPLE), Computer-Based Assessment (CBA), Simulation Lab Assessment (SLA).

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