Licensing guide · Nova Scotia

How to Become a Combined Laboratory and X-ray Technologist in Nova Scotia

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Do you need a licence?

Licence required

You must be registered with the Nova Scotia Regulator of Medical Laboratory Sciences to work as a combined laboratory and X-ray technologist in Nova Scotia or to use a protected title.

Protected titles
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“Nova Scotia Regulator of Medical Laboratory Sciences”

From novascotia.ca/sites/default/files/documents/1-3973/health-professio..., checked October 10, 2026.

At a glance

Licence status
Licence required See the source
Routes
Annual fees

Your roadmap

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

Trained in Canada

  • 3 steps without a listed fee
  • Annual fees: $50 (Combined Lab and Xray technologists)

  1. Enrol in and successfully complete a Canadian accredited Combined Laboratory X-ray Technology program approved by the regulator.

    Source
    “CLXT Programs approved by the NSRMLS include: Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) and Saskatchewan Polytechnic.”
    nscmlt.org/licensing

  2. After completing the educational program, the graduate must successfully challenge the required national exam.

    Source
    “Once an educational program is completed, a graduate must successfully challenge the required national exam.”
    nscmlt.org/licensing

  3. Complete the Jurisprudence Exam, which is required for initial licensure applicants.

    Source
    “Successful completion of a Jurisprudence Exam is a requirement for initial and re-licensure applicants.”
    nscmlt.org/licensing

Listed fees for this route

No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with Nova Scotia Regulator of Medical Laboratory Sciences

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

Annual fees Paid every year, so not part of the one-time total.

Official page for this route

Requirements

Conditions the regulator sets on top of the roadmap steps.

Education

  • Applicants must have completed a Canadian accredited Combined Laboratory X-ray Technology program approved by the regulator.

    Source
    “The requirements to apply for a NSRMLS license in Nova Scotia include enrolment and successful completion of a Canadian accredited educational program in one of the program categories below.”
    nscmlt.org/licensing

Already licensed in another province?

Not stated

The pages do not state how someone already licensed in another Canadian province or territory registers in Nova Scotia.

Source
“The requirements to apply for a NSRMLS license in Nova Scotia include enrolment and successful completion of a Canadian accredited educational program in one of the program categories below.”
nscmlt.org/licensing

Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with Nova Scotia Regulator of Medical Laboratory Sciences

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Credential assessment

Not stated by the regulator Check with Nova Scotia Regulator of Medical Laboratory Sciences

Exams

  • national exam

    Source
    “Once an educational program is completed, a graduate must successfully challenge the required national exam.”
    nscmlt.org/licensing

  • Jurisprudence Exam

    Source
    “Successful completion of a Jurisprudence Exam is a requirement for initial and re-licensure applicants.”
    nscmlt.org/licensing

Language tests

Not stated by the regulator Check with Nova Scotia Regulator of Medical Laboratory Sciences

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Canadian experience

Not stated by the regulator Check with Nova Scotia Regulator of Medical Laboratory Sciences

Supervised practice

Not stated by the regulator Check with Nova Scotia Regulator of Medical Laboratory Sciences

Demand and pay

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Combined laboratories and X-ray technologists in other provinces and territories

Regulated in 1 of the other 12 jurisdictions checked so far. The rules differ from one place to the next.

  • British Columbia Not confirmed yet
  • Alberta Licence required
  • Saskatchewan Not confirmed yet
  • Manitoba Not confirmed yet
  • Ontario Not confirmed yet
  • Quebec Not confirmed yet
  • New Brunswick Not confirmed yet
  • Prince Edward Island Not confirmed yet
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Not confirmed yet
  • Yukon Not confirmed yet
  • Northwest Territories Not confirmed yet
  • Nunavut Not confirmed yet

Compare combined laboratory and X-ray technologist licensing across Canada

Sources checked

Pages read on October 10, 2026.

  1. novascotia.ca/sites/default/files/documents/1-3973/health-professio... novascotia.ca/sites/default/files/documents/1-3973/health-professio...
  2. Licensing - Nova Scotia College of Medical Laboratory Technologists nscmlt.org/licensing · fetched October 10, 2026
  3. Professional Liability Insurance (PLI) - Nova Scotia College of Medical Laboratory Technologists nscmlt.org/licensing/professional-liability-insurance-pli · fetched October 10, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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Do you need a licence to work as a combined laboratory and X-ray technologist in Nova Scotia?

Yes. Registration with Nova Scotia Regulator of Medical Laboratory Sciences is required to practise in Nova Scotia.

Which exams are required?

national exam, Jurisprudence Exam.

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