Licensing guide · Nunavut

Do You Need a Licence to Work as a Midwife in Nunavut?

Last checked 1 source checkedNOC 31303

Basic guide The licence status and official sources so far. Steps, fees and exams are added once the regulator's own pages are read in full.

Do you need a licence?

Licence required

You must be licensed to work as a midwife in Nunavut or to use a protected title.

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“Registration with a regulatory body is required for midwives in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.”

From noc.esdc.gc.ca/Structure/NocProfile, checked October 8, 2026.

How to get licensed

This basic guide covers whether you need a licence and who regulates the work. The step-by-step roadmap, listed fees, exams and language tests are added here once the regulator's own pages are read in full.

Until then, check the current steps with the regulator.

Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 31303, Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals. Wages for 2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Job Bank wages and outlook in Nunavut and Canada
WhereLowMedianHighOutlook
Nunavut — — — Undetermined
Canada $24.09 $46.81 $60.26 —

Wages in every province and territory

Midwives in other provinces and territories

Regulated in 10 of the other 12 jurisdictions checked so far. The rules differ from one place to the next.

Compare midwife licensing across Canada

Sources checked

Pages read on October 8, 2026.

  1. noc.esdc.gc.ca/Structure/NocProfile noc.esdc.gc.ca/Structure/NocProfile · fetched October 8, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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Do you need a licence to work as a midwife in Nunavut?

Yes. Registration is required to practise in Nunavut.

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