How to Become a Registered Nurse in Nunavut
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 registered nurse in Nunavut or to use a protected title.
- Protected titles
- nurse
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“If a person is not registered with CNNN and is performing nursing duties or holding themselves out as a nurse, this is a serious matter.”
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
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- Trained in Canada: 6 steps, listed one-time fees $528.90 (1 fee depends on your situation and is not in the total)
- Licensed in another province: 2 steps
- Trained outside Canada: 4 steps, listed one-time fees $2,415
- Annual fees
- Not stated by the regulator Check with CNNN
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Trained in Canada
0 of 6 done
- Listed one-time fees: $528.90
- 1 fee depends on your situation and is not in the total
- 4 steps without a listed fee
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Download and complete the combined NCLEX-RN and New Graduate application form, completing the optional New Graduate License section only if you need to work while waiting.
Source
“Download and complete the NCLEX-RN & New Graduate Application Form”
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Ask your school to send the program completion form and your instructor to send the instructor reference directly to CNNN.
Source
“Contact your School of Nursing to arrange the program completion form from your Dean/Chair, and ask your instructor to submit your instructor reference directly to CNNN at [email protected].”
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Email your completed application form, payment authorization, two pieces of ID, and criminal record check to CNNN at least 30 days before your desired exam date.
Source
“Email your completed application form, payment authorization, two pieces of ID, and criminal record check to [email protected]. Both your CNNN application and your Pearson Vue application must be received at least 30 days before your desired exam date.”
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Register with Pearson Vue to write the NCLEX-RN exam.
- NCLEX-RN Exam Fee (CNNN base fee): $40
- NCLEX-RN Exam Fee (total with GST): $42
Source
“NCLEX-RN Exam Fee (separate) - Base fee$40.00 - GST$2.00 - Total$42.00”
cannn.ca/new-graduate-license - NCSBN (Pearson Vue) exam fee: $360 (paid separately to Pearson Vue)
Source
“NCSBN (Pearson Vue) exam fee of $360 USD is paid separately to Pearson Vue.”
cannn.ca/new-graduate-license
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“Step 2 — Register with Pearson Vue: Register at pearsonvue.com/nclex. Your registration remains open for 365 days from when CNNN receives confirmation.”
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If you applied for the optional New Graduate License, it takes effect once payment is received and you may then work as an RN while awaiting your NCLEX-RN results.
- New Graduate License total (including GST): $228.90
Source
“If you chose to apply for a New Graduate License, it will take effect once payment of $228.90 (including GST) is received.”
cannn.ca/new-graduate-license - RN CNPS Fee: $68
- New Graduate Fee: $150
Source
“If you chose to apply for a New Graduate License, it will take effect once payment of $228.90 (including GST) is received. CNNN will confirm activation. You may then work as an RN in the NT or NU while awaiting your NCLEX-RN results.”
cannn.ca/new-graduate-license - New Graduate License total (including GST): $228.90
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After CNNN receives your passing exam results, proceed with your full RN registration application through your Member Login portal.
Source
“Your NCLEX-RN results are sent to CNNN, not to you directly. CNNN will notify you by email once results are received. You can then proceed with your full RN registration application through your Member Login portal.”
cannn.ca/new-graduate-license
Listed fees for this route
One-time total listed: $528.90
| Fee type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Application | $446.90 | 84% |
| Exams | $82 | 16% |
| One-time total | $528.90 | 100% |
1 fee depends on your situation and is not in the total.
4 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.
Licensed in another province
0 of 2 done
- 2 steps without a listed fee
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Contact CNNN by email so they can create your account and guide you through the initial registration application.
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.”
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Provide identification, verification of registration from all jurisdictions where you were registered, evidence of practice hours, and a criminal record check.
Source
“Verification of Registration is required from all nursing jurisdictions in which you are currently or were formerly registered”
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.
Trained outside Canada
0 of 4 done
- Listed one-time fees: $2,415
- 3 steps without a listed fee
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Submit the Inspire Global Assessment application form, photo ID, and payment authorization to CNNN, which will review your documents and refer you to Inspire Global Assessments.
- IEN application fee: $2,415
Source
“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
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“You must be referred by CNNN before beginning the Inspire assessment. Submit the following to CNNN:”
cannn.ca/resources/internationally-educated-nurses - IEN application fee: $2,415
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After referral, complete the Inspire three-stage assessment, including document submission, a computer-based assessment and a simulation lab assessment, and pay the assessment fee.
Source
“After referral, you will receive a welcome email from Inspire with login instructions. You will be guided through a three-stage assessment process:”
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Inspire sends a completed report to CNNN, and 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.”
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If deemed eligible, submit a formal application for registration, 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
| Fee type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Application | $2,415 | 100% |
| One-time total | $2,415 | 100% |
3 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.
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.
- Fee for changes to Pearson Vue registration: $50 (applies for any changes to your Pearson Vue registration)
Source
“An additional $50.00 fee applies for any changes to your Pearson Vue registration.”
cannn.ca/resources/new-student-graduate - Registered Nurse (RN): Total + GST: $228.90
- NCLEX-RN Exam Fee (separate): Base fee: $40
- NCLEX-RN Exam Fee (separate): Total: $42
Requirements
Education
New graduates must provide 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
Experience
You must confirm a minimum of 1,125 practice hours in the past five years or 450 hours in the past two years, using a form sent directly from your employer.
Source
“completed by employers from within the past five years, confirming a minimum of 1,125 hours in the past five years or 450 hours in the past two years.”
cannn.ca/initial-application
Police check
You must provide a criminal record check with vulnerable sector screening dated within the past six months.
Source
“Criminal record check with vulnerable sector screening dated within the past six months.”
cannn.ca/initial-application
Other
You must provide two pieces of government-issued ID in colour with a signature, at least one of which includes a photo.
Source
“Two pieces of government-issued ID in colour with a signature. At least one must include a photo.”
cannn.ca/initial-applicationVerification of Registration is required from all nursing jurisdictions in which you are currently or were formerly registered.
Source
“Verification of Registration is required from all nursing jurisdictions in which you are currently or were formerly registered”
cannn.ca/initial-applicationNew graduates must submit a Transcript Request Form.
New graduates must have an instructor reference form completed and submitted directly to CNNN by a nursing faculty member from their school of nursing.
Source
“Form C Instructor Reference Form – completed and submitted directly to CNNN by a nursing faculty member from your school of nursing.”
cannn.ca/initial-applicationWhere there has been a legal name change, you must provide a marriage certificate, divorce decree, or notarized statutory declaration of legal name change.
Source
“Legal name change: Where there has been a name change, one of the following is required:”
cannn.ca/initial-application
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 registration is based directly on the existing licence or requires extra assessments. Source
“This application is for registered nurses registering with CNNN for the first time, including nurses currently registered in another Canadian jurisdiction and graduates of a Canadian nursing program.”
cannn.ca/initial-application
Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with CNNN
Credential assessment
Not stated by the regulator Check with CNNN
Exams
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NCLEX-RN
Source
“It is tied to your entry-to-practice exam application — for RNs, this means the NCLEX-RN, and for LPNs, the CPNRE.”
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Computer-Based Assessment (CBA)
Source
“Competency Assessment — Complete a Computer-Based Assessment (CBA) and Simulation Lab Assessment (SLA) through your Inspire account”
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Simulation Lab Assessment (SLA)
Source
“Competency Assessment — Complete a Computer-Based Assessment (CBA) and Simulation Lab Assessment (SLA) through your Inspire account”
cannn.ca/resources/internationally-educated-nurses
Language tests
Not stated by the regulator Check with CNNN
Canadian experience
Not stated by the regulator Check with CNNN
Supervised practice
Not stated by the regulator Check with CNNN
Demand and pay
| Where | Low | Median | High | Outlook |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunavut | $45.00 | $57.99 | $71.57 | Very good (5 of 5) |
| Canada | $30.00 | $43.27 | $54.37 | — |
Registered nurses in other provinces and territories
- British Columbia Licence required
- Alberta Licence required
- Saskatchewan Licence required
- Manitoba Licence required
- Ontario Licence required
- Quebec Licence required
- New Brunswick Licence required
- Nova Scotia Licence required
- Prince Edward Island Licence required
- Newfoundland and Labrador Licence required
- Yukon Licence required
- Northwest Territories Licence required
Sources checked
- 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
- New Graduate License — College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut cannn.ca/new-graduate-license · fetched October 10, 2026
- New Student Graduate — College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut cannn.ca/resources/new-student-graduate · fetched October 10, 2026
- Initial Application — College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut cannn.ca/initial-application · fetched October 10, 2026
- Internationally Educated Nurses — College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut cannn.ca/resources/internationally-educated-nurses · fetched October 10, 2026
Frequently asked questions
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Do you need a licence to work as a registered nurse in Nunavut?
Yes. Registration with the College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut is required to practise in Nunavut, and to use the title nurse.
Which exams are required?
NCLEX-RN, Computer-Based Assessment (CBA), Simulation Lab Assessment (SLA).
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