Nurse Practitioner Licence: Moving from Ontario to New Brunswick
The short answer
Direct transfer
Nurse practitioners already registered in another Canadian jurisdiction apply through a documentation and fees procedure that includes no entry-to-practice exam or competence assessment. Source
“This section is for nurse practitioners who have been registered to practice in another Canadian jurisdiction and are applying to New Brunswick FOR THE FIRST TIME.”
nanb.nb.ca/en/registration/canadian-np
Both provinces
| Licensed in Ontario | Moving to New Brunswick | |
|---|---|---|
| Licence status | Licence required | Licence required |
| Regulator | College of Nurses of Ontario | Nurses' Association of New Brunswick |
| Guide | Nurse practitioner in Ontario | Nurse practitioner in New Brunswick |
Steps to transfer
Not stated by the regulator Check with Nurses' Association of New Brunswick
Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with Nurses' Association of New Brunswick
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