Physiotherapist Licence: Moving from Alberta to Nova Scotia
The short answer
Direct transfer
If your current licence matches the Practising Register category, you will be registered in Nova Scotia as a practising physiotherapist, and first-year registration and licensing fees are covered by the Nova Scotia Government. Source
“- If your current licence matches our Practising Register category, you will be registered in Nova Scotia as a practising physiotherapist.”
nsphysio.com/registration/overview
Both provinces
| Licensed in Alberta | Moving to Nova Scotia | |
|---|---|---|
| Licence status | Licence required | Licence required |
| Regulator | College of Physiotherapists of Alberta | Nova Scotia Regulator of Physiotherapy |
| Guide | Physiotherapist in Alberta | Physiotherapist in Nova Scotia |
Steps to transfer
Not stated by the regulator Check with Nova Scotia Regulator of Physiotherapy
Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with Nova Scotia Regulator of Physiotherapy
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