Social Worker Licence: Moving from Quebec to Nova Scotia
The short answer
Direct transfer
An applicant certified as a Registered Social Worker by any regulatory authority in Canada can be registered as a Registered Social Worker in Nova Scotia without needing further training, experience, or evaluation. Source
“An applicant certified as a Registered Social Worker by any regulatory authority in Canada, can be registered as a Registered Social Worker in Nova Scotia without needing further training, experience, or evaluation.”
nscsw.org/applicants/registered-from-another-province
Both provinces
| Licensed in Quebec | Moving to Nova Scotia | |
|---|---|---|
| Licence status | Licence required | Licence required |
| Regulator | Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec | Nova Scotia College of Social Workers |
| Guide | Social worker in Quebec | Social worker in Nova Scotia |
Steps to transfer
Not stated by the regulator Check with Nova Scotia College of Social Workers
Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with Nova Scotia College of Social Workers
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