Veterinarian Licence: Moving from Ontario to Manitoba
The short answer
Direct transfer
A veterinarian in good standing from another Canadian province or territory that regulates the occupation must be accepted in Manitoba without significant additional training, work experience, examination or assessment, though the MVMA may require an application and registration fee and a local jurisprudence course. Source
“Labour Mobility provisions of the CFTA (Chapter 7) state that certified workers have to be recognized as qualified to work by a regulatory body in another province or territory which regulates that occupation, without having to go through significant additional training, work experience, examination or assessment, unless an exception has been posted.”
mvma.ca/labour-mobility
Both provinces
| Licensed in Ontario | Moving to Manitoba | |
|---|---|---|
| Licence status | Licence required | Licence required |
| Regulator | College of Veterinarians of Ontario | Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association |
| Guide | Veterinarian in Ontario | Veterinarian in Manitoba |
Steps to transfer
Not stated by the regulator Check with MVMA
Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with MVMA
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