RN Initial Application
- All registered nurses who are currently registered elsewhere in Canada and who wish to register with CANNN for the first time, and;
- Canadian nurse graduates who wish to register with CANNN for the first time
- Create an account on the Applicant Portal
- Check your email for a temporary password for your first log in
- Once signed in, click on Start New Application. You will be prompted to complete information like places of work, current registrations, etc
- Upload a copy of your valid government issued photo ID. The ID must be in colour, and includes photo, signature, and expiry date
- Legal name change: Where there has been a name change, one of the following is required:
- a marriage certificate, or
- divorce decree, or
- notarized statutory declaration of legal name change
- Pay processing fee – $65.63
Check your Applicant Portal on a regular basis to view what documents are required and/or outstanding
- Valid government issued photo ID
- Legal name change: Where there has been a name change, one of the following is required:
- a marriage certificate, or
- divorce decree, or
- notarized statutory declaration of legal name change
- Verification of Registration is required from all jurisdictions in which you are current or were formerly registered
- Form A2 Evidence of Practice Hours for 2025: For applications of registration starting in 2025, this form is to be completed with hours going up to 2024. This form is to be completed by employers from within the past 5 years. The evidence of practice hours form is to confirm that the minimum practice requirement of 1125 hours in the 5 years prior to your application has been met. Forms must be sent directly by the employer to CANNN.
- Information Sharing Consent Form – this form is used to grant permission to provide updates on an applicant’s registration status to their NT and/or NU employer. The form is recommended but optional.
Upon application to CANNN for registration, all applicants must demonstrate proficiency in the English language by meeting one of the following requirements:
- Graduation from an approved Canadian nursing program where theory and clinical instruction was in English (on-line or distance education programs are not acceptable for evidence of fluency); or
- Employer English proficiency reference showing evidence of safe practice and where the primary language, practice setting, and services are in an English-speaking and writing environment for the previous two years as a nurse in Canada – Form D Employer Confirmation of English Language Proficiency
- Applicant met the English language proficiency test requirement at the time of registration with another Canadian jurisdiction and has continued to work in an English-speaking and writing environment since that time; or
- Demonstration of English language competence through successful completion of one of the following tests of English within the last 2 years:
Canadian English Language Benchmark Assessment for Nurses (CELBAN)
International English Language System (IELTS) Academic Version. The online version of IELTS is not accepted
Occupational English Test (OET)
- Evidence of successfully passing an entry-to-practice exam accepted by CANNN is required
- Transcript Request Form
- Form C Instructor Reference Form – this form is to be completed and submitted by a nursing faculty member from the applicant’s school of nursing and must be sent directly to CANNN from the referee
