Temporary Nursing License
A Temporary Nursing License is required to legally work in the Northwest Territories and/or Nunavut for:
- nursing graduates who are waiting to write the entry to practice examination at the next available write-date in the territory where they reside;
- nursing graduates who have written the entry to practice examination in the territory where they reside and are awaiting examination results;
- nursing graduates who have been unsuccessful in passing the entry to practice examination and are planning to re-write the entry to practice exam at the next available write.
- nurses who are completing a Nursing Refresher Program;
- nurses who are completing undertakings as part of the Professional Conduct Review process.
- Complete and submit a Temporary Nursing License Application
- Complete and submit a payment form (Processing fee – $65.63)
- See Requirements for documents required
- Complete and submit a Temporary Certificate Application
- Complete and submit a payment form (Processing fee – $65.63)
- Evidence of application to write the entry-to-practice examination and are waiting to the results of the written examination
- Complete and submit a Temporary Certificate Application
- Complete and submit a payment form (Processing fee – $65.63)
- See Requirements for documents required
Before applying, please review the Registration Manual for complete details on registration requirements, processes, and policies. This manual replaces all previous registration policies and serves as your step-by-step guide for initial registration, renewal, reinstatement, and other license types.
- 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
