Here is information on obtaining Licensure in Canada:
Canadian Nurses Association/Association des infirmières et infirmiers du Canada
Tel: 613-237-2133 or 1-800-361-8404
Fax: 613-237-3520

Canadian Nurses Association - International Applicants

Will I need to write an examination to become licensed to practise in Canada?
Canadian provinces and territories, with the exception of Québec, require that you write the Canadian Registered Nurses Examination as part of the registration or licensure process. At present, this examination can only be written in Canada on the recommendation of a provincial or territorial nurses association. The Canadian Nurses Association publishes The Canadian RN Exam Prep Guide, which you will find useful in preparing for the exam. Québec nurses have their own exam.

For further information, contact: Canadian Nurses Association - FAQs

College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta
Tel: 780-451-0043 or 1-800-252-9392 (in Canada)
Fax: 780-452-3276
Email: carna@nurses.ab.ca

College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia
Tel: 604-736-7331 or 1-800-565-6505 (BC only)
Fax: 604-738-2272
Email: info@crnbc.ca (general queries) or register@crnbc.ca (registration queries)
Web: Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia

College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba
Tel: 204-774-3477 (switchboard), 204-784-5181 (registration), or 1-800-665-2027 (in Manitoba)
Fax: 204-775-6052 (general) or 204-775-7117 (registration)
Email: info@crnm.mb.ca (general email) or registration@crnm.mb.ca (registration email)

Nurses Association of New Brunswick
Tel: 506-458-8731 or 1-800-442-4417 (in New Brunswick)
Fax: 506-459-2838
Email: nanb@nanb.nb.ca

Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Tel: 867-873-2745
Fax: 867-873-2336
Email: admin@rnantnu.ca or registrar@rnantnu.ca

College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia
Tel: 902-491-9744 or 1-800-565-9744 (in Nova Scotia)
Fax: 902-491-9510
Email: info@crnns.ca

College of Nurses of Ontario/Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers de l'Ontario
Tel: 416-928-0900 or 1-800-387-5526 (in Ontario)
Fax: 416-928-6507
Email: cno@cnomail.org

Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island
Tel: 902-368-3764
Fax: 902-628-1430
Email: info@arnpei.ca

Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec
Tel: 514-935-2501 or 1-800-363-6048 (au/in Québec)
Fax: 514-935-1799
Email: inf@oiiq.org

Saskatchewan Registered Nurses' Association
Tel: 306-359-4200 or 1-800-667-9945
Fax: 306-525-0849
Email: info@srna.org


Yukon Registered Nurses Association
Tel: 867-667-4062
Fax: 867-668-5123
Email: YRNA@yknet.ca