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Oct 25, 2009 05:39 PM

Lpn here in texas, wanting to nurse in canada


I'm attending school for my LPN her in Texas and wanting to nurse in Ontario next year. I have a lot of family and friends that live in Ontario and I really love it there so I was wondering what steps I have to take to be able to nurse in Ontario?


I googled up this website and basically it says, if I have all my requirements I can just sit for the boards right?

http://www.cno.org/international_en/..._edu/index.htm

I figure it would be more complicated than this. Well any help or information would be much appreciated!

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from janfrn
Old Oct 25, 2009, 05:46 PM

Default Re: Lpn here in texas, wanting to nurse in canada
It is a little more complicated than that. CNO will want you to submit all your documentation to them for assessment. They'll decide if your education meets their standards. If they're satisfied they'll then give you authorization to write the Canadian Licensed Practical Nurse Examination, which is a pencil-and-paper exam written only 3 times a year. The results of the exam take about 6-8 weeks to be communicated and registration approval issued. There will be $$ attached to each step and a lengthy timeline. So not exactly simple.
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from jneeley07
Old Oct 25, 2009, 05:51 PM

Default Re: Lpn here in texas, wanting to nurse in canada
Originally Posted by janfrn View Post
It is a little more complicated than that. CNO will want you to submit all your documentation to them for assessment. They'll decide if your education meets their standards. If they're satisfied they'll then give you authorization to write the Canadian Licensed Practical Nurse Examination, which is a pencil-and-paper exam written only 3 times a year. The results of the exam take about 6-8 weeks to be communicated and registration approval issued. There will be $$ attached to each step and a lengthy timeline. So not exactly simple.

Yep, that's what I was thinking. I'm sure it costs a fortune to write the exam too. If the CNO ends up deciding my education isn't up to their standards, are there classes I can take in Canada to get up to date? Or will I be able to take more classes here in the U.S.?
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from janfrn
Old Oct 25, 2009, 07:07 PM

Default Re: Lpn here in texas, wanting to nurse in canada
The exam fees for LPNs are much lower than those for RNs. In Ontario the current rate for the CLPNE is $236.25. (The CRNE is $431.79...) They'll tell you where you're lacking and you may be able to take a couple of community college courses in the US to top you up, or you may want to do the same here. But you'll pay more here. My best advice is to submit your application and find out what the want, then figure out how to give it to them.
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from Fiona59
Old Oct 25, 2009, 07:40 PM

Default Re: Lpn here in texas, wanting to nurse in canada
Jan add in the cost of the actual practice permit to the exam fee.

http://clpna.com/Members/FeeSchedule...4/Default.aspx

A new grad to write and obtain the permit is looking at $600. I remember paying around $450 for my exam and permit a while back.

I'm not sure what Ontario's rates are but they are probably close.
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from janfrn
Old Oct 25, 2009, 08:15 PM

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Ontario does their registration a lot differently than all the other provinces, Fiona. CNO is CHEAP compared to any other college. They charge an application fee ($171.37), the examination fee and a registration fee. Registration is $171.73 regardless of whether you're an RN or an RPN (LPN). CARNA charges $210 for their application fee, $519.75 for the CRNE and $472.50 for registration. CLPNA charges $105 for the application, $600 for the CPNRE and $250 for the registration. Huge differences!
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from linzz
Old Oct 28, 2009, 05:20 PM

Default Re: Lpn here in texas, wanting to nurse in canada
If you are coming from the US, depending on when you graduated, and of course citizenship issues being settled, you will have your education assessed and you get up to two years to complete the upgrading, after which you can write the exam.

The CNO website also stated that they wil soon be changing the RPN (LPN) requirements, so keep checking.
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