Nova Scotia Nursing Registration

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hi guys,

anybody here tried registering in nova scotia? the Ontario nursing board have a tendency to evaluate new grad RNs from RP as RPNs. thats a diploma program.

are you in canada right now? what are the requirements? can you explain the steps on your application? thanks!!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

No, I'm in still in Philippines. First you need to fill up the forms. Ask your school to send the filled up form then they should send it to CRNNS, same with PRC. If your working, you can ask your employer if applicable to answer the form I forgot which part was that. It's the employer's verification. Ask them to seal it. What I did is sent the part 1 along with the employer form. You can send the payment with the form 1 may it be bankdraft or credit card information. On the other hand, you can just call CRNNS to give them the credit card info if you'll be using one. THen that's it, you can wait for the assessment result.

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Are you required to have the SEC? so what are you waiting for right now? i mean with regards your application...

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Nope, no SEC for me. I'm just waiting for an employer who will hire me. I've been applying directly online but it seems that some of the facilities there mostly hospitals don't sponsor International nurses unlike in some other province such as SK, Alberta, etc.

Some requires you to have a license for them to sponsor you but there are facilities that hires IEN thru the help of agencies here and most of them are long term care.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Just be aware that jobs are getting less and less in NS due to the economic shift that has happened especially on the west side and people moving provinces. I have noticed a big drop in jobs advertised locally to where I live for RN's

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Hello guys and gals! Just received my eligibilty to take the CRNE under CRNNS. Now they are requiring a Criminal record check from Canada and the Philippines. They gave me some documents that will be given to which ever authority here in the Philippines, but I don't know which one!

Do I pass the Request form to the NBI here in the Philippines or to any police station here?

And by the way, to those that have already been eligible and registered, have any of you done the "truecheck" crimical record check (which is required for Canada) and placed a Canadian address despite that you have never lived in Canada?

Because I'm having a difficult time finshing the form, since they are requiring me to provide the last residential address in Canada. But I've never been there, that's the problem.

Hope you kind people could help.

Thanks in advance!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

same here, but this criminal record check will be done only once in NS, Canada. Not sure with the whole process but you can call them to verify how to go over the process..

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hi lenjoy, have you already applied for a temporary license? Because the CRNNS site stated: (well, this exactly)

"A temporary licence is deemed invalid on the earliest of the following dates:

  1. Two weeks after the holder has received notification of their eligibility for registration and licensure;"

DOes that mean, if you don't apply for a temporary license in two weeks after they told you that you are eligible, it's then invalid, right?

I've emailed the registration office, but I still don't have any response. I was hoping silverdragon would have answers since she's registered in Nova Scotia, but I think she's not on duty tonight.

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Specializes in ER.

I moved to NS in December, and I thought I had 2 months from the temporary license time to fill out their self assessment booklet, then all they needed was an email that it was complete- not the actual booklet itself. Two weeks is really not long enough for mail to go through, even if you live right in NS.

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hi lenjoy, have you already applied for a temporary license? Because the CRNNS site stated: (well, this exactly)

"A temporary licence is deemed invalid on the earliest of the following dates:

  1. Two weeks after the holder has received notification of their eligibility for registration and licensure;"

DOes that mean, if you don't apply for a temporary license in two weeks after they told you that you are eligible, it's then invalid, right?

I've emailed the registration office, but I still don't have any response. I was hoping silverdragon would have answers since she's registered in Nova Scotia, but I think she's not on duty tonight.

I think it means the temporary license is invalid 2 weeks after the CRNE result is receive,whether one passed and will be eligible for registration or failed. I'm not sure though but I was able to read CRNNS website sometime.

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I think it means the temporary license is invalid 2 weeks after the CRNE result is receive,whether one passed and will be eligible for registration or failed. I'm not sure though but I was able to read CRNNS website sometime.

thanks tempo. Yeah, i think you're right. I mixed up eligiblity for licensure and registration with eligiblity to take the CRNE. Thanks!

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[ I already received my eligibility since July 31. It took a month before they had their decision because I just sent everything through snail mail.

Hi.... have you scheduled your self for the CRNE now? Are you not required to take SEC assessment?

thanks...

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