Ontario RNs

[LPN1887]

Any idea if Ontario requires you to work in the province for a certain number of hrs beforre you can transfer to another province? Thanks

[Triddin]

I would be more concerned about the requirements of the province you wish to transfer to

[LPN1887]

I know my province requires a certain number of hours for the past 5 yrs before they could accept me as an out of province RN. But my concern is the Ontario side. Because i heard rumors about it, but never really asked someone from Ontario who transferred their license to another jurisdiction.

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

Ontario really only comes into it if you're planning to transfer IN. They have an evidence-of-safe-practice requirement that's a bit different than all the other provinces. In order to transfer from another province or country INTO Ontario the practice period is 3 years rather than 5. The CNO website says this:

"Evidence of Practice

You must show that you have recent experience practicing as a nurse. Most Ontario applicants automatically meet this requirement by completing a nursing program approved by the College within the past three years."

If you're registered in Ontario and moving to another province then you'd need to have the minimum currency-of-practice hours that province requires, which is typically somewhere around 1100 within the past 5 years. So anybody who has worked a full year of full time any time in the preceding 5 years will more than meet that.

[LPN1887]

Perfect, thank you!