If you wish to practice as a LPN in Prince Edward Island, you must apply to the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Prince Edward Island for a Certificate of Registration. You are required to maintain currency of professional knowledge and skill requirement by the completion of a minimum of 1,000 hours of practice in the previous five calendar years.
In order to be eligible to be registered in the register for Licensed Practical Nurses all applicants are required to be reasonably proficient in written and spoken English in accordance with the RHPA General Regulations Section 1.1
For further information related to demonstrating reasonable proficiency in English and English Language Proficiency tests approved by Council please read the CLPNPEI Reasonable Proficiency in English Policy
If you are moving to Prince Edward Island from another country, please see information on the application process for internationally educated nurses.
If you are a student who has educated in another Canadian province and would like to apply for Graduate Practical Nurse Registration to work in PEI, please contact the Registrar by email info@clpnpei.ca.
Apply for Certificate of Registration Process – Expedited Pathway for Canadian Nurses.
If you currently hold a registration/license as a Licensed Practical Nurse in any Canadian province and you are in good standing with the regulatory authority in that jurisdiction, you qualify for the Expedited Registration Pathway.
The Expedited Registration Pathway offers a streamlined application form and limits the documentation required to submit an application.
You may not practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Prince Edward Island until you have been granted a Certificate of Registration by the CLPNPEI. To apply to practice practical nursing in Prince Edward Island, an applicant must:
- Signup on the Member Portal to create a profile.
- Complete the General Registry Application Form on the Member Portal and submit it along with your one hundred and fifty dollar ($150) application fee, proof of legal name, and government issued photo ID in order to open your registration application file.
- You will not be prompted for payment of the registration fee ($450) until your application has been reviewed and approved by the Registrar.
- You may be required to submit additional information to the Registrar if there is insufficient, incomplete, or missing information on your application, if there is a positive answer to a judicial question or a declaration, a disciplinary history noted during an assessment of current registrations/licenses in other jurisdictions, or if there is a concern that a registration requirement may not be satisfied.
- A completed application file includes a submitted application form, full payment of the application fee, and an assessment of your registrations/licenses from other jurisdictions. Once the Registrar receives a completed application file, the file is typically reviewed in 1-2 business days.
Apply for Certificate of Registration Process – Not currently registered as a LPN in any other Canadian province:
- Signup on the Member Portal to create a profile.
- Complete the General Registry Application Form on the Member Portal and submit it along with your one hundred and fifty dollar ($150) application fee, proof of legal name, government issued photo ID, proof of immigration status or Canadian citizenship, and English language test scores from a Council-approved language proficiency test (if applicable) in order to open your registration application file.
- Provide a Canadian Criminal Record Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search. These documents must have been received within the six (6) months from the date of issue.
- Submit a Verification of Registration. You must request a Verification of Registration Form from all your previous registration/licensing authorities. This includes verification any temporary/special registration/license you may have held.
- A completed application file includes a submitted application form, full payment of the application fee, receipt of all verifications of your registrations/licenses from other jurisdictions, and any other documentation required by the Registrar. Once the Registrar receives a completed application file, the file is typically reviewed in 1-2 business days.
- You will not be prompted for payment of the registration fee ($450) until your application has been reviewed and approved by the Registrar.
Please be sure to read each document carefully and note that some documents must be submitted by you and others by third parties. If you require further information, please contact the Registrar by email info@clpnpei.ca or by phone at 902-566-1512 ext.3