In Canada, as in the United States, there are exams to be taken before you can be accepted for work.
The Canadian Nurses’ Organisation Test Service exam can only be taken in the province where you wish to register and a job can be arranged before application is made for a visa. The CNATS exam is designed to measure minimum knowledge for safety of practice.
Canadian Nursing Board contact details can be accessed from the Canadian Nurses Association website:
http://www.cna-nurses.ca/CNA/nursing/regulation/regbodies/default_e.aspx
State Registration Addresses
Ontario
Supervisor, Pre-registration
College of Nurses of Ontario
101 Davenport Road
Toronto
ONTARIO M5R 3P1
Ph: 416 928 0900
Fax: 416 928 6507
Email: mrisk@cnomail.org
Web: www.cno.org
British Columbia
Division of Regulatory Services
Registered Nurses' Association of British Columbia
2855 Arbutus St
Vancouver 1
BRITISH COLUMBIA V6J 3Y8
Ph: 604 736 7331
Fax: 604 738 2272
Email: info@rnabc.bc.ca
Web: www.rnabc.bc.ca
Alberta
Alberta Association of Registered Nurses
11620-168 Street
Edmonton, ALBERTA T5M 4A6
Ph: 780 451 0043
Fax: 780 452 3276
Email: aarn@nurses.ab.ca
Web: www.nurses.ab.ca
New Brunswick
Nurses Association of New Brunswick
165 Regent Street
Fredericton
New Brunswick E3B 7B4, CANADA
Email: nanb@nanb.nb.ca
Web: www.nanb.nb.ca
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Nurses' Association
2066 Retallack St
Regina, SASKATCHEWAN S4T 7X5
Ph: 306 359 4200
Fax: 306 525 0849
Email: info@srna.org
Web: www.srna.org
Manitoba
College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba
647 Broadway Ave
Winnipeg, MANITOBA R3C 0X2
Ph: 204 774 3477
Fax: 204 775 6052
Email: info@crnm.mb.ca
Web: www.crnm.mb.ca
Nova Scotia
College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia
Suite 16, Barrington Tower
1894 Barrington Street, Halifax
NOVA SCOTIA B3J 2A8
Ph: 902 491 9744
Fax: 902 491 9510
Email: info@crnns.ca
Web: www.rnans.ns.ca
North West Territories
North West Territories Registered Nurses' Assoc
Box 2757
Yellowknife
NORTHERN TERRITORIES X1A 2R1
Ph: 867 873 2745
Fax 867 873 2336
Email: nwtrna@internorth.com
Web: www.nwtrna.com
Quebec
Order Des Infirmieres et Informiers du Quebec
4200 boul. Dorchester Ouest
Montreal H3Z 1V4, QUEBEC
Ph: 514 935 2501
Fax: 514 935 1799
Email: inf@oiiq.org
Website: www.oiiq.org
Prince Edward Island
Association of Nurses of Prince Edward Island
137 Queen Street, Suite 303
Charlottetown
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND C1A 4B3
Ph: 902-368-3764
Fax: 902-628-1430
Email: anpei@pei.aibn.com
Web: www.iwpei.com
New Foundland
Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador
55 Military Road, Box 6116
St. John’s,
NEWFOUNDLAND A1C 5X8
Ph: 709 753 6040
Fax: 709 753 4940
Email: info@arnn.nf.ca
Web: www.arnn.nf.ca
Yukon
Yukon registered Nurses Association
204 – 4133 – 4th Avenue
Whitehorse, YUKON Y1A 3T3
Ph: 867 667 4062
Fax: 867 668 5123
Email: yrna@yknet.ca