NURSING LICENCE RENEWALS
Renewing Your Licence
Don’t miss your provincial deadline to renew your nursing permit! To check out when your renewal is due, see the Canadian Nursing Renewal dates below.
We do our best to keep the information below as up-to-date as possible. However, you should always consult your provinces’ nursing association website for renewal date confirmation.
Practicing vs. Non-Practicing
Be wary if you choose to renew as non-practicing. If you renew as non-practicing then decide to change to practicing later in the year, you may have to pay an admin fee twice or need to resubmit all documentation. We strongly suggest practicing if you are thinking of taking on nursing contracts within the next year.
RN
LPN
Alberta
Renewal Period
Opens – Consult website
Closes – September 30
RN Permits Valid
October 1 – September 30
Renewal Period
Opens – October 2
Closes – December 1
LPN Permits Valid
Januay 1 – December 31
British Columbia
Renewal Period
Opens – February 1
Closes – March 31
RN Permits Valid
April 1 – March 31
Renewal Period
Opens – February 1
Closes – March 31
LPN Permits Valid
April 1 – March 31
Manitoba
Renewal Period
Opens – October 1
Closes – December 1
RN Permits Valid
January 1 – December 31
Renewal Period
Opens – September 1
Closes – October 22
LPN Permits Valid
January 1 – December 31
Newfoundland
Renewal Period
Opens – January 18
Closes – March 1
Permits Valid
April 1 – March 31
Renewal Period
Opens – January
Closes – March 1
LPN Permits Valid
April 1 – March 31
North West Territories
Renewal Period
Opens – October 17
Closes – December 14
Permits Valid
January 1 – December 31
Renewal Period
Opens – October
Closes – December 1
LPN Permits Valid
January 1 – December 31
Nova Scotia
Renewal Period
Opens – August 2
Closes – October 31
Permits Valid
November 1 – October 31
Renewal Period
Opens – August 2
Closes – October 31
LPN Permits Valid
November 1 – October 31
Ontario
Renewal Period
Opens: November 10
Closes: December 31
Permits Valid
January 1 – December 31
Renewal Period
Opens – November 10
Closes – December 31
LPN Permits Valid
January 1 – December 31
Saskatchewan
Renewal Period
Opens – Consult website
Closes – Consult website
Permits Valid
December 1 – November 30
Renewal Period
Opens – October 15
Closes – December 1
LPN Permits Valid
January 1 – December 31
Yukon
Renewal Period
Opens – Consult website
Closes – Consult website
Permits Valid
April 1 – March 31
Renewal Period
Opens – November 1
Closes – December 15
LPN Permits Valid
February 1 – January 31