To register as a Nurse Practitioner in Ontario, nurses must meet certain registration requirements, including the successful completion of an approved NP program.
The following educational programs have been approved by the College as meeting the registration requirements for its Extended Class. Applicants who have not graduated from one of the programs listed below will be referred to the College’s Registration Committee.
Adult specialty certificate
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Nurse Practitioner, Adult Program
Approved for graduates as of September 2007
Dalhousie University
Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner, Adult Program
Approved for graduates as of September 2007
Memorial University
Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner, Adult Acute Care Program
Approved for graduates as of September 2007
Post Master’s Nurse Practitioner Diploma, Adult Acute Care Program
Approved for graduates as of September 2007
University of Alberta
Master of Nursing, Advanced Nursing Practice, Adult Program
Approved for students admitted in or after September 2008
University of Calgary
Master of Nursing: Nurse Practitioner, Adult Acute Care Program
Approved for graduates as of September 2007
Post Master’s Nurse Practitioner Diploma, Nurse Practitioner, Adult Acute Care Program
Approved for graduates as of September 2007
Université de Laval
Nurse Practitioner Cardiology Program
Approved for graduates as of September 2007
Nurse Practitioner Nephrology Program
Approved for graduates as of September 2007
University of Toronto
Master of Nursing Nurse-Practitioner Field (Adult Stream)
Approved for graduates as of January 1997
Post Master's Nurse Practitioner Diploma (Adult Stream)
Approved for graduates as of January 2000
If you graduated from the University of Toronto before Sept. 26, 2007, please contact the U of T NP Programs Assistant at 416 946-0280 or mnacnp.nursing@utoronto.ca to obtain your transcript and complete your B3E form.
Paediatrics specialty certificate
Dalhousie University
Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Program
Approved for graduates as of September 2007
McGill University
Graduate Diploma in Nursing, Nurse Practitioner, Neonatology Program
Approved for graduates as of March 2009
McMaster University
Diploma Program, Advanced Neonatal Nursing
Approved for graduates as of January 1986
University of Alberta
Individual/Family Health Nursing, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Child Program
Approved for graduates as of September 2007
Individual/Family Health Nursing, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Program
Approved for graduates as of September 2007
University of Toronto
Master of Nursing Nurse Practitioner Field (Paediatric Stream)
Approved for graduates as of January 1997
Post Master's Nurse Practitioner Diploma (Paediatric Stream)
Approved for graduates as of January 2000
If you graduated from the University of Toronto before Sept. 26, 2007, please contact the U of T NP Programs Assistant at 416 946-0280 or mnacnp.nursing@utoronto.ca to obtain your transcript and complete your B3E form.
Primary Health Care specialty certificate
Athabasca University
Master of Nurse Practitioner Program
Approved for graduates as of July 2001
Post-Master’s Nurse Practitioner Program
Approved for graduates as of July 2001
Aurora College
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program
Approved for graduates as of July 2001
Dalhousie University
Nurse Practitioner Program
Approved for graduates from July 2001 to April 2009
Newfoundland Centre for Nursing Studies
Nurse Practitioner Program
Approved for graduates until Jan. 1, 2008
Ontario Primary Health Care NP Program
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program
Approved for graduates as of September 2007
University of Alberta
Master of Nursing, Advanced Nursing Practice, Family All Ages
Approved for students admitted in or after September 2008
University of British Columbia
Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Approved for graduates as of July 2001
University of Manitoba
Nurse Practitioner Program
Approved for graduates as of July 2001
University of New Brunswick
Nurse Practitioner Program
Approved for graduates as of July 2001
University of Northern British Columbia
Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Approved for graduates as of September 2007
University of Toronto
Master of Nursing Nurse Practitioner Field (Primary Health Care - Global Health Stream)
Approved for graduates as of June 2011
Post Master's Nurse Practitioner Diploma (Primary Health Care - Global Health Stream)
Approved for graduates as of June 2011
University of Victoria
Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner Stream
Approved for graduates as of July 2001