Please complete and return your Examination Application form (available from the College) with payment by the deadline indicated. Note that this exam is paper-based.

Important Dates & Deadlines

Canadian Nurse Practitioner Examination (CNPE) Specialty Certificate: Primary Health Care (Family All Ages)

Examination Centres

• London
• Ottawa
• Sudbury
• Thunder Bay
• Toronto

Your application and examination fee must be received by the College of Nurses of Ontario before or on the deadline specified, regardless of the postmark. Please allow at least five days for your mailed payment to reach the College by the due date.

Also:

• When submitting your application, provide a first and second choice of writing centre. Applicants will be assigned a writing centre on a first come, first served basis. A request to transfer from one writing centre to another will be considered if the request is received by the College at least 30 days before the exam date.
• To write the examination in another province, submit the request in writing along with your application.
• Candidates that require special accommodation for writing the exam should contact the College of Nurses at least 90 days before the examination.

Preparatory material

The CNPE blueprint and preparatory guides are available from CNA’s bookstore (phone 1 800 361-8404).  

Writing the examination

Once the College has accepted your application to write the examination, you will receive an identification card that will admit you to the examination room. If you have not received this card two weeks before the examination date, notify the College’s Customer Service Centre.

You must bring your identification card and another piece of ID that includes both your picture and signature for admission to the examination. Acceptable forms of identification are: a valid passport, a driver’s licence, a Canadian citizenship card or a student identification card. If you do not have one of these documents, a recent photograph bearing your notarized signature will be accepted.

Examination results

Results will be mailed six weeks after the examination to the name and permanent address you provided on your examination application form. Results are not released over the telephone.

Notify the College promptly of any change of address during the examination process to ensure you receive your ID card and examination result. A request for a name change must be accompanied by a legal document, such as a marriage certificate.

For more information, contact the College’s Customer Service Centre at 416 928-0900 (toll-free in Ontario 1 800 387-5526), or e-mail exams@cnomail.org.