As part of the registration process, you must complete a Declaration of Registration Requirements, which will be included with your application package. These questions will speak to your suitability and fitness to practise as a nurse. Your registration may be denied if you fail to report relevant information about these requirements.

Please not that you must also report immediately any changes (e.g., criminal convictions, disciplinary action, physical or mental conditions/illness) that occur after the date of your application.

1. Have you ever been denied registration or licensure by a registration/licensing authority for nursing (RPN/RN) in any province, territory, state or country?
2. Are you currently under investigation or involved in any proceedings which could result in the encumbrance of your registration/licensure by a registration/licensing authority for nursing or another health profession in Ontario or in another province, territory, state or country?
3. Have you ever had your registration revoked, suspended, surrendered, restricted, or subjected to individual terms and conditions by a registration/licensing authority or another health profession in Ontario or in another province, territory or country?
4. Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence?  (For an explanation of what constitutes a criminal offence, refer to our Declaration of Registration Requirements fact sheet.)
5. Have you ever been found guilty of an offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada) or the Food and Drug Act (Canada)?
6. Have you ever been, or are you currently, affected by a physical or mental condition or disorder that could affect your ability to practise nursing? (Note: it is not necessary that your condition or disorder be currently affecting your practice in order for you to have a reporting obligation.)

Criminal record synopsis

The College’s regulations also require that all applicants for registration provide a recent Canadian Police Information Centre Criminal Record Synopsis (or “CPIC check”) as part of the registration process.

Fact sheet: Canadian Criminal Record Synopsis

A CPIC check is another way in which the College ensures public protection by identifying those individuals with criminal records and reviewing their applications on a case-by-case basis to determine whether their records could affect their suitability to practise nursing.

Please note that a CPIC check is not required to write the exam or to request an application package. You are only required to submit a CPIC check with your application for Temporary Class or General Class registration.  

If you have been living in Canada for any length of time, you will be required to submit a CPIC check, regardless of how long you have resided here.