IEN Education Pathways

Who should use the IEN education pathways?

If you are an internationally educated nurse (IEN) who has been informed that your nursing education is not substantially equivalent to an approved Ontario education program that meets CNO’s nursing education registration requirement, you can meet the education requirement through a CNO-approved IEN education pathway.

If you choose to meet the nursing education requirement through an IEN education pathway, you must choose a CNO-approved program from the list on this page.

What is included in an IEN education pathway?

The IEN education pathways focus on a subset of entry-level competencies designed to include theory and/or application courses, including the CNO-approved online Transition to Practice (TTP) course. The final course includes a 400-hour one-to-one supervised clinical placement to support you to meet the education registration requirement.

Please visit the institution or school website for more information about their approved IEN pathways.

Approved IEN education pathways

Institution

Program Name

Centennial College

Nurse2Ontario: Global IEN Licensure Readiness Pathway

Anticipated start date: Fall 2026.
Please forward all pathway inquiries to Centennial College.

Ontario Internationally Educated Nurses Course Consortium

Competency-Bridging Program of Study

Ontario Public College Consortium^*

Ontario Public College Consortium IEN Education Pathway, RN, RPN

Humber Polytechnic

IEN Education Requirement – RN & RPN

^* Under the Ontario Public College Consortium, all 24 Ontario Public Colleges are eligible to offer this common course curriculum. Please check the OntarioLearn website for more information and registration details. On the OntarioLearn website, select “Internationally Education Nurses Pathway (IEN)” as the subject area and select “Search.” You will be required to take three theoretical courses and one clinical course, although you will see only the theoretical courses on this website.