Practical Nursing (PN) Programs
The following practical nursing programs have been reviewed and approved by Council. All nursing programs are reviewed on an annual basis. Each new program’s curriculum is reviewed prior to admitting students.
Programs can receive one of the following approval ratings:
Preliminary Approval: This status is given to a new nursing program. Graduates from programs with this status are eligible to register with CNO. The program will be assessed for full approval once the first cohort graduates from the program.
Approved: The nursing program meets all mandatory requirements. Graduates from programs with this status are eligible to register with CNO.
Approved with conditions: The nursing program does not meet all the mandatory requirements – however, graduates can still register with CNO.
Please contact the schools directly if you have any questions about their nursing programs.
School |
Nursing Program |
CNO Program Category |
Approval Status |
Algonquin College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Practical Nursing for Internationally Educated Nurses | Direct entry full | Preliminary Approval | |
Cambrian College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Canadore College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Centennial College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Centennial College | Practical Nurse Diploma for Internationally Educated Nurses |
Direct entry full | Approved |
Collège Boréal | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Collège La Cité | Practical Nursing Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Confederation College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Conestoga College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Durham College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Fanshawe College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Fleming College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
George Brown College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Georgian College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Humber College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Lambton College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Loyalist College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Mohawk College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Niagara College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Northern College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Sault College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Seneca College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
Sheridan College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
St. Clair College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |
St. Lawrence College | Practical Nurse Diploma | Direct entry full | Approved |