We acknowledge that Manitoba is on the original lands of the Dakota, Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, Dené, Inuit and Métis Nation. We acknowledge that the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba is located on Treaty One territory. We respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, and we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past. We dedicate ourselves to moving forward in partnership with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.

Applicants from Other Canadian Jurisdictions

If you are registered or eligible for registration with another Canadian Psychiatric Nursing regulatory body, you may be granted registration if you provide all the required documentation and meet all of the requirements for initial registration* identified in subsection 2.7(1) of the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba General Regulation (the General Regulation).

The other Canadian Psychiatric Nursing regulatory bodies include:

Note: If you are a Manitoba applicant who wishes to register with another RPN regulator in Canada, please start by contacting the provincial regulator where you wish to apply.

Application Contents

Subsection 2.6(1) of the College’s General Regulation identifies the documents and the information the College needs to assess your application.

Click on the Applicant Portal link to start your application. Some of the information we require will be captured on the application form. The collection or confirmation of other information, such as the information about your registration and practice in other Canadian jurisdictions or elsewhere, is collected through the registration and employer forms found below. 

Once you have submitted the application, an acknowledging e-mail will be sent to you. A list of all the documents we require will also be provided. The CRPNM will assess your eligibility for registration once we have received all of the required documents.

Application Resources

Use the links below for helpful information about the criminal record check, child & adult abuse registry checks, (collectively the “Background Checks”), and the CRPNM registration fees. 

Download the verification of registration and employer reference forms here. Please read the directions carefully. 

Submitting Your Documents Electronically

If you have documents that you need to submit to the CRPNM (such as your Background Checks and identification documents) you can submit them electronically to the CRPNM Administrative Assistant, Sherry Leynes, at sleynes@crpnm.mb.ca.

Scanned copies or photographs of these documents will be accepted if:

  • The scan or picture is in color;
  • The scan/photocopy/photo it is clearly legible; and,
  • Both sides of the document have been scanned/photographed, even if the back page is blank;

The CRPNM reserves the right to request the originals if we are unable to authenticate the scanned documents.

You are also welcome to drop off your documents at 1854 Portage Ave in Winnipeg or mail them to us. Please find our complete mailing address here.

*Initial registration with the CRPNM must be to the Registered Psychiatric Nurse register.

College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba

1854 Portage Ave. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3J 0G9

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