Proof of Identity

Proof of identity documents must be submitted directly to NNAS. You need to provide two forms of identification that contain your signature. At least one must include a photo. All identity documents must be notarized copies of original documents. NNAS will not accept original documents.

If your name has changed for any reason since your birth, you must provide a document of this change. For example, if your name changed due to marriage, a marriage certificate or a divorce certificate would be acceptable.  Proof of any and all name changes is required.

Verification of Registration

NNAS must receive your completed Nursing Registration Form and all registration/licensing related information and documents directly from the registration/licensing authority.

Proof of Graduation

NNAS must receive your completed Nursing Education Form and all of your nursing-related academic records/transcripts, and any other nursing program documents directly from school officials. Required documents include transcripts and course descriptions.

Employer Reference

NNAS must receive your completed nursing practice employment forms directly from your current and past employer(s).

English Language Proficiency

Registered psychiatric nursing practice requires English language skills in the four domains of communicative competence: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The language proficiency requirement is not exemptible although it can be met in one of four ways:

1. Education
   a) Successful completion of an approved psychiatric nursing education program in Canada where the language of instruction used for theory and any clinical and practicum experiences was English. Psychiatric nursing education programs in Canada may include bridging, refresher, and re-entry programs.

   b) Successful completion of a psychiatric nursing education program outside Canada that the council considers to be comparable to a psychiatric nursing education program in Manitoba, where the language of instruction used for theory and any clinical and practicum experiences was English within the previous five years.

2. Practice Experience
   a) Practiced as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in another Canadian jurisdiction within the previous five years.

3. Registration
   a)  Registered in good standing as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in another Canadian jurisdiction.

   b)  Registered in good standing as a Licensed Practical Nurse or a Registered Nurse in another Canadian jurisdiction within the past two years.

4. Language Testing
   Applicants who do not meet one of the requirements outlined above are required to provide evidence English language proficiency by completing one of the approved language tests and receiving the minimum scores. The CRPNM approved language tests can be found here.