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Nurse Practitioner Programs

To register as a Nurse Practitioner in Ontario, nurses must meet certain registration requirements, including the successful completion of an approved NP program.

The following educational programs in Ontario have been approved by the College as meeting the registration requirements for its Extended Class. For questions about approved programs outside of Ontario, contact the College.

Applicants who have not graduated from an approved NP program will be referred to the College’s Registration Committee. 

Adult specialty certificate

University of Toronto

Master of Nursing Nurse-Practitioner Field (Adult Stream)
Approved for graduates as of January 1997
Post Master's Nurse Practitioner Diploma (Adult Stream)
Approved for graduates as of January 2000

If you graduated from the University of Toronto before Sept. 26, 2007, please contact the U of T NP Programs Assistant at 416 946-0280 or mnacnp.nursing@utoronto.ca to obtain your transcript and complete your B3E form.

Paediatrics specialty certificate

McMaster University

Diploma Program, Advanced Neonatal Nursing
Approved for graduates as of January 1986

University of Toronto

Master of Nursing Nurse Practitioner Field (Paediatric Stream)

Approved for graduates as of January 1997
Post Master's Nurse Practitioner Diploma (Paediatric Stream)
Approved for graduates as of January 2000

If you graduated from the University of Toronto before Sept. 26, 2007, please contact the U of T NP Programs Assistant at 416 946-0280 or mnacnp.nursing@utoronto.ca to obtain your transcript and complete your B3E form.

Primary Health Care specialty certificate

Ontario Primary Health Care NP Program 

University of Toronto

Master of Nursing Nurse Practitioner Field (Primary Health Care - Global Health Stream)

Approved for graduates as of June 2011
Post Master's Nurse Practitioner Diploma (Primary Health Care - Global Health Stream)
Approved for graduates as of June 2011

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