NSCN Celebrates 6th Anniversary
On June 4th, NSCN celebrated our 6th anniversary!
Over the past year, NSCN enhanced our approach to nursing regulation to better meet the evolving needs of our health system and the diverse communities we serve. We actively explored new opportunities to modernize our work, leverage resources more strategically and foster a culture of innovation—always with the public interest at our core.
Other Important Information
- NSCN has launched Nursys Canada, a national nurse database that will enhance public safety by providing Canadian regulatory bodies access to real-time registrant information for nurses who have practiced in the US and Canada. This update is for awareness only and no action is required of nurses.
- Renewal for the 2025/2026 licensure year is opening August 20! Stay tuned for more information coming soon.
- Click here to learn how to log in to the Registrant Portal for the upcoming renewal season.
- As of June 2, 2025, all authorized prescriber’s current contact information is now available via the Search for a Nurse directory on the NSCN website.
- NSCN is committed to principles-based innovation to promote regulatory excellence and efficiency on behalf of the public, which is why right-touch regulation guiding principles were drafted and shared for feedback to continue to shape the future of NSCN’s regulatory work.
- June’s practice support tool is the Volunteerism Practice Guideline, which helps nurses understand their accountabilities related to taking on the role of nurse volunteer.
- NSCN hosted its third Supporting Professional Practice in Nursing workshop on June 5 in Yarmouth, focusing on key topics like scope of practice, right-touch regulation, and supporting nurses with professional practice issues. Our next workshop is planned for September 18, 2025 at the Hampton Inn in Millbrook —stay tuned for details.
- On June 10, the Midwifery Regulatory Council of Nova Scotia Council (MRCNS) and NSCN Board met with The Regulator's Practice to continue the exciting work of developing a multi-profession governance framework, which is key for amalgamation between the two colleges in the summer of 2026.
New Canadian NP Licensure Exam Coming in 2026
Starting in 2026, NP education programs across Canada (except Quebec) will prepare NP graduates to practice with all clients and all practice settings using a common set of Entry-level Competencies and a new common exam know as the Canadian NP licensure Exam (CNPLE). Current students in the Family All Ages Program at Dalhousie University will not be impacted and will continue to write the CNPE, no changes are being made to the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program (NNP) and there will be no change for NPs currently in practice. Learn more about this change here.
