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Thank you for your interest in applying for registration with the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba (CRPNM). Before you begin the application process to register with the CRPNM, we recommend you do a “self-assessment” to find out if you are eligible to immigrate to Manitoba and work as a psychiatric nurse.
We recommend that you ask yourself the following questions:
- Am I eligible to immigrate to Manitoba?
Visit www.ImmigrateManitoba.com to determine whether you are eligible to immigrate to Manitoba. This way, you will not waste your time, money, and effort applying with the CRPNM if you are ineligible to immigrate here.
The immigration process is long and separate from the CRPNM application process. Just because you are approved to immigrate to Manitoba does not mean you will be qualified to work as a psychiatric nurse. The opposite is also true. You may be qualified to work as an RPN, but you may be ineligible to immigrate. This is why it is important that you work on both the immigration and the registration processes at the same time.
- Am I a psychiatric nurse?
There are three kinds of nursing professions in Manitoba: licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, and registered psychiatric nurses. There is a separate regulatory body for each nursing profession. There are differences in the basic educational programs for each of the regulated nursing groups. To practise as a nurse in Manitoba, you must be registered with one of the nursing professions in Manitoba.
Before you apply to the CRPNM, we want you to determine whether your education and experience matches that which is needed to be a registered psychiatric nurse in Manitoba.
You must have graduated from a basic psychiatric nursing education program that meets the CRPNM criteria for classroom and clinical hours. You can download a copy of these criteria in PDF form by clicking on the following link: Guidelines for Education Assessment of Internationally Educated Psychiatric Nurses.
Please use these criteria to self-assess if you meet the requirements. Making this self-assessment will help you determine if you want to continue with the CRPNM application process, or if you should apply to one of the other two nursing colleges:
If you decide to apply for registration with the CRPNM, you will need to submit a complete application with all the supporting documents we require.
After you submit your complete application and the required documents, the CRPNM will assess your education and experience. After the assessment is complete, the CRPNM will determine if you are eligible to write the registration examination. You must pass the examination and pay all applicable fees in order to register with the CRPNM. There is a fee for the examination, as well as an annual fee for registration with the CRPNM.
The psychiatric nursing profession is regulated in some Canadian provinces and one territory:
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Yukon Territory
Each province has its own RPN regulatory body. The requirements for registration are the same in each province. If a regulatory body in another province assesses you and determines that your education and experience do not qualify you to be an RPN, you will not get a different result if you apply to a different provincial regulatory body. This is because all the provincial RPN regulatory bodies have worked together to set the same requirements for registration.
For more information on the registration requirements please click [here].
If you would like to apply for registration with the CRPNM, please use the following form to request an application package:
Email is the fastest and best way to get in contact with the CRPNM. The email address is: crpnm@crpnm.mb.ca
However, you can also contact us by mail:
The Registrar
The College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba
1854 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3J 0G9
Canada
Useful Links
RPN Occupational Fact Sheet at the Government of Canada’s Foreign Credentials Referral Office (FCRO) website
English Language Requirements -
Detailed information about the kinds of English language tests and scores we require, as well as what we consider to be “English as a first language.”
International Qualifications Assessment Service
This is the service the CRPNM uses to authenticate the documents we need for your application, such as your college diploma.
This site provides extensive information about immigrating to Manitoba. Here you can get information about the Provincial Nominee Program. Immigrate Manitoba also has much valuable information about supports for the settlement process and programs for improving your English language skills.
Nurses Recruitment and Retention Fund
This site has many resources for nurses in Manitoba, including links to employment opportunities.
Registered Psychiatric Nurses page at Manitoba Job Futures
An overview of registered psychiatric nursing as an occupation, including job titles, duties, skills, education and earnings.
Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC)
The CICIC collects, organizes, and distributes information, and acts as a national clearing house and referral service to support the recognition and portability of Canadian and international educational and occupational qualifications.
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