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Nurse Practitioner Examinations

The information on this page pertains to the NP-Primary Health Care examination only. For NP-Adult and NP-Paediatrics examination information, please click here.

Please complete and return the Examination Application (CNPE E-1 Form) with payment by the deadline indicated below. Note that this exam is paper-based.

Examination Dates for NP-Primary Health Care

Examination

Examination Date

Deadline to Apply

Deadline to Withdraw/Reschedule without Penalty
Canadian Nurse Practitioner Examination (CNPE) Specialty Certificate: Primary Health Care (Family All Ages)
May 12, 2010 
 March 26, 2010
Candidates who withdraw or reschedule their CNPE exams are entitled to a full refund at any point prior to the exam date.
Oct. 20, 2010
Sept. 3, 2010

 

The examination will be conducted on the dates above at the centres indicated by an “X” in the table below. When submitting your application, provide a first and second choice of writing centre. Applicants will be assigned a writing centre on a first come first served basis. A request to transfer from one writing centre to another will be considered if received at least 30 days before the examination date. To write the examination in another province, submit the request in writing along with your application.

 

Examination Centres

Primary Health Care (Family All Ages)
Centre
May
October
London
 
X
Ottawa
X
X
Sudbury
 
X
Thunder Bay
 
X
Toronto
X
X

 

Click here for information on the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) NP-Adult and NP-Paediatrics examinations.

Your application and examination fee must be received by the College of Nurses of Ontario before or on the deadline specified, regardless of the postmark. Please allow at least five days for your mailed payment to reach the College by the due date.

Special accommodations

Candidates with a disability that require special arrangements for writing the exam should contact the College of Nurses at least 90 days before the examination.

Identification cards / Photo identification

You will receive an identification card that will admit you to the examination room. If you have not received this card two weeks before the examination date, notify the College’s Customer Service Centre.

You must bring your identification card and another piece of ID that includes both your picture and signature for admission to the examination. Acceptable forms of identification are: a valid passport, a driver's licence, a Canadian citizenship card or a student identification card. If you do not have one of these documents, a recent photograph bearing your notarized signature will be accepted.

 

Results

Examination results will be mailed six weeks after the examination under the name and to the permanent address you gave on your examination application form. Results are not released over the telephone.

Name/Address changes

Notify the College promptly of any change of address to make sure you receive your ID card and examination result. A request for a name change must be accompanied by a legal document, such as a marriage certificate.

For more information, please contact the Customer Service Centre at 416 928-0900 or 1 800 387-5526, e-mail: cno@cnomail.org.

 

 

 

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