The following Nurse Practitioner nursing programs have been reviewed and approved by CNO Council. All nursing programs are reviewed on an annual basis. Each new program's curriculum is reviewed before students can enroll.
Students who graduate from an approved Nurse Practitioner program will meet CNO’s education requirement to become registered as a Nurse Practitioner.
CNO is part of a national collaborative implementing a new framework for registering NPs in Canada, along with other nurse regulators. For more information about the national framework, please visit www.ccrnr.ca/npr-fipp.html.
Please contact the schools directly if you have any questions about their nursing programs.
What does a program’s approval status mean?
Programs can receive one of the following approval ratings:
Preliminary approval: This status is given to a new nursing program. Graduates from programs with this status are eligible to register with CNO. The program will be assessed for full approval once the first cohort graduates from the program.
Approved: The nursing program meets all requirements. Graduates from programs with this status are eligible to register with CNO.
Approved with conditions: The nursing program does not meet all the requirements — however, graduates can still register with CNO.
Approved Nurse Practitioner programs
| Institution and Nurse Practitioner programs with entry options for masters and post-masters (where applicable)* |
Approval status |
| Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing Consortium |
|
Lakehead University
Primary Health Nurse Practitioner (Masters)
Primary Health Nurse Practitioner (Post-Masters) |
Approved
Approved |
Laurentian University
Primary Health Nurse Practitioner (Masters)
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (Masters) (French) |
Approved
Approved |
McMaster University
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (Masters)
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Graduate Diploma (Post-Masters) |
Approved
Approved |
Queen’s University
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (Masters)
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Diploma (Post-Masters) |
Approved
Approved |
Toronto Metropolitan University
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (Masters)
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate (Post-Masters) |
Approved
Approved |
University of Ottawa
Master of Science Nursing/Diploma Primary Health Care for Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science Nursing/Diploma Primary Health Care for Nurse Practitioner (French)
Diploma Primary Health Care for Nurse Practitioner (Post-Masters)
Diploma Primary Health Care for Nurse Practitioner (Post-Masters) (French) |
Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved |
University of Windsor
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (Masters)
Graduate Diploma Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (Post-Masters) |
Approved
Approved |
Western University
Master of Nursing — Nurse Practitioner
Graduate Diploma Nurse Practitioner |
Approved
Approved |
York University
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (Masters)
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (Graduate Diploma) |
Approved
Approved |
| Institution and Nurse Practitioner programs with entry options for masters and post-masters (where applicable) |
Approval status |
| Programs outside the Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing Consortium |
|
University of Toronto
Master of Nursing, Field: Nurse Practitioner**
Post-Master Nurse Practitioner Diploma** |
Approved
Approved |
* NP programs can be completed as part of a Masters Nursing Program or a Post-Masters Graduate Diploma Program.
** University of Toronto is no longer offering admission to the Adult NP programs and have transitioned to an all ages, all settings program.