Registration Totals at a Glance
Current Registrants By Category and Class as of November 1, 2022
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| Category | Class | Number of Registrants |
|---|---|---|
| RN | General | 119,509 |
| Non-Practising | 10,857 | |
| Extended (NP) | 4,694 | |
| RPN | General | 63,595 |
| Non-Practising | 3,645 |
RNs: Registered Nurses
RPNs: Registered Practical Nurses
NPs: Nurse Practitioners
Current Registrants in the Extended Class by Specialty as of November 1, 2022
All NPs have one or more specialty certificates. The following table shows the number of NPs by specialty certificate as of November 1, 2022.
| NP Specialty | Number of Registrants |
|---|---|
| NP-Primary Health Care | 3,669 |
| NP-Adult | 777 |
| NP-Paediatrics | 273 |
The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) has the authority to register NPs in the Anaesthesia specialty. We currently have no one registered in this category.
New Registrants
New Registrants are individuals who registered with CNO for the first time after successfully meeting the nursing registration requirements. Nurses may register at any time throughout the year.
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New Registrants by Category and Class
The following table shows the number of new registrants in each class from January 1, 2022 to November 01, 2022 and the number of new registrants in each class for the month of October.
| Category | Class | New Registrants (YTD) | New Registrants (October) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RN | General | 7,822 | 703 |
| RN | Extended (NP) | 325 | 65 |
| RPN | General | 5,833 | 450 |
New Registrants by Location of Education
The following table shows the number of new registrants by location of education from January 1, 2022 to November 01, 2022 and the number of new registrants by location and education for the month of October.
| Location of Education | New Registrants (YTD) | New Registrants (October) |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 7,001 | 673 |
| Other Canadian provinces or territories | 648 | 53 |
| International | 6,331 | 492 |
For more information on how CNO collects statistical information, see www.cno.org/statisticalreports.
