Returning with Currency
Returning with Currency (1,200+ hours in past 5 years)
If you meet the currency requirement, the process is minimal.
If last registered in Nova Scotia:
- Apply through your NSRPT account.
- Provide updated Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) if last one is over 5 years old.
- Update professional liability insurance details.
- Update declarations.
- Update ID/legal entitlement to work only if previously submitted documents have expired.
- Pay applicable fees.
If last registered in another jurisdiction:
- Apply through NSRPT online portal.
- Provide government-issued photo ID.
- Provide proof of legal entitlement to work in Canada (e.g., Canadian passport, birth certificate, permanent resident card, valid work permit)..
- Provide licence verification from your last regulator confirming active registration within the past 5 years and no unresolved conditions (unless disclosed and reviewed).
- Provide proof of 1,200 hours in the past 5 years (via regulatory verification or employer confirmation).
- Provide updated VSC if last one is over 5 years old.
- Provide proof of professional liability insurance.
- Complete declarations.
- Pay applicable fees.
Checklist - Returning with Currency
If last registered in Nova Scotia:
☐ Updated Vulnerable Sector Check if last one is over 5 years old
☐ Updated professional liability insurance details
☐ Updated declarations
☐ Updated ID/legal entitlement to work only if previous documentation has expired
☐ Payment of fees
If last registered in another jurisdiction:
☐ Government-issued photo ID
☐ Proof of legal entitlement to work in Canada (e.g., Canadian passport, birth certificate, permanent resident card, valid work permit).
☐ Licence verification from last regulator
☐ Proof of 1,200 hours in past 5 years (via regulatory verification or employer confirmation)
☐ Vulnerable Sector Check if last one is over 5 years old
☐ Proof of professional liability insurance
☐ Completed declarations
☐ Payment of fees
Download the Checklist for Returning with Currency
