Student/Graduate Applicants - Requirements

In accordance with the Registered Nurse Act and Regulations, in order to practice as a registered nurse or a graduate nurse in Manitoba and to use the designation registered nurse or graduate nurse, a person must be on the register of practicing registered nurses or the register of graduate nurses. Successful completion of the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination (CRNE) is a requirement for registration as a practicing registered nurse.

• Manitoba Graduate Applicant Requirements
• Other Canadian Graduate Applicant Requirements
• Information About the CRNE
• Information About the Graduate Register

To apply as a Manitoba Graduate Applicant the following items must be submitted to the College with the appropriate fees:

1. Application for the CRNE:
   In order to write the exam, you must submit the exam application and payment fee of $531.70 (exam fee $381.38 and administration fee $125.00 plus GST) at least four weeks prior to the writing of the exam. Your completed application should be sent once only by fax or by mail to prevent duplicate payments or charges to your credit card. If CRNM has not received confirmation from your educational facility that you have completed all the requirements of your program prior to the exam, you will not be eligible to write. If you do not apply for the CRNE, you will not be entered on the graduate nurse register.
2. Application for Graduate Registration:
   If you wish to work as a graduate nurse, complete the Application of Registration on the Graduate Nurse Register and include the graduate nurse fee of $112.50 plus the application-processing fee of $52.50 ($50.00 plus $2.50 GST). Your completed application should be sent once only by fax or by mail to prevent duplicate payments or charges to your credit card. Your application for graduate registration will not be processed until confirmation of program completion is received from your nursing education program and your application and payment to write at the next sitting of the CRNE is received. You will receive a letter confirming your graduate nurse status and your expiry date.
3. Criminal Record Check:
   The Registered Nurse Regulation requires that a current criminal record check be performed for all persons wishing to register. Originals must be submitted. Faxes and photocopies will not be accepted.

To apply for the Graduate Nurse Register as a graduate from a Canadian province other than Manitoba the following items must be submitted to the College with the appropriate fees:

1. Application for Graduate Registration:
   Complete the Application of Registration on the Graduate Nurse Register and include the graduate nurse fee of $112.50 plus the application-processing fee of $52.50 ($50.00 plus $2.50 GST). Your completed application should be sent once only by fax or by mail to prevent duplicate payments or charges to your credit card. Your application for graduate registration will not be processed until confirmation of program completion is received from your nursing education program and until confirmation that you are registered to write at the next sitting of the CRNE is received. Please note you must apply for the CRNE through the province in which you completed your nursing education program. (Quebec Graduates must apply to write the Professional Examination of the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Quebec in Quebec.) You will receive a letter confirming your graduate nurse status and your expiry date.
2. Criminal Record Check:
   The Registered Nurse Regulation requires that a current criminal record check be performed for all persons wishing to register. Originals must be submitted. Faxes and photocopies will not be accepted.

In accordance with the Registered Nurses Act and Regulation (2001):

• You have a maximum of three opportunities to pass the examination within one year of completing your program.
• A candidate who fails two writings of the examination must complete a course of instruction set by the Executive Director that is based on an assessment of the candidate’s need for remedial study. After the Executive Director receives proof of successful completion of the course of instruction, the candidate may write the examination for a third and final time.
• A graduate nurse may write the examination no more than twice while on the graduate nurse register.
• You will receive information regarding the examination location two weeks prior to the examination.
• The recommended resource is the Canadian Registered Nurse Prep Guide.
• Examination results are mailed within 48 hours of receipt. Results are not given out over the phone.

Please visit our CRNE Info page for more detailed information.

CRNM must receive formal notification from the designated program authority that you have completed your program before you are eligible for the graduate register. It will take time for your faculty to review your file prior to sending the letter to CRNM. A letter confirming your Graduate Nurse status will be mailed to you as soon as it has been processed. Please do not call inquiring about your GN status before this time. Please note, it is your responsibility to renew your GN status prior to the expiry date in the event your results have not been received.