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Nurse Practitioners | Courtesy Applicants

Are you registered with another jurisdiction and require a short-term practice permit for Alberta? If you are, you may apply for a courtesy permit to practise as a nurse practitioner (NP) within Alberta with this application.

Applicants must remain registered in good standing in an equivalent jurisdiction as a condition of the courtesy permit. Permits are only issued for the duration of the specific reason you are temporarily practising in Alberta. Permits are issued for a maximum of three months and will not extend beyond any of your RN/NP registrations with other jurisdictions.

Temporary employment contracts, including agency or travel nurse assignments, are not considered appropriate for courtesy registration unless they are related to an emergency or disaster.

Who Can Apply Using This Application?   

Before proceeding, you should:  

  • Want to practise as an NP in Alberta 
  • Hold an NP permit in good standing with an equivalent jurisdiction  
  • Be travelling to Alberta for: 
    • Assisting in emergencies or disaster relief efforts 
    • Volunteer activity 
    • Research activity, where the primary research activity is in another jurisdiction, and the research requires direct access to clients or has ethical implications for human participants 
    • Educational clinical practicum (e.g., a nurse practitioner, clinical care or emergency nursing certificate program) 
    • Contract as a teaching staff member in an Alberta nursing education program 
    • Job action disrupting health-care services 
    • Training or certification activity not related to a formal educational clinical practicum 

What Will I Need to Complete the Application?

You will need to validate your identity through an automated tool from an external organization. You will need a computer or phone camera and valid government-issued identification (e.g., a passport or driver's licence), in English.

You will need to complete a criminal record check within the application through Sterling Backcheck. If you do not reside in Canada, notify the CRNA to complete this step another way.

You will need to provide the site(s) and date(s) for the reason you are wanting to practise in Alberta.

To assess your eligibility to practise, you will need to answer questions about your disciplinary and conduct history, good character and fitness to practise. 

You must contact your current regulator and ask them to send a verification of registration/letter of good standing directly to the CRNA. The verification must come from your current regulator regardless of whether you practised in that jurisdiction or not.

Information about the currency of practice requirement can be found here.

You must provide proof of English language proficiency by having met the requirements outlined here.

You will be assigned three no-cost courses to complete. The first course, Protecting Patients from Sexual Abuse and Misconduct, has four components you must complete successfully to receive a certificate. The second course, Jurisprudence, provides information on the regulatory framework that guides nursing practice under the Health Professions Act (HPA) in Alberta. The third course, CDS Jurisprudence, provides information on prescribing controlled drugs and substances (CDS) in compliance with the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and in accordance with the New Classes of Practitioners Regulations.

You will also have to provide a record of your completed CDS Education course, as taken prior to being granted a permit.

You must sign up for your Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS) Professional Liability Protection (PLP) and Core Services separately from your application.

You will not be able to practise if you do not hold the professional liability protection that matches your protected title. The CNPS offers legal advice, professional liability protection and assistance with legal proceedings.

The CRNA accepts payment by:  

  • Visa  
  • MasterCard  
  • American Express  
  • Money order*  
  • Debit or credit in person at the CRNA office*  
  • Online/telephone banking (can take two to five business days to process)* 

*You will not be able to submit your application until after the payment has been received.

Frequently Asked Questions

Information on the CRNA's fee structure can be found in the Fees page.

Once the CRNA receives all the completed items, the processing time is four to six weeks. You can check the status of your application at any time inside of College Connect.

If you have previously created an account with the CRNA, you do not need to pay the assessment fee again. Contact the CRNA to start this application.

There may be additional fees for:

  • Membership with the Alberta Association of Nurses to benefits from their group rate for professional liability protection
  • Verification fees from another jurisdiction
  • Taking an English proficiency test if your program did not meet the English requirement through the CELBAN or the IELTS

Get Started

To create an account, you must go through our Pathways to a Permit tool first. It will recommend an application pathway based on your situation.

Create Your Account

call 1-800-252-9392

We would like to acknowledge that the CRNA office is within Treaty 6 Territory and we recognize our members on Treaty 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10 and Métis Homelands. The CRNA is dedicated to improving Indigenous health and to supporting culturally safe and appropriate care to Indigenous patients and families in Alberta.
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