About National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS)

Fees the guides quote

  • Main Application (Expedited Service): $750

    Stated in 6 guides
    Source
    “Main Application | $750 CAD ($525 USD)*”
    nnas.ca/fees
  • RPN Pathway Main Application: $845 (for one profession and one regulator)

    Stated in 3 guides
    Source
    “$650 USD (approximately $845 CDN) for one profession and one regulator.”
    nnas.ca/fees
  • Main Application (Expedited Service): $750 (for multiple professions and regulators)

    Stated in 2 guides
    Source
    “$750 CAD for multiple professions and regulators.”
    nnas.ca/fees
  • NNAS document translation (per page): $115 (per page of document translation)

    Stated in 1 guide
    Source
    “| NNAS document translation (per page) | $115 CAD<br>($80 USD)\* |”
    nnas.ca/fees

Processing times the guides quote

  • 5 days

    Stated in 4 guides
    Source
    “Once all documents are received, your Advisory Report will be issued within five days provided no further clarification is needed.”
    nnas.ca/application-process-timeline
  • 12 weeks

    Stated in 2 guides
    Source
    “Once all documents are received, your Advisory Report will be issued in 12 weeks provided no further clarification is needed.”
    nnas.ca/application-process-timeline

Licensing guides quote these from the body's own pages. Check its site for current amounts and times.

Occupations and provinces

Licensing guides that list an assessment by the National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS), by occupation and province
OccupationWhere Assessment WhySource
Licensed practical nurse Nova Scotia National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS) If you have one, you arrange for the regulator to have access to it; otherwise you apply to NNAS to get one.
Source
“If you have one, arrange for NSNMR to have access to your National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS) Advisory Report.”
nsnmr.ca/registration-licensing/apply-be-nurse-nova-scotia/internat...
Nurse practitioner Nova Scotia National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS) Apply to NNAS
Source
“Step 1: Apply to the National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS) to get an Advisory Report.”
nsnmr.ca/registration-licensing/apply-be-nurse-nova-scotia/internat...
Pharmacist Nova Scotia National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS) Register with Gateway Canada
Source
“The Pharmacists' Gateway Canada is the first point of access rather than the NSPR. ... For applicants wishing to practise in Canada, the process of obtaining a licence begins with enrolment in the Gateway.”
nspharmacy.ca/pharmacist
Registered nurse Nova Scotia National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS) If you have one, arrange for the regulator to have access to your NNAS Advisory Report.
Source
“If you have one, arrange for NSNMR to have access to your National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS) Advisory Report.”
nsnmr.ca/registration-licensing/apply-be-nurse-nova-scotia/internat...

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