Licensing guide · Manitoba

How to Become a Midwife in Manitoba

Last checked 6 sources checkedNOC 31303

Do you need a licence?

Licence required

You must be registered with the College of Midwives of Manitoba to work as a midwife in Manitoba or to use a protected title.

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“the Legislation regulating the profession of midwifery requires that a person must be registered with the College of Midwives of Manitoba to practice midwifery”

From midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register, checked October 10, 2026.

At a glance

Licence status
Licence required See the source
Routes
Annual fees
  • Practising registration fee: $2,295 (set in Bylaw as a fixed amount until further notice)
    Source
    “Practising (set in Bylaw as a fixed amount until further notice) | $ 2,295.00 | $ 2,295.00”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Non-practising registration fee: $409.77 (set in Bylaw - increasing by 3% each year until further notice)
    Source
    “Non-practising (set in Bylaw - increasing by 3% each year until further notice) | $409.77 | $422.06”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Student registration fee: $125 (set in Bylaw as a fixed amount until further notice)
    Source
    “Student (set in Bylaw as a fixed amount until further notice) | $125.00 | $125.00”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Temporary registration fee: $283.25 (set in Bylaw - increasing by 3% each year until further notice)
    Source
    “Temporary (set in Bylaw - increasing by 3% each year until further notice) | $283.25 1st mo.$206.00 each + mo. | $297.77 1st mo.$212.18 each + mo.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Annual renewal of registration as a practicing midwife: $40
    Source
    “Annual renewal of registration as a practicing midwife | $ 40.00 |”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Annual renewal of registration as a non-practising midwife: $20
    Source
    “Annual renewal of registration as a non-practising midwife | $ 20.00 |”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Annual renewal of registration as a student: $25
    Source
    “Annual r enewal of registration as a student | $ 25.00 |”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule

Your roadmap

Every route is listed. Follow the one that matches where you trained.

Trained in Canada

  • 6 steps without a listed fee
  • Annual fees: $85

  1. Meet the clinical experience requirements set out in Section 4 of the Midwifery Regulation.

    Source
    “1. Meet the clinical experience requirements set out in Section 4 of the Midwifery Regulation.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register/graduates

  2. Provide proof of training in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP).

    Source
    “2. Provide proof of training in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP).”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register/graduates

  3. Complete the CMM's Jurisprudence exam.

    Source
    “3. Complete the CMM's Jurisprudence exam.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register/graduates

  4. Provide satisfactory criminal record, vulnerable sector, child abuse registry and adult abuse registry checks.

    Source
    “4. Provide satisfactory background checks (Criminal/vulnerable sector check, child abuse registry check, adult abuse registry check).”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register/graduates

  5. Provide proof of upcoming employment with a Manitoba Regional Health Authority or professional liability insurance.

    Source
    “5. Proof of upcoming employment with a Manitoba Regional Health Authority or professional liability insurance.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register/graduates

  6. Complete the Canadian Midwifery Registration Exam; graduates awaiting results may register as an Examination Candidate.

    Source
    “6. Complete the *Canadian Midwifery Registration Exam.* Graduates who have not completed or received results of this exam may apply for registration as an Examination Candidate.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register/graduates

Listed fees for this route

No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with CMM

6 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Annual fees: $85 a year Paid every year, so not part of the one-time total. 4 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total.

  • Practising registration fee: $2,295 (set in Bylaw as a fixed amount until further notice)
    Source
    “Practising (set in Bylaw as a fixed amount until further notice) | $ 2,295.00 | $ 2,295.00”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Non-practising registration fee: $409.77 (set in Bylaw - increasing by 3% each year until further notice)
    Source
    “Non-practising (set in Bylaw - increasing by 3% each year until further notice) | $409.77 | $422.06”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Student registration fee: $125 (set in Bylaw as a fixed amount until further notice)
    Source
    “Student (set in Bylaw as a fixed amount until further notice) | $125.00 | $125.00”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Temporary registration fee: $283.25 (set in Bylaw - increasing by 3% each year until further notice)
    Source
    “Temporary (set in Bylaw - increasing by 3% each year until further notice) | $283.25 1st mo.$206.00 each + mo. | $297.77 1st mo.$212.18 each + mo.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Annual renewal of registration as a practicing midwife: $40
    Source
    “Annual renewal of registration as a practicing midwife | $ 40.00 |”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Annual renewal of registration as a non-practising midwife: $20
    Source
    “Annual renewal of registration as a non-practising midwife | $ 20.00 |”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Annual renewal of registration as a student: $25
    Source
    “Annual r enewal of registration as a student | $ 25.00 |”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule

Official page for this route

Licensed in another province

  • 2 steps without a listed fee
  • Annual fees: $85

  1. Apply for registration in Manitoba as a midwife in good standing from a regulated province.

    Source
    “essentially if a midwife in good standing from a province where midwifery is regulated is applying to become a midwife in Manitoba, the CFTA provides that the midwife must be accepted in Manitoba.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register/midwives_registered

  2. Manitoba may require the midwife to complete a local jurisprudence course.

    Source
    “the right to require a midwife to complete a local jurisprudence course”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register/midwives_registered

Listed fees for this route

No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with CMM

2 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Annual fees: $85 a year Paid every year, so not part of the one-time total. 4 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total.

  • Practising registration fee: $2,295 (set in Bylaw as a fixed amount until further notice)
    Source
    “Practising (set in Bylaw as a fixed amount until further notice) | $ 2,295.00 | $ 2,295.00”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Non-practising registration fee: $409.77 (set in Bylaw - increasing by 3% each year until further notice)
    Source
    “Non-practising (set in Bylaw - increasing by 3% each year until further notice) | $409.77 | $422.06”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Student registration fee: $125 (set in Bylaw as a fixed amount until further notice)
    Source
    “Student (set in Bylaw as a fixed amount until further notice) | $125.00 | $125.00”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Temporary registration fee: $283.25 (set in Bylaw - increasing by 3% each year until further notice)
    Source
    “Temporary (set in Bylaw - increasing by 3% each year until further notice) | $283.25 1st mo.$206.00 each + mo. | $297.77 1st mo.$212.18 each + mo.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Annual renewal of registration as a practicing midwife: $40
    Source
    “Annual renewal of registration as a practicing midwife | $ 40.00 |”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Annual renewal of registration as a non-practising midwife: $20
    Source
    “Annual renewal of registration as a non-practising midwife | $ 20.00 |”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Annual renewal of registration as a student: $25
    Source
    “Annual r enewal of registration as a student | $ 25.00 |”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule

Official page for this route

Trained outside Canada

  • Listed one-time fees: $1,170
  • 1 fee depends on your situation and is not in the total
  • 5 steps without a listed fee
  • Annual fees: $85

  1. Review the self-assessment information and tools to determine if you are ready for the assessment and bridging process.

    Source
    “To determine if you are ready for this process please review the self-assessment information and tools:”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/ieps/registration_process

  2. Submit your application directly to the IMPBP or the IEMBP.

    Source
    “Submit your application directly to the IMPBP (Toronto Metropolitan University) or the IEMBP (University of British Columbia)”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/ieps/registration_process

  3. Complete all components of the assessment and bridging program, passing each component to move on to the next.

    Source
    “Candidates must pass each component of the Assessment and Bridging program to move on to the next component. Only those who successfully complete all components are eligible to proceed to the National Exam”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/ieps/registration_process

  4. Sign up for the Canadian Midwifery Registration Exam when your bridging program says you are eligible.

    Source
    “Your Bridging Program will provide you with information for signing up for the Canadian Midwifery Registration Exam (CMRE) when you are eligible.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/ieps/registration_process

  5. Pass the Canadian Midwifery Registration Exam; exams are held in May and October.

    Source
    “Pass the exam Exams are held in May and October.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/ieps/registration_process

  6. Review the CMM requirements for registration, gather the required documents and complete the registration application.

    Source
    “Review the College of Midwives of Manitoba (CMM) requirements for registration - Gather the required documents - Complete the registration application”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/ieps/registration_process

  7. Complete the Jurisprudence Exam.

    Source
    “Complete the Jurisprudence Exam”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/ieps/registration_process

  8. Pay the annual registration fee, which is pro-rated.

    Source
    “Pay the annual registration fee: $2295 (pro-rated) (effective April 1, 2024)”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/ieps/registration_process

Listed fees for this route

One-time total listed: $1,170

One-time fees listed for Trained outside Canada, by type
Fee typeAmountShare
Application $225 19%
Exams $945 81%
One-time total $1,170 100%

1 fee depends on your situation and is not in the total.

5 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Annual fees: $85 a year Paid every year, so not part of the one-time total. 4 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total.

  • Practising registration fee: $2,295 (set in Bylaw as a fixed amount until further notice)
    Source
    “Practising (set in Bylaw as a fixed amount until further notice) | $ 2,295.00 | $ 2,295.00”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Non-practising registration fee: $409.77 (set in Bylaw - increasing by 3% each year until further notice)
    Source
    “Non-practising (set in Bylaw - increasing by 3% each year until further notice) | $409.77 | $422.06”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Student registration fee: $125 (set in Bylaw as a fixed amount until further notice)
    Source
    “Student (set in Bylaw as a fixed amount until further notice) | $125.00 | $125.00”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Temporary registration fee: $283.25 (set in Bylaw - increasing by 3% each year until further notice)
    Source
    “Temporary (set in Bylaw - increasing by 3% each year until further notice) | $283.25 1st mo.$206.00 each + mo. | $297.77 1st mo.$212.18 each + mo.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Annual renewal of registration as a practicing midwife: $40
    Source
    “Annual renewal of registration as a practicing midwife | $ 40.00 |”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Annual renewal of registration as a non-practising midwife: $20
    Source
    “Annual renewal of registration as a non-practising midwife | $ 20.00 |”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule
  • Annual renewal of registration as a student: $25
    Source
    “Annual r enewal of registration as a student | $ 25.00 |”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule

Official page for this route

Other listed fees

The regulator lists these without tying them to one step, so they are not in the route totals above. Check which apply to you.

Requirements

Conditions the regulator sets on top of the roadmap steps.

Education

  • Applicants must have completed the Canadian Midwifery Registration Exam (CMRE).

    Source
    “Applicants must have completed the Canadian Midwifery Registration Exam (CMRE).”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register

  • All internationally educated midwives must first complete one of the CMM-approved bridging programs before applying for registration.

    Source
    “In order to register with CMM, all internationally educated midwives must first complete one of the CMM-approved bridging programs before applying for registration.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/ieps/start_here

Experience

  • Applicants must have participated in at least 60 births in a clinical role, including at least 40 as primary midwife, 3 with continuity of care, and 15 in the last 36 months.

    Source
    “- Participated in at least 60 births in a clinical role with the following minimums: - 40 attended as the primary midwife - 3 births as with continuity of care - 15 births must have taken place in the last 36 months”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register

  • Applicants must have conducted at least 75 prenatal examinations, with 45 conducted in the last 36 months.

    Source
    “- Conducted at least 75 prenatal examinations - 45 must have been conducted in the last 36 months”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register

  • Applicants must have conducted at least 75 postnatal examinations, with 45 conducted in the last 36 months.

    Source
    “- Conducted at least 75 postnatal examinations - 45 must have been conducted in the last 36 months”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register

  • Applicants must have conducted at least 15 initial newborn examinations in the last 36 months.

    Source
    “- Conducted at least 15 initial newborn examinations in the last 36 months”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register

  • Applicants must have conducted at least 50 newborn visits, with 20 conducted in the past 36 months.

    Source
    “- Conducted at least 50 newborn visits - 20 must have been conducted in the past 36 months”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register

Insurance

  • Graduates must provide proof of upcoming employment with a Manitoba Regional Health Authority or professional liability insurance.

    Source
    “5. Proof of upcoming employment with a Manitoba Regional Health Authority or professional liability insurance.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register/graduates

Good character

  • Graduates must provide satisfactory background checks including a criminal/vulnerable sector check, child abuse registry check and adult abuse registry check.

    Source
    “4. Provide satisfactory background checks (Criminal/vulnerable sector check, child abuse registry check, adult abuse registry check).”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register/graduates

Other

  • Applicants must submit certificates showing successful completion of Neonatal Resuscitation and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation training within the previous 12 months.

    Source
    “Applicants are required to submit certificates demonstrating successful completion of training in Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (within the previous 12 months) with their application forms.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register

  • Applicants may submit Emergency Skills and Fetal Health Surveillance training certificates from the previous 24 months, or must complete this training within 6 months of registration.

    Source
    “Applicants may submit certificates demonstrating successful completion of training in Emergency Skills (ES) and Fetal Health Surveillance (within the previous 24 months) with their application forms. Applicants who do not submit this evidence must complete this training within 6 months of registration.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register

  • All registrants with CMM must demonstrate familiarity with Manitoba midwifery laws, regulations and standards by completing the CMM Jurisprudence Handbook and Exam.

    Source
    “All registrants with CMM must demonstrate that they are familiar with the laws, regulations, and standards that apply to midwives in Manitoba by completing the CMM’s Jurisprudence Handbook and Exam.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register

Already licensed in another province?

Direct transfer

A midwife in good standing from a province where midwifery is regulated must be accepted in Manitoba under the CFTA, without significant additional training, work experience, examination or assessment, though a local jurisprudence course and fees may be required.

Source
“Labour Mobility provisions of the CFTA (Chapter 7) state that certified workers have to be recognized as qualified to work by a regulatory body in another province or territory which regulates that occupation, without having to go through significant additional training, work experience, examination or assessment, unless an exception has been posted.”
midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register/midwives_registered

Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with CMM

Check a move between two provinces

Credential assessment

Not stated by the regulator Check with CMM

Exams

  • Canadian Midwifery Registration Exam (CMRE)

    Source
    “The Canadian Midwifery Registration Exam (CMRE) is a national written examination that assesses applicants for midwifery registration to ensure they meet entry-level competency standards”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register

  • CMM's Jurisprudence Handbook and Exam

    Source
    “All registrants with CMM must demonstrate that they are familiar with the laws, regulations, and standards that apply to midwives in Manitoba by completing the CMM’s Jurisprudence Handbook and Exam.”
    midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register

Language tests

Not stated by the regulator Check with CMM

Compare scores across provinces and professions

Canadian experience

Not stated by the regulator Check with CMM

Supervised practice

Not required

Applicants who do not meet the clinical experience requirements may be able to apply as a Supervised Practice Candidate.

Source
“Applicants who do not meet the clinical experience requirements outlined above may be able to apply as a Supervised Practice Candidate.”
midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register

Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 31303, Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals. Wages for 2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Job Bank wages and outlook in Manitoba and Canada
WhereLowMedianHighOutlook
Manitoba $35.49 $49.43 $63.03 Moderate (3 of 5)
Canada $24.09 $46.81 $60.26 —

Wages by region and job outlook in Manitoba

Wages in every province and territory

Midwives in other provinces and territories

Regulated in 10 of the other 12 jurisdictions checked so far. The rules differ from one place to the next.

Compare midwife licensing across Canada

Sources checked

Pages read on October 10, 2026.

  1. Registration | College of Midwives of Manitoba (CMM) midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register · fetched October 10, 2026
  2. Graduates of CMM approved midwifery education program | College of Midwives of Manitoba (CMM) midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register/graduates · fetched October 10, 2026
  3. Midwives registered with another Canadian midwifery regulatory body | College of Midwives of Manitoba (CMM) midwives.mb.ca/site/reg/register/midwives_registered · fetched October 10, 2026
  4. Registration Process Overview | College of Midwives of Manitoba (CMM) midwives.mb.ca/site/ieps/registration_process · fetched October 10, 2026
  5. start here | College of Midwives of Manitoba (CMM) midwives.mb.ca/site/ieps/start_here · fetched October 10, 2026
  6. CMM Fees Schedule | College of Midwives of Manitoba (CMM) midwives.mb.ca/site/cmm_fees_schedule · fetched October 10, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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Do you need a licence to work as a midwife in Manitoba?

Yes. Registration with the College of Midwives of Manitoba is required to practise in Manitoba.

Which exams are required?

Canadian Midwifery Registration Exam (CMRE), CMM's Jurisprudence Handbook and Exam.

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