Licensing guide · New Brunswick

How to Become a Medical Laboratory Technologist in New Brunswick

Last checked 6 sources checkedNOC 32120

Do you need a licence?

Licence required

You must be registered with the New Brunswick Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists to work as a medical laboratory technologist in New Brunswick or to use a protected title.

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“Mandatory license in order to use protected titles and/or perform controlled acts.”

From nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/about-us/who-we-are, checked October 10, 2026.

At a glance

Licence status
Licence required See the source
Routes
Annual fees

Your roadmap

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

Trained in Canada

  • Listed one-time fees: $110
  • 1 fee depends on your situation and is not in the total
  • 3 steps without a listed fee
  • Annual fees: $290 (proof of PLI must be provided), $315 (proof of PLI must be provided)
  • Listed time: 0.3 months (only 1 of 5 steps state a time)

  1. Successfully complete didactic and clinical training at an accredited technical school or university.

    Source
    “An MLT is trained at an accredited technical school or university; the candidate must successfully complete didactic and clinical training to be eligible to write the national entry to practice examinations.”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/standards/position-statements/entry-to-practice-for...

  2. Write and pass the national entry-to-practice examination recognized by the NBSMLT.

    Source
    “The NBSMLT recognizes the CAMLPR entry-to-practice examination as the minimum standard for entry to practice as a Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT), effective March 1, 2026.”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/standards/position-statements/entry-to-practice-for...

  3. Fill out the initial application form and the provincial registration form with the code sheet, and scan and email all documents together.

    Source
    “Fill out initial application form ($110)”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/canadian-certified-mlt

  4. Within 24 hours, pay both the initial application fee and the NBSMLT dues.

    Source
    “Within 24 hrs, Pay both initial application and NBSMLT dues”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/canadian-certified-mlt

  5. Allow 10 business days for the application to be processed.

    Time: 10 days
    Time source
    “PLEASE ALLOW 10 BUSINESS DAYS FOR PROCESSING”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/canadian-certified-mlt
    Source
    “PLEASE ALLOW 10 BUSINESS DAYS FOR PROCESSING”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/canadian-certified-mlt

Listed fees for this route

One-time total listed: $110

One-time fees listed for Trained in Canada, by type
Fee typeAmountShare
Application $110 100%
One-time total $110 100%

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

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

Annual fees Paid every year, so not part of the one-time total.

Official page for this route

Licensed in another province

  • 1 fee depends on your situation and is not in the total
  • 5 steps without a listed fee
  • Annual fees: $290 (proof of PLI must be provided), $315 (proof of PLI must be provided)
  • Listed time: 0.3 months (only 1 of 6 steps state a time)

  1. Submit a letter of good standing from the last registered province.

    Source
    “Submit letter of good standing from last registered province.”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/inter-province-transfer

  2. Submit proof of professional liability insurance coverage.

    Source
    “Submit proof PLI coverage either from CSMLS, MLPAO or Harvard Western Insurance”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/inter-province-transfer

  3. Submit the NBSMLT application form, the provincial registration form and the code sheet.

    Source
    “Submit NBSMLT application form (fee waived)”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/inter-province-transfer

  4. Scan and email all documents in one email.

    Source
    “Scan to email all documents in ONE email to”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/inter-province-transfer

  5. Make the online payment within 24 hours of submitting the documents.

    Source
    “Make online payment within 24 hours of submitting documents”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/inter-province-transfer

  6. Allow 10 business days for processing once all documents have been submitted.

    Time: 10 days
    Time source
    “Please allow 10 business days for processing once all documents have been submitted”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/inter-province-transfer
    Source
    “Please allow 10 business days for processing once all documents have been submitted”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/inter-province-transfer

Listed fees for this route

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 Paid every year, so not part of the one-time total.

Official page for this route

Trained outside Canada

  • 4 steps without a listed fee
  • Annual fees: $290 (proof of PLI must be provided), $315 (proof of PLI must be provided)

  1. Apply for the CAMLPR Prior Learning Assessment, which starts the pre-assessment stage that ends when all required documents have been received.

    Source
    “Stage 1: Pre-assessment Starts when the IEMLT applies for the PLA and ends when all required documents have been received”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/internationally-educated-mlt

  2. After CAMLPR receives all documents, the assessment team reviews the education and experience against Canadian competencies and sends a technical report.

    Source
    “When CAMLPR has received all the required documents, the PLA file is forwarded to the assessment team for review.”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/internationally-educated-mlt

  3. If gaps are identified, complete any Canadian courses or training required to obtain equivalency, and consider a bridging program.

    Source
    “Some IEMLTs must complete some Canadian courses or training to obtain equivalency. It is strongly recommended that IEMLTs complete a bridging program to be successful on the national certification exam and integrate in the health care system.”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/internationally-educated-mlt

  4. Register to write the CAMLPR entry-to-practice exams, which may make the candidate eligible for a restricted temporary license.

    Source
    “Candidates who have been declared equivalent by CAMLPR and have registered to write the CAMLPR entry to practice exams may be eligible for a restricted temporary license with restrictions..”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/internationally-educated-mlt

Listed fees for this route

No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with New Brunswick Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists

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

Annual fees Paid every year, so not part of the one-time total.

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

  • You must have either successfully completed an accredited MLT program or been deemed equivalent after a prior learning assessment conducted by CAMLPR.

    Source
    “To be eligible for registration as an MLT in New Brunswick, education requirements state that you must have either successfully completed an accredited MLT program, or been deemed equivalent after having a prior learning assessment conducted by CAMLPR which is the NBSMLT recognized body to perfrom PLA.”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/education-requirements

Experience

Insurance

Good character

Other

Already licensed in another province?

Extra steps

Source
“Certified Medical Laboratory Technologist transferring from another province shall be those persons licensed by a regulatory body in another Canadian jurisdiction immediately prior to application for licensure in New Brunswick, and are in good standing with the regulatory body and who have successfully completed an approved entry to practice exam.”
nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/inter-province-transfer

  1. Submit documents and payment

    Source
    “Submit letter of good standing from last registered province.”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/inter-province-transfer

Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with New Brunswick Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists

Check a move between two provinces

Credential assessment

  • CAMLPR Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)

    Determines whether internationally educated applicants' education and experience are equivalent to Canadian standards.

    Source
    “The NBSMLT requires that all internationally educated medical laboratory technologists (IEMLTs) complete the Canadian Alliance of Medical Laboratory Professionals Regulators (CAMLPR) Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) to determine if the education and experience is equivalent to Canadian standards.”
    nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/internationally-educated-mlt

Exams

Language tests

Not stated by the regulator Check with New Brunswick Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists

Compare scores across provinces and professions

Canadian experience

Not stated by the regulator Check with New Brunswick Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists

Supervised practice

Not required

The pages do not describe a supervised practice requirement.

Source
“Candidates who have been declared equivalent by CAMLPR and have registered to write the CAMLPR entry to practice exams may be eligible for a restricted temporary license with restrictions..”
nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/internationally-educated-mlt

Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 32120, Medical laboratory technologists. Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Job Bank wages and outlook in New Brunswick and Canada
WhereLowMedianHighOutlook
New Brunswick $30.50 $35.78 $44.95 Very good (5 of 5)
Canada $25.13 $39.00 $49.00 —

Wages by region and job outlook in New Brunswick

Wages in every province and territory

Medical laboratory technologists in other provinces and territories

Regulated in 7 of the other 12 jurisdictions checked so far. The rules differ from one place to the next.

Compare medical laboratory technologist licensing across Canada

Sources checked

Pages read on October 10, 2026.

  1. Who We Are - NBSMLT nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/about-us/who-we-are · fetched October 10, 2026
  2. Entry To Practice for Medical Laboratory Technologists in New Brunswick - NBSMLT nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/standards/position-statements/entry-to-practice-for... · fetched October 10, 2026
  3. Canadian Certified MLT - NBSMLT nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/canadian-certified-mlt · fetched October 10, 2026
  4. Interprovincial Transfer - NBSMLT nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/inter-province-transfer · fetched October 10, 2026
  5. Internationally Educated MLT - NBSMLT nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/internationally-educated-mlt · fetched October 10, 2026
  6. Education Requirements - NBSMLT nbsmlt.nb.ca/en/registration-renewal/education-requirements · fetched October 10, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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Do you need a licence to work as a medical laboratory technologist in New Brunswick?

Yes. Registration with the New Brunswick Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists is required to practise in New Brunswick.

Which exams are required?

CAMLPR entry-to-practice examination, CSMLS entry-to-practice examination, Québec MLT Ministerial exam.

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