Licensing guide · New Brunswick

How to Become a Midwife in New Brunswick

Last checked 2 sources checkedNOC 31303

Do you need a licence?

Licence required

You must be registered with the Midwifery Council of New Brunswick to work as a midwife in New Brunswick or to use a protected title.

Protected titles
midwife
Show the source
“A midwife is a registered health care professional and must be registered with the Midwifery Council of ​New Brunswick.”

From midwiferycnb.ca/illegal-practice.html, checked October 10, 2026.

At a glance

Licence status
Licence required See the source
Routes
Annual fees
Not stated by the regulator Check with Midwifery Council of New Brunswick

Your roadmap

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

Trained in Canada

  • 2 steps without a listed fee

  1. The applicant contacts the Registrar to receive a registration form.

    Source
    “REGISTRATION FORMS Please contact the Registrar to receive a registration form.”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

  2. The applicant submits the registration form with the required components, including application and registration fees.

    Source
    “Application and Registration Fees.​”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

Listed fees for this route

No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with Midwifery Council of New Brunswick

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

Official page for this route

Licensed in another province

  • 2 steps without a listed fee

  1. The applicant contacts the Registrar to receive a registration form.

    Source
    “REGISTRATION FORMS Please contact the Registrar to receive a registration form.”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

  2. The applicant submits the registration form with the required components, including a Letter of Standing and Professional Conduct from their current regulatory body.

    Source
    “*Letter of Standing and Professional Conduct* from your current regulatory body (if applying from another Canadian jurisdiction).”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

Listed fees for this route

No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with Midwifery Council of New Brunswick

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

Official page for this route

Trained outside Canada

  • 3 steps without a listed fee

  1. Internationally-educated applicants must complete a Canadian midwifery bridging program.

    Source
    “Successful completion of an approved Canadian midwifery education program (if educated in Canada) OR a Canadian midwifery bridging program\* (if internationally-educated).”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

  2. The applicant contacts the Registrar to receive a registration form.

    Source
    “REGISTRATION FORMS Please contact the Registrar to receive a registration form.”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

  3. The applicant submits the registration form with the required components, including application and registration fees.

    Source
    “Application and Registration Fees.​”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

Listed fees for this route

No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with Midwifery Council of New Brunswick

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

Official page for this route

Requirements

Conditions the regulator sets on top of the roadmap steps.

Education

  • Applicants must have successfully completed an approved Canadian midwifery education program (if educated in Canada) or a Canadian midwifery bridging program (if internationally educated).

    Source
    “Successful completion of an approved Canadian midwifery education program (if educated in Canada) OR a Canadian midwifery bridging program\* (if internationally-educated).”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

Experience

  • Applicants must have clinical experience of a minimum of 60 births within the last 5 years, including at least 10 home births.

    Source
    “Clinical experience (a minimum of 60 births within the last 5 years, including at least 10 home births).”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

Police check

  • Applicants must provide a Criminal Record Check issued within the last 3 months.

    Source
    “Criminal Record Check issued within the last 3 months.”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

Insurance

  • Applicants must provide proof of Professional Liability Insurance or a letter of employment with a Regional Health Authority in New Brunswick.

    Source
    “Proof of Professional Liability Insurance OR Letter of employment with a Regional Health Authority in New Brunswick.​”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

Other

  • Applicants must have successfully completed the Canadian Midwifery Registration Exam.

    Source
    “Successful completion of the Canadian Midwifery Registration Exam.”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

  • Applicants applying from another Canadian jurisdiction must provide a Letter of Standing and Professional Conduct from their current regulatory body.

    Source
    “*Letter of Standing and Professional Conduct* from your current regulatory body (if applying from another Canadian jurisdiction).”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

  • Applicants must hold Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification issued within the past 12 months.

    Source
    “Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) within the past 12 months;”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

  • Applicants must hold Neonatal Resuscitation certification issued within the past 12 months.

    Source
    “Neonatal Resuscitation within the past 12 months; and”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

  • Applicants must hold an Emergency Skills Workshop certification issued within the past 24 months.

    Source
    “Emergency Skills Workshop within the past 24 months.”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

  • Applicants must provide photo identification.

    Source
    “Photo identification.”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

  • Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English or French.

    Source
    “Proficiency in English or French.”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

  • Applicants must provide proof of citizenship or legal entitlement to work in Canada.

    Source
    “Proof of citizenship OR legal entitlement to work in Canada.”
    midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

Already licensed in another province?

Not stated

The pages require a Letter of Standing and Professional Conduct from the current regulatory body for applicants from another Canadian jurisdiction, but do not state whether registration is based directly on the existing licence or requires additional assessments or exams.

Source
“*Letter of Standing and Professional Conduct* from your current regulatory body (if applying from another Canadian jurisdiction).”
midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html

Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with Midwifery Council of New Brunswick

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Credential assessment

Not stated by the regulator Check with Midwifery Council of New Brunswick

Exams

Language tests

Not stated by the regulator Check with Midwifery Council of New Brunswick

Compare scores across provinces and professions

Canadian experience

Not stated by the regulator Check with Midwifery Council of New Brunswick

Supervised practice

Not stated by the regulator Check with Midwifery Council of New Brunswick

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 New Brunswick and Canada
WhereLowMedianHighOutlook
New Brunswick $32.18 $49.34 $55.35 Undetermined
Canada $24.09 $46.81 $60.26 —

Wages by region and job outlook in New Brunswick

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. Illegal Practice - The Midwifery Council of New Brunswick midwiferycnb.ca/illegal-practice.html · fetched October 10, 2026
  2. Registration - The Midwifery Council of New Brunswick midwiferycnb.ca/registration.html · fetched October 10, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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Do you need a licence to work as a midwife in New Brunswick?

Yes. Registration with the Midwifery Council of New Brunswick is required to practise in New Brunswick, and to use the title midwife.

Which exams are required?

Canadian Midwifery Registration Exam.

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