How to Become a Respiratory Therapist in Newfoundland and Labrador

• 13 steps without a listed fee

1. Submit application for registration

   You begin the process by submitting the application for registration, which provides your contact information and your education and work experience.

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   “To begin the application process you will be required to submit the for registration. The application will provide us with your contact information and your education and work experience.”

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2. Submit language fluency documentation

   If your first language or healthcare instruction was not English, you must submit documentation supporting the required fluency status.

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   “You will need to submit documentation to support the required status of fluency if your first language is not English or your relevant healthcare instruction was not in English.”

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3. Complete credential evaluation

   You must have a Course-by-Course Credential Evaluation and Authentication Report completed by a member of the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada and forwarded directly to the NLCHP.

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   “You will need to have a Course-by-Course Credential Evaluation and Authentication Report completed from a member of the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada”

   nlchp.ca/respiratory-therapists-rrt
4. Submit official transcripts

   Your official transcripts or proof of education program completion must be sent directly from your educational institution to the NLCHP.

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   “Official transcripts / proof of education program completion must be sent directly from your educational institution to the NLCHP.”

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5. Submit proof of practice hours

   You must provide proof, such as an employer letter, that you have practiced 1500 hours in the previous four years.

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   “Proof of practice hours can come in the form of a letter from your employer confirming that you have practiced 1500 hours in the previous four years.”

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6. Submit letter of good standing

   If you are or were registered in another jurisdiction, you must have a Verification of Registration/Letter of Good Standing sent directly to the NLCHP from the regulatory body.

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   “Individuals currently or previously registered to practice in another jurisdiction must provide a Verification of Registration/Letter of Good Standing”

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7. Complete CRTO competency assessment

   After the NLCHP preliminary review finds your education similar to a Canadian-trained respiratory therapist, you are referred for a competency assessment performed by the College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario.

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   “Once NLCHP completes the preliminary review and determines that your education is similar to that of a Canadian trained respiratory therapist, you will be referred to the next stage of the process – the CRTO competency assessment.”

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8. Write national certification exam

   Once you have demonstrated competency in all required areas, you become eligible to write the HPTC national certification examination.

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   “If you have demonstrated competency in all required areas, you will then become eligible to write the Health Professionals Testing Canada (HPTC) national certification examination.”

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9. Complete NLCHP application for registration

   After passing the HPTC national certification examination, you can complete your application for registration.

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   “Once you have passed the HPTC national certification examination, you can complete your application for registration.”

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10. Submit conduct and vulnerable sector check

    You must submit a Certificate of Conduct and Vulnerable Sector Check dated within 6 months of your application date, with the original forwarded to the NLCHP office.

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    “The Certificate of Conduct and Vulnerable Sector Check must be dated within 6 months of your application date. The NLCHP requires the original document(s) be forwarded to the NLCHP office via mail or drop off following submission of your application.”

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11. Provide proof of liability insurance

    You must submit proof of professional liability insurance showing your name, dates of coverage, and amount of coverage.

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    “Proof of professional liability insurance (PLI) must show your name, dates of coverage, and amount of coverage. Respiratory Therapists must have a minimum of $ 2,000,000 PLI”

    nlchp.ca/respiratory-therapists-rrt
12. Complete required online courses

    You must submit certificates of completion for the required online courses within 3 months of submitting your application.

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    “Certificates of completion are required for the following online courses. Courses must be completed withing 3 months of the date your application is submitted.”

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13. Await registration decision

    The NLCHP will make a registration decision no later than 50 business days after all required documentation has been submitted.

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    “A registration decision will be made no later than 50 business days after all required documentation has been submitted to the NLCHP.”

    nlchp.ca/respiratory-therapists-rrt

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