How to Become a Nurse Practitioner in Prince Edward Island

At a glance

Licence status

Licence required See the source

Routes

Not stated by the regulator Check with Prince Edward Island College of Nursing & Midwifery

Annual fees

• NP registration fee (full year): $465 (NP registration year November 1 - October 31, full year)
  Source

  “NP, RN, RPN, & Provisional – Registration Year: November 1- October 31 | Full Year | $465.00”

  peicnm.ca/registration-requirements/fees
• NP registration fee (partial year): $265 (NP registration beginning May 1st)
  Source

  “Partial Year (Beginning May 1st) | $265.00”

  peicnm.ca/registration-requirements/fees
• NP special class registration fee: $106 (Special Class)
  Source

  “Special Class | $106.00”

  peicnm.ca/registration-requirements/fees
• Late fee (renewal): $100 (late renewal)
  Source

  “Late Fee (Renewal) | $100.00”

  peicnm.ca/registration-requirements/fees
• PAD bank administration fee: $12.50 (RN/NP/RPN registrants paying annual renewal fees by pre-authorized debit)
  Source

  “RN/NP/RPN $465.00 (registration fee) + $12.50 (bank administration fee)”

  peicnm.ca/registration-requirements/fees
• PAD Fees – RN/NP/RPN $465.00 (registration fee) + $12.50 (bank administration fee): $477.50
  Source

  “RN/NP/RPN<br>$465.00 (registration fee) + $12.50 (bank administration fee) | $47.75x 10<br>=$477.50”

  peicnm.ca/registration-requirements/fees

Requirements

Not stated by the regulator Check with Prince Edward Island College of Nursing & Midwifery

Already licensed in another province?

Not stated

The pages do not state how a nurse practitioner already licensed in another Canadian province or territory registers in PEI.

Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with Prince Edward Island College of Nursing & Midwifery

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Credential assessment

Not stated by the regulator Check with Prince Edward Island College of Nursing & Midwifery

Exams

• CNPE

  Source

  “Applicants for registration as a nurse practitioner in PEI are required to successfully complete the CNPE exam, administered by Meazure Learning.”

  peicnm.ca/registration-requirements/examinations

• CNPLE

  Source

  “Applicants for registration as a nurse practitioner in PEI are required to successfully complete the CNPLE exam, administered by Meazure Learning.”

  peicnm.ca/registration-requirements/examinations

Language tests

Not stated by the regulator Check with Prince Edward Island College of Nursing & Midwifery

Compare scores across provinces and professions

Canadian experience

Not stated by the regulator Check with Prince Edward Island College of Nursing & Midwifery

Supervised practice

Not stated by the regulator Check with Prince Edward Island College of Nursing & Midwifery

Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 31302, Nurse practitioners. Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Wages by region and job outlook in Prince Edward Island

Wages in every province and territory

Nurse practitioners in other provinces and territories

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

• British Columbia Licence required
• Alberta Licence required
• Saskatchewan Licence required
• Manitoba Licence required
• Ontario Licence required
• Quebec Licence required
• New Brunswick Licence required
• Nova Scotia Licence required
• Newfoundland and Labrador Licence required
• Yukon Licence required
• Northwest Territories Licence required
• Nunavut Licence required

Compare nurse practitioner licensing across Canada

Sources checked

Pages read on October 10, 2026.

1. Prince Edward Island College of Nursing &amp; Midwifery (PEICNM) peicnm.ca · fetched October 10, 2026
2. Fees &amp; Payment - Prince Edward Island College of Nursing &amp; Midwifery peicnm.ca/registration-requirements/fees · fetched October 10, 2026
3. Examinations - Prince Edward Island College of Nursing &amp; Midwifery peicnm.ca/registration-requirements/examinations · fetched October 10, 2026