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Nurse practitioners registered and in good standing with a regulatory body elsewhere in Canada may be eligible for registration in Alberta if their scope of practice and competencies are similar.

Source
“Nurse practitioners who are registered and in good standing with a regulatory body elsewhere in Canada may be eligible for registration in Alberta if their scope of practice and competencies are similar.”
alis.alberta.ca/occinfo/certifications-in-alberta/nurse-practitioner

Both provinces

Licensed in Northwest TerritoriesMoving to Alberta
Licence status Licence required Licence required
Regulator College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut College of Registered Nurses of Alberta
Guide Nurse practitioner in Northwest Territories Nurse practitioner in Alberta

Steps to transfer

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