Nova Scotia College of Medical Laboratory Technologists

License Requirements

To qualify for a NSCMLT license in Nova Scotia you must successfully complete a Canadian accredited Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA), Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program or Combined Laboratory X-ray (CLXT) Technology program and successfully challenge the required national exam. For those educated internationally, you must successfully complete a prior learning assessment (PLA) and successfully challenge the national exam.

To Access National Competency Profiles - select one of the options below:

 General MLT          

Diagnostic Cytology         

Clinical Genetics Technology         

MLA                

CLXT

For a list of MLT accredited programs - click here  accredited programs

For a list of requirements for the MLT prior learning assessment please visit the CAMLPR website  

For a list of requirements for the MLA prior learning assessment please visit the CSMLS website

For the requirements to write a MLA national exam

For the requirements to write a MLT national exam

Jurisprudence Exam:

Successful completion of a Jurisprudence Exam is a requirement for initial and reinstating applicants. The exam will be assigned to applicants as per the REG.032 Jurisprudence Exam policy.

Questions?

All inquiries and feedback should be made through the NSCMLT. 

Email and voicemail: Allow 1-3 business days (delays may occur if away for business travel).

Tel: (902) 789 - 6465
Email: info@nscmlt.org

Mailing address:
NSCMLT
202_1597 Bedford Hwy
Bedford, NS B4A 1E7

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Land Acknowledgement - NSCMLT would like to begin by respectfully acknowledging that the province of Nova Scotia is the ancestral homelands of many diverse populations and acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands, referred to as Mi'kma'ki the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People who are the founding people of Nova Scotia under the "Treaties of Peace and Friendship". We respect the Peace and Friendship treaties, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.  

Get in Touch

 

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202_1597 Bedford Hwy

Bedford NS  B4A 1E7

Phone 902-789-6465

Email info@nscmlt.org - We request that you email to schedule an appointment to ensure we are in the office and have availability. 

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