Nova Scotia College of Medical Laboratory Technologists

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Internationally Educated

The College must confirm that your education is substantially equivalent to that of a Canadian MLT graduate. To complete a substantial equivalency (prior learning assessment) please contact the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Sciences (CSMLS).

The MLT requirements are reflected in the national competency profile 

General MLT          Diagnostic Cytology          Clinical Genetics Technology

For a list of requirements for the prior learning assessment (PLA) please visit the CSMLS website  

Click here for the prior learning assessment requirements CSMLS PLA

Click here for the national exam requirements CSMLS Exam

Jurisprudence Exam

Applicants are now required to successfully complete a jurispurdence exam. The exam will be assigned to applicants as per the REG.032 Jurisprudence Exam policy.

Remember: You cannot work as a medical laboratory technologist in Nova Scotia until you have received notice from NSCMLT that your application has been approved.

Acknowledgement of Supervision Form

If you are applying for a provisional (temporary) license while you await to write the national exam or receive the outcome of your exam, a completed  acknowledgement of supervision form is required. To be completed and signed prior to commencement of employment. Once completed please log in and upload the document using the supporting document icon.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SUPERVISION FORM

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Applicants are now required to successfully complete a jurispurdence exam. The exam will be assigned to applicants as per the REG.032 Jurisprudence Exam Policy.

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The button below will take you to our membership software, where you will complete the registration process. Your progress will be saved, so you can return at any time to complete the application, should you be unable to complete it at once.
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Need More Information?

NSCMLT has created a Step-by-Step Guide to working in Nova Scotia as an Internationally Educated Medical Laboratory Technologist. This guide provides all the information and resources you’ll need to practice in Nova Scotia

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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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