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).
Click here for the prior learning assessment requirements CSMLS PLA
Clik here for the prior learning assessment requirements CAMLPR PLA
The following documents are required.
- Official copy of Prior Learning Assessment
- Proof of completion of course(s) or completion of bridging program (if applicable)
- Proof of registration (receipt or confirmation email) OR evidence of successful completion of a entry to practice exam.
- Proof of Professional Liability Insurance of $2,000,000
- Proposed employer's intent to hire letter
- Completed Acknowledgement of Supervision form (if applicable)
- Evidence of NSCMLT English language requirements (refer to the English Language Proficiency policy)
- Canadian government issued photo identification (Canadian birth certificate, Canadian passport, proof of landed immigrant resident status, or copy of a valid work permit)
- Copy of criminal records check (CRC)/ vulnerable sector check (VSC)
- Current résumé
Please Remember:
You cannot work in Nova Scotia until you have received notice from NSCMLT that your application has been approved.
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The button below will take you to our registrant 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.
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.
