RN Education
Registered Nurses and Baccalaureate Education
Entry to practice education requirements for registered nurses
This table illustrates how the provinces and territories have implemented the transition from diploma entry level to baccalaureate entry level for registered nurses. |
|
Jurisdiction |
Target year and status |
Atlantic provinces (Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia |
1998 completed |
Saskatchewan |
2000 completed |
Ontario |
2005 completed |
British Columbia |
2006 completed |
Manitoba |
2005 in progress: A few diploma programs remain in Manitoba |
Alberta |
2009 in progress: Alberta converted to a degree program with diploma exit for some students and has proposed that the transition to baccalaureate as entry to practice be completed by the end of December 2009. |
Northwest Territories and Nunavut |
2010 in progress: The Northwest Territories and Nunavut will complete the transition to baccalaureate as entry to practice by 2010. |
Quebec |
Quebec continues to offer diploma programs while supporting the development of baccalaureate partnerships between Collèges d’enseignement général et professionnel (CEGEP) and universities. |
Yukon |
The Yukon has no entry-level educational programs. |
The Canadian Nurses Association, Public Policy Department, June 2009
