MyCLHA
LPNs
This page describes the process for applicants who are currently registered in another Canadian jurisdiction as an LPN or Registered Practical Nurse (Ontario) who plan to maintain registration in their primary jurisdiction while providing nursing care to Albertans. If this describes you, and you have never been registered with the CLHA before, you will fill out the INL Application.
If this does not describe you, please take the applicant quiz.
Review Application Requirements Before You Apply
As an INL applicant, you will need to prepare the following before you can submit a completed application to the CLHA. See our Declarations and Registration Requirements Policy for more information.
- $25 application fee: see Fee Schedule for more information.
- Completion of the Alberta PN Jurisprudence Module: see Alberta PN Jurisprudence Module for more information.
- Criminal record check completed through Backcheck.
- Two forms of valid ID: see List of Valid ID for more information.
- You must provide Verification of Registration as part of your application. You may be required to complete the Verification of Registration Form if you are/or have been registered in another jurisdiction.
- Meeting the English Language Requirements: see Meeting the English Language Requirements for more information.
- Evidence of professional liability insurance must be provided prior to an active practice permit being issued, see: Professional Liability Insurance for more information.
Additional education requirements may be necessary for applicants from Quebec, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunvaut. Please see: exception to labour mobility.
Please note that INL applicants will be required to submit a Verification of Registration from all Canadian Nursing regulatory bodies, however, this requirement may be met after they receive a practice permit with a condition of providing the verification of registration. Once a clear verification of registration has been received and reviewed the condition will be removed from their practice permit.
How to Apply
- Create your account on MyCLHA. To submit an application, you must have an account with MyCLHA.
- Once logged in, select APPLY under Active to begin the Interjurisdictional Nursing Licensure (INL) application.
- Submit the application and pay the $25 application fee.
- If your paid application has any missing requirements, the CLHA will contact you within five business days. If you have not yet completed the required modules, you will receive information on how to access them.
- You will receive a decision letter and final invoice for your practice permit fee within ten business days of all application requirements being met. You will need to meet all application requirements before you receive a decision letter.
We encourage all applicants to check their requirements through their MyCLHA account regularly. Monitoring your application status is important. Please remember, it is your responsibility to ensure that all necessary documents are submitted to the CLHA.
We are currently experiencing high call volumes. While we will strive to meet our service standard timelines, there may be some unavoidable delays.
Applicants and registrants can expect these standards when interacting with the Registration Department at the CLHA.
- Phone calls will be returned within two business days.
- Emails will be returned within three business days.
- New applications received with payment will be reviewed within five business days.
- Completed applications will be processed with a decision letter within ten business days.
- Invoices for approved applications will be made available when the decision letter is issued.
- A practice permit will be issued immediately upon receipt of the final invoice payment.
- Annual renewal submissions that are complete will be processed within two business days.
The Registration Service Standards policy outlines registration service standards at the CLHA.