Labour Mobility Applicants

This page describes the process for applicants who are currently registered in another Canadian jurisdiction as a Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Practical Nurse (Ontario). If this describes you, and you have never been registered with the CLHA before, you will fill out the Labour Mobility application.

If this does not describe you, please take the applicant quiz.

Review Application Requirements Before You Apply

As a Labour Mobility 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.

Additional education requirements may be necessary for applicants from Quebec, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunvaut. Please see: exception to labour mobility.

How to Apply

  1. Create your account on MyCLHA. To submit an application, you must have an account with MyCLHA.
  2. Once logged in, select APPLY under Active to begin the Labour Mobility application.
  3. Submit the application and pay the $100 application fee.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.