Information and services for applicants for registration

Review application types and basic requirements (Click box at right if you trained outside Canada and want to practise medicine in Nova Scotia)

• Basic requirements for full, defined, locum, temporary and educational registration
• E-mail registration staff with questions
• Phone registration staff: (902)-422-5823; toll-free 1-877-282-7767

Determine qualification for licensure in Nova Scotia

• Online review of qualifications

Apply for licensure

• Application packages
• Review status of pending application (requires username and password supplied at initial application)

Learn about the clinical assistant program

• Overview and policies

Learn about clinical observerships

• Observership for medical students (PDF)
• Observership for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) (PDF)

Learn about the registration and licensing process and applicants’ rights and responsibilities

• Licensing pathways
• Alternative pathways when documents not available (PDF)
• Registration policies
• Regulations for registration (PDF)
• Assessment criteria
• Support and assistance for license applicants and new licensees
• Average application processing times
• 2013 fee schedule (PDF)
• Application and licensing statistics
• Review and appeal of registration decisions
• Access to Application and Related Documents by Applicants (PDF)

Learn about the College and the obligations of physicians licensed in Nova Scotia

• Guidelines and policies for physicians licensed in Nova Scotia
• Nova Scotia Medical Act
• College newsletters
• The complaints and investigations process
• Brochure: A physician's guide to the complaints and investigations process
• Disciplinary decisions
• Annual reports
• College Council and committees (PDF)
• Clinician Assessment for Practice Program (CAPP)
• Nova Scotia Physician Achievement Review (NSPAR)

Learn about practicing medicine in Nova Scotia

• Nova Scotia physician orientation guide (PDF)
• Healthcare Atlantic Canada (International Medical Graduate [IMG] physicians discuss Nova Scotia life and medical practice)