Official-body pillar · NNAS
National Nursing Assessment Service
NNAS runs an expedited assessment service for eligible internationally educated nurses, but your chosen provincial regulator controls whether and how that service is used.
The role
What this body does
Credential-assessment service used by participating Canadian nursing regulators; it cannot issue a licence
Jurisdiction boundary
Where this role applies
Canada; participating provincial nursing regulators
The role stops at that scope. Licensing, registration, immigration, work authorisation, and eligibility decisions belong to other bodies.
Applicability
Who needs this body, pathway by pathway
- Applicants considering NNAS Expedited, or an Ontario applicant who needs a CNO-approved ECA. For Select the regulator-approved assessment route in India to Canada registered nurse pathway.
- Applicants considering NNAS Expedited, an Ontario CNO ECA or the paused Nova Scotia pathway. For Select the regulator-approved assessment route in Philippines to Canada registered nurse pathway.
Connected pathway pages
Connected process steps
- Select the regulator-approved assessment route in India to Canada registered nurse pathway: Check NNAS participation or the Ontario CNO ECA list before buying an assessment. Scope: Canada; NNAS participating regulators and Ontario CNO ECA example. Verified .
- College of Nurses of Ontario: Approved Educational Credential Assessment Service Providers Source verified .
- National Nursing Assessment Service: Expedited Service Source verified .
- Select the regulator-approved assessment route in Philippines to Canada registered nurse pathway: Check NNAS participation, the Ontario CNO ECA list or the Nova Scotia pause notice before buying an assessment. Scope: Canada; NNAS participating regulators, Ontario CNO ECA and Nova Scotia pause examples. Verified .
- College of Nurses of Ontario: Approved Educational Credential Assessment Service Providers Source verified .
- National Nursing Assessment Service: Expedited Service Source verified .
- Nova Scotia Nursing and Midwifery Regulator: Pause to Expedited Licensure Pathway Effective January 20, 2025 Source verified .
Connected official evidence
Fees, timing, and other official information
Official fee facts
- CAD 750 — NNAS Expedited fee for one RN plus LPN application (conditional or optional); effective .
- National Nursing Assessment Service: Expedited Service Source verified .
Published timing information
No confirmed duration is shown for this body. Check the official source directly; no end-to-end estimate is inferred.
Connected-step cautions
Common mistakes in connected steps
- Paying for NNAS before confirming participation, or ignoring Ontario's current CNO ECA list.
- Reading a service-level target as if it were the end-to-end licensing duration.
- Paying for NNAS before confirming participation, or ignoring Ontario's CNO list or Nova Scotia's pause notice.
- Treating Nova Scotia's former country-based pathway as current; NSNMR's dated notice says it was paused effective 2025-01-20.
Questions about this official body
- Can NNAS give me a Canadian nursing licence?
- No. NNAS assesses credentials for the participating Canadian nursing regulators, and your chosen provincial regulator controls whether and how the service is used.
Evidence record
Official source ledger
Each entry records who published the source, what it covers, and when it was last checked.
- College of Nurses of Ontario
Approved Educational Credential Assessment Service Providers
- Scope
- Ontario, Canada
- Last verified
- National Nursing Assessment Service
Expedited Service
- Scope
- Canada; participating provincial nursing regulators
- Last verified
- Nova Scotia Nursing and Midwifery Regulator
Pause to Expedited Licensure Pathway Effective January 20, 2025
- Scope
- Nova Scotia, Canada; dated pathway notice
- Last verified
NNAS runs an expedited assessment service for eligible internationally educated nurses, but your chosen provincial regulator controls whether and how that service is used.