Enhanced Practice for Internationally Educated Nurses - Acute Care

Graduates, who have successfully passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) to join the College of Nurses of Ontario, may gain employment as a Registered Nurse (NOC 3012).

Registered Nurses provide direct nursing care to patients, deliver health education programs and provide consultative services regarding issues relevant to the practice of nursing. Nurses are employed in a variety of settings; including hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centres, doctors` offices, clinics, community agencies, companies, private homes and public and private organizations or they may be self-employed.

Approximately 121,488 people work in this occupation in Ontario (CNO, 2019).

As efforts are being made to expand home and community care and enhance inter-professional primary care organizations, job opportunities for this occupation in community care settings will rise. The demand for healthcare is expected to grow as the proportion of seniors in Ontario is projected to increase.

Ontario College Diploma, Ontario College Advanced Diploma, Degree, or equivalent

For this graduate certificate, applicants must have a four-year accredited Bachelor Degree in Nursing. Applicants must have registration as a nurse in the country where the original nursing education was obtained.