Note: Medical professionals cannot work in Nunavut unless they have been properly licensed to do so.  It is your professional responsibility to ensure your credentials are in good standing.

1. For Specialist Clinic-  Physicians and Dental Surgeons

• There is an initial registration process.  OHSNI will send you the complete package and pay for any costs incurred.  There are many different components to be filled out and returned to the Nunavut Registrar.  This is a time consuming process.
• After the Registration Committee has accepted your paperwork, the official certificate will be mailed directly to you. OHSNI will get a faxed copy
• Each year, registration starts on April 01 and ends March 31st.  Nunavut will send you the renewal forms to fill out and sign. Please return the paperwork to OHSNI and we will attach a cheque to cover the renewal fee.

2. For Medical Residents working at a specialist clinic

• Residents practice under the direct supervision of the medical specialist that accompanies them north.
• They need to apply for an Education Permit. This includes an application form with a passport photograph, a copy of the first page of their passport or birth certificate, a letter from the university and a letter from the physician who will supervise their education while in Nunavut. 
• OHSNI needs this paperwork at least one month prior to travelling north due to mail delays.
• The Registrar reviews this paper work and an ERP certificate will be mailed directly to the resident. OHSNI will get a faxed copy and will fax a copy to Baffin Regional Hospital .

3. For Registered Nurses working at a specialist’s clinic

• Registration is supervised by The Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
• Call OSHNI’s Program Manager- this process can take considerable time.
• RN registration (click here)

4. For Registered Practical Nurses working at a specialist’s clinic

• Registration is supervised by the Nunavut Registrar
• OHSNI will facilitate the process.

5. For all other Medical staff and technicians working at a specialist clinic

• OSHNI needs a copy of your current educational certificates/ credentials [ie: ARDMA ultra sound certificate, College of Respiratory Therapist of Ontario certificate ]
• Please call OHSNI's Program Manager to discuss what paperwork  should be submitted

For legal and insurance reasons OHSNI sends the Baffin Regional Hospital staff a faxed copy of each professional license, education permits or credentials.  The Specialist Clinic Supervisor needs this information before any individual professional can perform any direct patient care.

Note: It is each professional’s personal responsibility to confirm that they are  insured to work in Nunavut.