Nursing Practice - Registration

General Registration Information

Registration Categories & Fees

Registration Year and Annual Renewal

Registration Procedures for New Applicants

Temporary Permit Information
(Including Special Practice Permit Information)

Information for New Graduates

Registration Forms and Information Sheets
Including:

  • Application for Registration
  • Verification of Nurse Registration
  • Employer Reference Form

    • Membership Benefits

  • Canadian Nurses Association
  • International Council of Nurses
  • Canadian Nurses Protective Society



    • General Registration Information

    All persons intending to work as a registered nurse in the Yukon must be registered with the Yukon Registered Nurses Association prior to beginning work. The YRNA registration year runs from April 1st to March 31st annually.

    Registration Authority
    As stated in the Registered Nurses Profession Act, (S.Y. 1992):
    15. No person shall engage in the practice of nursing in the Yukon unless
      (a) they are a registered nurse and their name is entered in the roster of
           active practising members and they hold a current annual certificate
      (b) they hold a temporary permit.

    Qualification for Registration
    To qualify for registration, a registered nurse must have passed the Canadian Registered Nurse Exam or another examination deemed equivalent and, within the previous five year period must have:
      1. worked at least 1,125 hours; or
      2. graduated from a basic nursing program; or
      3. completed a post-basic nursing degree; or
      4. completed an approved nurse refresher program.

    Registration by Endorsement ONLY
    The Yukon Registered Nurses Association can only register new applicants based on endorsement of current/recent registration with another Canadian jurisdictional nursing association. Applicants who have not been registered elsewhere in Canada at any time, must establish such registration prior to being eligible for registration to work as a nurse in the Yukon.


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    Registration Categories & Fees for 2010

    All fees include GST.



    Practising Member: $528.00
    Anyone who wishes to engage in the practise of nursing in the Yukon must obtain Active Practising membership. An Active Practising member is entitled to full membership rights with YRNA and will receive the quarterly YRNA newsletter. Practising membership includes membership in the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and professional liability protection services as available from the Canadian Nurses Protection Society.

    1/2 Year Practising Member: $352.00
    This category of membership applies only to those seeking Active Practising registration in the last half of the YRNA registration year (October 1 or later). All benefits of Practising membership as described above are included.

    Non-Practising Member: $105.00
    An applicant who is not engaged in the active practise of nursing in the Yukon may obtain Non-Practising membership. This category of membership may be selected by nurses who are on leave from a nursing position or those who have not yet confirmed nursing employment in the territory. Non-Practising registration may be upgraded to Active Practising by paying the difference between the two types of membership, and, if a nurse has been practising in another jurisdiction in the interim, arranging to have a current Employer Reference and Verification of Registration from that jurisdiction sent to YRNA. Members in this category receive the quarterly YRNA newsletter.

    Associate Basic Member: $161.50
    Associate Plus Member: $173.30
    Applicants who reside outside the Yukon or those who wish to maintain contact with YRNA may apply for Associate membership. An Associate Basic member is entitled to membership with the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and the International Council of Nurses (ICN). Associate Plus membership also includes professional liability protection services provided by the Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS). All Associate members receive the quarterly YRNA newsletter.
    Special Practice Permit:
    This category of Temporary registration is only for situations in which a nurse registered in good standing in another Canadian jurisdiction seeks YRNA registration in order to engage in a short term, special project that falls outside conventional Yukon health system requirements. A Special Practice permit will be limited to a specified location, purpose and duration up to a maximum term of 21 consecutive days. Contact the YRNA office for more information on this category of membership.

    		 $174.25
    Temporary Student Member: $52.50
    This category of registration is intended for RNs enrolled in a continuing education program which involves practicum work in the Yukon. Contact the YRNA office for more information on this category of membership.

    Processing Fee: $52.50
    An administration fee is charged on all new applications. This fee does not apply to renewal of a current registration.

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    Registration Year and ANNUAL RENEWAL

     The YRNA registration year runs from April 1st to March 31st. For renewing members, new registration forms are mailed out in late January each year. Your personalized application for renewal has been prepared with preprinted information from the previous year's registration form. Please review this information carefully, indicating changes if required, and complete all other parts of the application.

    Your new registration card and receipt for fees will be mailed to you prior to March 31st each year provided your completed registration form and fees are received at the YRNA office by March 1st. Fees may be paid by post-dated cheque (dated no later than March 30th) and in this case, your registration card and receipt will be mailed on the date of your cheque. All registration renewal forms returned to YRNA must be accompanied by fee payment in the form of a cheque, money order or cash.

    Please note that a late fee of $52.50 will be charged on all registration renewals received after March 31st.

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    Registration Procedures For NEW APPLICANTS

    The following application process applies to nurses who are currently registered in another Canadian jurisdiction. If you do not hold current registration in another Canadian jurisdiction, that must be obtained prior to applying for registration with YRNA.

    All forms and procedures required for registration with YRNA may be printed from this website. Registration forms cannot be filed electronically at this time. Completed forms must be mailed to YRNA along with the appropriate fees in cheque or money order form. Faxed documents will be accepted to begin the registration process but all documents MUST FOLLOW BY MAIL.

    Complete the Application for Registration. If you have a potential start date for work in the Yukon, please be sure to indicate that in the space provided on the back of the form. If you have questions about completing the form, contact the YRNA office.

    Along with your completed Application include:

    • A clear copy of your Birth Certificate.
    • A clear copy of a 2nd piece of I.D. such as current RN registration card from another Canadian jurisdiction, driver's license or passport
    • A clear copy of documentation tracing any name change from birth name to current name such as Marriage Certificate, etc.
    • A cheque or money order for the processing fee.
    • A cheque or money order for the registration fee. (Fees may be combined in one cheque.)

    Arrange to have the following documents completed and sent to YRNA directly from 'source'.

    • A Verification of Nurse Registration from another provincial/territorial nursing association where you hold registration. YRNA must receive the completed form directly from the provincial/territorial licensing association. The form may be faxed provided the original follows by mail. (NOTE: Many licensing bodies require a fee for this service. Failure to submit the fee may result in a delay.)

    • An Employer Reference from your current or most recent nursing employer. The required Reference form is printable from this website and must be completed in part by the applicant then forwarded to the employer for completion. This form must be sent from the employer directly to YRNA. The form may be faxed but the original must follow by mail.

    • If you have completed a re-entry/refresher program within the previous five years, please have verification forwarded by the nursing program directly to YRNA.


    For more detailed instructions and to view these procedures as a printable page click here. 

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    Temporary Permit Information

    Temporary Permits may be issued by YRNA to allow qualified nurses to practise as nurses in Yukon and call themselves "nurses" while awaiting completion of the registration process.

    Temporary Permits can be provided to applicants who meet the following criteria:

    • New graduates from approved nursing programs in a Canadian province/territory who have applied to write the registration examination or are awaiting examination results and are eligible for registration in their home province/territory and in Yukon when they pass the registration examination, or
    • Applicants for registration who are currently registered as practising/active members in another Canadian province/territory and are completing registration in Yukon, or
    • Applicants currently enrolled in an approved nurse refresher program, or
    • Applicants registered in another province/territory who have applied for registration and must practise nursing in order to complete a post-basic clinical nursing education program.


    Temporary Permits are based, in part, on the completion of the standard Application for Registration and submission of all other documentation required for Active Practising registration. Temporary Permits may be issued based on documentation received by fax but all original documents should follow by mail.

    For a printable version of the Temporary Permit Information Sheet, click here. 

    Special Practice Permit
    YRNA may issue a special temporary permit for nurses required to work in the Yukon for short term special projects. Such permits will be issued only in instances in which a nurse registered in good standing in another Canadian jurisdiction seeks YRNA registration in order to engage in a short term, special project that falls outside conventional Yukon health system requirements. A Special Practice permit will be limited to a specified location, purpose and duration up to a maximum term of 21 consecutive days. To qualify for a Special Practice permit, the applicant must meet all criteria for practising registration. This type of temporary permit requires completion of a Special Practice application form (see list of forms below). For a printable version of the Special Practice Information Sheet, click here. 

    For more information on all Temporary Permits, contact


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    Information for New Graduates

    It is possible for a 'new grad' to obtain a Temporary Permit to work in the Yukon while awaiting the writing and results of the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination (CRNE). To register in the Yukon, in addition to completing the Application for Registration and providing the the necessary I.D. copies, new graduates are required to provide evidence that they are eligible to complete registration in the province/territory of graduation, pending a passing grade on the CRNE. A Verification of Interim Status form can be completed in part by the new grad and forwarded to the nursing association in their jurisdiction of graduation to ensure this information is provided to YRNA.

    'New Grads' should be aware that it is a requirement that you complete the registration process in the jurisdiction where you took your education before your Yukon Temporary Permit can be upgraded to Active Practising registration status.

    Writing the CRNE in Whitehorse
    It is possible for 'new grads' to write the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination (CRNE) in Whitehorse as a transfer candidate from another jurisdiction. For more information on this, please contact the YRNA office by phone (867-667-4062) or e-mail:

    For a printable version of the Information for New Graduates sheet, click here. 

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    Registration Forms and Information Sheets

     All the forms and procedures required for registration with YRNA may be printed from this website. Registration forms cannot be filed electronically at this time. Completed forms must be mailed to the YRNA office along with the necessary fees.