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Ontario nursing continuing competence requirements
CNO requires nurses to participate in the Quality Assurance (QA) Program every year. Nurses must declare QA participation when renewing registration. (cno.org)
What the board publishes
Verified Sep 10, 2026
- Renewal period
- Annual registration renewal. Annual fees paid by December 31 renew authorization for the following calendar year. (cno.org)
- RN requirement
- No fixed CE/contact-hour requirement.
- RPN / LPN requirement
- No fixed CE/contact-hour requirement.
- Mandatory topics
- RN/RPN: No fixed number of CE hours. QA requires nurses to reflect on practice, identify learning needs, develop a learning plan and take action to address learning needs. (cno.org)
- Required courses
- RN/RPN: No fixed number of CE hours. QA requires nurses to reflect on practice, identify learning needs, develop a learning plan and take action to address learning needs. (cno.org)
- Good to know
- CNO requires nurses to participate in the Quality Assurance (QA) Program every year. Nurses must declare QA participation when renewing registration. (cno.org)
Using our courses in Canada
Canadian colleges generally accept self-directed learning that is relevant to your practice. Every course you finish here gives you a dated certificate with contact hours, kept in your account for seven years so you can attach it to your continuing competence record or an audit request.
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