Renewal

Annual Renewal Information

Do you have questions about your licensure renewal? Everything you need to know is here! 

Included:  

  • CEP information
  • CEP FAQs
  • Practice Hours FAQs
  • Fees
  • How to book an appointment

Important Dates:

  • October 15: renewal opens
  • December 1: renewal deadline
  • December 2: late fees begin
  • December 31: licensure expires at midnight
  • January 1: must be licensed to work!

If you do not renew and pay for your license by the December 31 deadline, you will no longer be licensed to practice. Re-licensure options may be available at that time; however, the process is not quick or inexpensive.

You may be subject to CLPNS disciplinary action if you work without a license, even for one shift. Please do not let this happen to you.

Continuing Education Portfolio (CEP) Program

Click here to access the CLPNS’s document explaining the CEP program.

Categorize Your CEP

Two charts are available to help you determine how many CEP hours you require for renewal and how to categorize each completed CEP activity.

CEPs are determined based on the length of time, in months, that an LPN is licensed in a year, not on whether they practised as an LPN.

CEP FAQs

Click here for Frequently Asked Questions about CEP.

Fees

Renewal fees are due on or before December 1.

Practising licensure: $450

GLPN licensure: $450

SLPN licensure: $225

Non-Practising Certification: $100

Supervised Practice Experience: $450

Independent Practice: $150

Practice Hour Extension: $125

Late fees: $100 (Dec. 2–31)

*Late fees are in addition to renewal fees and are set to increase in 2027.

Currency of Practice

To be eligible for annual licensure, LPNs, including LPNs who are Non-Practising, must meet at least one of the following criteria:

A) Report:

  • 1,125 practising hours during the previous five (5) years, or
  • 450 practising hours during the previous two (2) years

OR

B) Complete:

  • a recognized practical nurse education program within the previous three (3) years,
  • a nurse education refresher program within the previous three (3) years,
  • a competency-based assessment, including any coursework in the previous three (3) years,
  • an approved Supervised Practice Experience, or
  • the CPNRE or other recognized registration examination.

Occasionally, circumstances may prevent an LPN from meeting the minimum practice hours required for annual renewal. When this occurs, the CLPNS Registrar may extend the requirement for LPNs who apply in writing and meet the criteria. If an LPN does not meet the currency of practice requirement, they may apply to the CLPNS Registrar for an extension.

Practice Hours

How should LPNs calculate their practice hours?

  • During annual renewal, LPNs are expected to estimate the hours they worked in the current calendar year. In their calculations, LPNs should consider the hours they have worked and/or expect to work up to and including December 31.
  • Because practice hours are estimated, the CLPNS recognizes they may not be exact; however, LPNs are expected to make reasonable submissions.

More than one employer?

If an LPN worked at multiple locations within the year, they must submit the number of hours worked at each location, including overtime hours.

Renewal Support

Renewal support is available in the following ways:

  1. Call the support hotline at 306-525-8022, available Mondays and Wednesdays from November 2 until December
  2. Email renewalsupport@clpns.com.
  3. Book an appointment. Click here.

Appointments are mandatory for in-person assistance. Walk-ins will not be accepted.

Before contacting the CLPNS for support, LPNs are expected to review the renewal tutorial and any other related CLPNS resources.

The support line and appointment times are available Mondays and Wednesdays between 0900 and 1600.