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The path
Outside Quebec there is one main road to becoming an RN (registered nurse). Quebec has its own route: tap Quebec route to add it.
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High school
Grades 11 and 12
Grade 12 English, biology, chemistry and a math. Strong marks matter, admission is competitive.
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
4 years
A four-year degree with clinical placements from year two. Universities offer it, and in Ontario many colleges do too, either on their own (Algonquin, Conestoga, Fanshawe) or together with a university (Mohawk with McMaster).
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Write the NCLEX-RN (the national nursing exam)
After graduation
The national licensing exam. It runs up to 5 hours, and each question it asks depends on how you answered the last ones.
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Register with your provincial college
A few weeks
Each province has its own nursing regulator. Registration lets you legally use the title RN.