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Nurses Association of New Brunswick

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Temporary Registration

Registration Requirements

Applicants who have scheduled an NCLEX-RN may apply for a temporary registration permit (TRP). The TRP allows you to practise as a graduate nurse (GN), with restrictions, while you wait to write and pass the NCLEX-RN.

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It is illegal to practise nursing without a valid registration in New Brunswick. You must have Temporary registration to begin orientation and/or work as a graduate nurse.

TRPs are issued for periods of six months provided that:

  • The applicant applies for the TRP within 12 months from the date that the nursing program was completed.
  • The applicant is scheduled to write the NCLEX-RN within the following six months.
  • The TRP Fee is remitted to NANB.

TRPs may be extended for six-month periods (to a maximum of 24 months from the date the candidate is first deemed eligible) provided that:

  • The application for TRP is completed and extension fee remitted to NANB,
  • The applicant has written the NCLEX-RN at least once during the previous six-month period.
  • The applicant is scheduled to write the NCLEX-RN within the following six months.

NANB initial TRP processing fee (x1)

$57.50

NANB 6 months TRP fee (renewable every 6 months)

$50 + HST ($57.50 per 6-month TRP)

NCLEX exam fee

$360.00 + HST (paid to Pearson VUE)

NANB registration fee

Fee schedule