College welcomes Atlantic Register

February 21, 2023

The College is pleased to announce the launch of the Atlantic Register on May 1, 2023.

The Register will be available to all physicians in an Atlantic province licensed to practise without conditions, restrictions, undertakings or supervision. Physicians who wish to opt onto the Atlantic Register will do so by advising their home College and providing their consent. The annual cost is $500.00 and replaces all fees associated with temporary or locum licences. Physicians on the Atlantic Register can practise throughout the region as of right.

The creation of the Atlantic Register is the result of a collaboration over several months between all four Atlantic provinces. It is built upon substantial agreement by all Colleges on the criteria for licensure and advances the spirit and intent of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.

The announcement of the Register issued by the Council of Atlantic Premiers is available on Council of Atlantic Premiers website.

The College will be communicating directly with physicians in advance of May 1.

The College acknowledges that we are in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people. This territory is covered by the Treaties of Peace and Friendship. We also acknowledge that people of African descent have been in Nova Scotia for over 400 years, and we honour and offer gratitude to those ancestors.