Physicians

Support and resources for all physicians and surgeons who practise in Nova Scotia

Your practice

Information and resources for physicians practising in Nova Scotia

Your practice
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Standards and guidelines

Professional and ethical behaviour, conduct, and practise expected by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia

Standards and guidelines
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Licensing policies

Our licensing policies describe who can apply, how we review applications, and how to keep your registration and licence up to date

Registration policies
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Health and practice program

Helping Nova Scotia physicians maintain a successful practice and avoid patient complaints

Physician health
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Assessment

We ensure that physicians meet the required standards for safe, competent practice through workplace-based assessments

Assessment
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Continuing professional development

Continuing professional development plays a key role in ongoing practice improvement for physicians

Continuing professional development
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Registrant Services portal

Once you have logged on you will have access to a menu of services available to you, such as:

  • updating your address
  • renewing your licence
  • renewing your permit to practise medicine within a corporation
  • print financial transactions

News

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December 16, 2025

Resources: using AI scribes in clinical care

Resources and guidance regarding artificial intelligence (AI) scribes in clinical care...
Resources: using AI scribes in clinical care
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December 16, 2025

Licence renewal ends December 31

Each year registrants must renew their licence to practise in Nova Scotia. Licensing renewal closed November 30 with the vast...
Licence renewal ends December 31
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November 18, 2025

PACE hospitalist assessment program now accepting applications

The PACE (Physician Assessment Centre of Excellence) is Nova Scotia’s new practice ready assessment program for Internationally Trained Physicians (ITP)....
PACE hospitalist assessment program now accepting applications
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Support for registrants

Have questions about your licence, practice requirements, or professional resources? Let us know how we can assist you.

Phone: 902-422-5823

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.