PROTECTING THE PUBLIC

The College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA) regulates the licensed practical nurse profession in a manner that protects and serves the public. Our first responsibility is to Alberta’s healthcare users. We regulate the profession by setting and maintaining standards for registration, practice, and conduct for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs). Our focus and commitment is to protect and serve the public.

Public resources

• Make a complaint – we are responsible for protecting the public from unethical, unskilled, and unsafe LPN practices. File a complaint if you have a concern about an LPN practicing in Alberta. You can also learn more about our formal complaints process against LPNs here. 
• Check a nurse’s status – we keep a real-time registry of LPNs to help the public identify if a person providing nursing care in Alberta is registered with us. Any public member can check a nurse’s status through our online registry.
• Find out how the CLPNA protects the public – the CLPNA’s first responsibility is to regulate the licensed practical nurse profession to protect and serve the public.
• Subscribe to our weekly newsletter – the CLPNA’s weekly newsletter provides the latest LPN regulation, policy, practice, continuing education, and registration news.
• Ask the CLPNA – contact us with any questions you have about the CLPNA, LPNs in Alberta, and practical nursing regulation in Alberta.

Employer resources

• Verify an LPN – authorized personnel, including human resources professionals and healthcare managers, can sign up to receive notifications about the current and future registration status’ of LPN employees at your facility.