Registration Renewal

Please have the following items ready:

1. Email and password to login to MyCLPNA.
2. Current practice hours. Using your paystub(s) from all employers, determine the number of practice hours you have worked in the current year. Add the number of hours you expect to work until December 31 of this year.
   the Policy: Actively Engaged Requirements for Registration and the Continuing Competence Program (CCP). Use the Nursing Practice Self-Assessment Tool to determine if hours worked were considered ”nursing services” according to the Health Professions Act and the CLPNA’s policy.
3. Current employer information.
4. Learning Plan for 2023. Ensure you have considered the learning you have completed in 2023 to declare during renewal
5. Learning Plan for 2024. Identify the learning you plan to undertake for 2024 based on your self-assessment.
6. Payment information.If paying fees by credit card, please have the card number ready. The CLPNA also accepts VISA and Mastercard debit. Cash or debit is accepted in person at the office. Please note that refunds will be issued only to the original card used for payment.

To complete your registration renewal in-person, please contact the CLPNA registration team about the availability of in-person appointments.

Contact 780-484-8886 or Email the Registration Department for more details on Registration Renewal.

Practice Hour Minimums for Renewal

All Licensed Practical Nurses are required to have provided nursing services for a minimum of 1,000 hours within the previous four-year period to be eligible for a practice permit.

All LPNs must fulfill the actively engaged requirements as described in the Policy: Actively Engaged Requirements for Registration and the Continuing Competence Program (CCP).

The practice hours requirement will not apply to recent graduates who graduated fewer than four years ago.

1. CLICK on MyCLPNA LOGIN.
2. TYPE in your User ID (Email address) and Password.
3. (if applicable) CHANGE your Password to something you can remember.
4. Two options will appear on the screen. SELECT the option you want for 2024: Active or Cancelled.

MyCLPNA Security
SECURITY TIME OUT: After logging in, users have approximately 40 minutes to complete the online Registration Renewal Application before system security will time out and ask that you login again. When this happens, the information you have already submitted will be saved.

Registration renewal notices are sent by email to eligible registrants starting in September.

The CLPNA strongly recommends all registrants renew as early as possible.

Registrants NOT currently receiving emails are asked to:

1. Update your CLPNA Profile at MyCLPNA to make sure it has your correct email address, and/or
2. Sign up for the newsletter

If you’ve completed these steps, and you are still not receiving CLPNA emails, check your Spam or Junk folders, and ensure that you have added registration@clpna.com to your safe senders’ list.

If the problem persists, email the CLPNA’s Registration Department, or call 780-484-8886 or 1-800-661-5877 (toll-free in Alberta).

To pay the lowest fee, please renew before December 1.

$320 – If paid between October 10 – December 1
$520 – If paid between December 2 – 31
$750 – If paid after December 31, reinstatement will be required.

See: Fee Schedule

Support is only available during the CLPNA’s office hours. The CLPNA will be closed on holidays. (Office hours are subject to change.)

If the applicant worked without a valid practice permit, a conduct fine of up to $500 is added, for a total of $1250.

PAYMENT METHODS

• Credit card (VISA and MasterCard)
• Pre-Authorized Debit Plan (PAD)
• Debit or Cash (at the CLPNA office)

Not able to use the above payment methods? Contact CLPNA during business hours to make alternate arrangements before starting the online Registration Renewal Application.

To complete your registration renewal in-person, please contact the CLPNA registration team about the availability of in-person appointments.

Contact 780-484-8886 or Email the Registration Department for more details on Registration Renewal.

All fees will change at 12:00 a.m. (midnight) Mountain Time (MT) on the dates listed.

CLPNA Payment Policy
Registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. All fees are in Canadian dollars.

On January 1, 2024, the Registration Renewal system will close and anyone who has not renewed will have their practice permit suspended. Those still wishing to register should see Previously Registered in Alberta. Please note that those with suspended permits will be charged additional fees (see above) if registering in January. Permits not reinstated by January 31, 2024 will be cancelled.

Individuals without a valid practice permit (registration type Active/Provisional) are not authorized to use the title “LPN” or work as a Licensed Practical Nurse in Alberta, as per Schedule 10 of the Health Professions Act.

Working as an LPN without a valid practice permit constitutes unprofessional conduct and violation will subject the individual to disciplinary action including fines of $500.

Registrants who, for any reason:

• do not plan to practice as an LPN in Alberta and
• do not plan to return to practice in the future

should notify CLPNA of their change in status on their account. This serves as:

• formal notification to CLPNA of non-renewal,
• record of registrant practice hours, and
• record of completion of Continuing Competence Learning Plan.

If a Registration Renewal Application is not completed, further reminders and suspension/cancellation notifications will be sent to the registrant as required by the Health Professions Act.

If you would like cancel your practice permit for next year please:

1. Log in to your MyCLPNA account.
2. Under Change My Registration, click “change.”
3. You will be asked if you are sure you want to cancel.
4. Fill out the form and hit “submit.”

Most registrants will receive access to their practice permit on their MyCLPNA dashboard.

Exceptions:

1. If a registrant does not have access to their permit immediately, it may mean that the application has not been approved or paid for, and the registrant will be contacted within five business days to discuss next steps; and/or
2. Those who have subscribed to the PAD Plan, and who complete the online Registration Renewal Application in October, will receive access to their practice permit after their final payment is processed in mid-November.

Registrants can see and print their practice permit and tax receipt on their MyCLPNA dashboard. Registrants will not receive a practice permit in the mail from CLPNA.

Registrants and employers requiring proof of LPN registration status should access the CLPNA’s Public Registry of LPNs. The Public Registry shows the current and future registration status, advanced authorizations, and conditions.

Public Registry of LPNs