Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in Ontario can prescribe controlled substances, if they have completed approved controlled substances education.
The following programs and courses have been approved by Council for NPs needing to meet their controlled substances education requirement.
Standalone courses
| School |
Course name |
Dates approved by Council |
| Athabasca University |
Prescription and Management of Controlled Drugs and Substances |
Course offered since 2014 |
| University of Toronto |
Controlled Drugs and Substances: Essential Management and Prescribing Practices |
Course offered on or after April 29, 2017 |
| University of Ottawa/Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing |
Prescribing Narcotics and Controlled Substances |
Course offered on or after January 17, 2014 |
NP programs in Ontario
| School |
NP specialty certificate program |
Dates approved by Council |
| Lakehead University |
Primary Health Care |
For students entering the program from September 2017 onwards |
| Laurentian University |
Primary Health Care |
For students entering the program from September 2017 onwards |
| McMaster University |
Primary Health Care |
For students entering the program from September 2017 onwards |
| Queen’s University |
Primary Health Care |
For students entering the program from September 2017 onwards |
| Ryerson University |
Primary Health Care |
For students entering the program from September 2017 onwards |
| University of Ottawa |
Primary Health Care |
For students entering the program from September 2017 onwards |
| University of Windsor |
Primary Health Care |
For students entering the program from September 2017 onwards |
| Western University |
Primary Health Care |
For students entering the program from September 2017 onwards |
| York University |
Primary Health Care |
For students entering the program from September 2017 onwards |
| University of Toronto |
Adult, Paediatrics and Primary Health Care |
For students entering the program from September 2017 onwards |
NP programs in Canada
| School |
Dates approved by Council |
| Athabasca University |
For students entering the program from May 2014 onwards |
| Memorial University |
For students completing the program from May 2015 onwards |
| Saskatchewan Polytechnic |
For students entering the program from 2014 onwards |
| Université de Moncton |
For students completing the program from 2016 onwards |
| University of Alberta |
For students completing the program from July 2015 onwards |
| University of Calgary |
For students completing the program from July 2015 onwards |
| University of Manitoba |
For students completing the program from January 2016 onwards |
| University of New Brunswick |
For students completing the program from 2016 onwards |
| University of Saskatchewan |
For students entering the program from 2014 onwards |