Pathway to Licensure

Some professions require you to have a license to practice in New Brunswick. This license is provided by the regulatory body of these professions. To find out if your profession is regulated, view the Requirements Section of your profession's occupational profile. You can also learn the steps to obtain a license in select regulated professions by viewing the "Pathway to Licensure" factsheets below.

• Non-Health
• Health

Non-Health Regulated Professions

Profession Factsheet	Regulatory Body
Architects (PDF)	Architects’ Association of New Brunswick (AANB)
Engineers and Geoscientists (PDF)	Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists New Brunswick (APEGNB)
Chartered Professional Accountants (PDF)	Chartered Professional Accountants of New Brunswick (CPA NB)
Cosmetologists (PDF)	Cosmetology Association of New Brunswick (CANB)
Lawyers (PDF)	Law Society of New Brunswick (LSNB)
Engineering Technicians and Technologists (PDF)	New Brunswick Society of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (NBSCETT)
Planners (PDF)	New Brunswick Association of Planners (NBAP)
Land Surveyors (PDF)	Association of New Brunswick Land Surveyors (ANBLS)
Teachers (PDF)	Office of Teacher Certification
Building Officials (PDF)	New Brunswick Building Officials Association (NBBOA)
Skilled Trades (PDF)	Skilled Trades NB
Dental Hygienists (PDF)	New Brunswick College of Dental Hygienists (NBCDH)
Barbers (PDF)	New Brunswick Registered Barbers' Association (NBRBA)
Translators (PDF)	Corporation of Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters of New Brunswick (CTINB)
Professional Foresters (PDF)	Association of Registered Professional Foresters of New Brunswick (ARPFNB)
Veterinarians (PDF)	New Brunswick Veterinary Medical Association (NBVMA)
Agrologists	New Brunswick Institute of Agrologists
Funeral Directors and Embalmers	New Brunswick Funeral Directors' and Embalmers' Association
Interior Designers	The Association of Registered Interior Designers of New Brunswick
Mortgage Brokers	Financial and Consumer Services Commission
Real-Estate Appraisers	New Brunswick Real Estate Appraisers
Real-Estate Agents	New Brunswick Real Estate Association
Home Economists	New Brunswick Home Economics Association

Health Regulated Professions

Profession Factsheet	Regulatory Body
Licensed Practical Nurse (PDF)	Association of New Brunswick Licensed Practical Nurses (ANBLPN)
Physicians and Surgeons (PDF)	College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick (CPSNB)
Physiotherapists (PDF)	College of Physiotherapists of New Brunswick (CPTNB)
Psychologists (PDF)	College of Psychologists of New Brunswick (CPNB)
Dietitians (PDF)	New Brunswick Association of Dietitians (NBAD)
Medical Radiation Technologists (PDF)	New Brunswick Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (NBAMRT)
Occupational Therapists (PDF)	New Brunswick Association of Occupational Therapists (NBAOT)
Respiratory Therapists (PDF)	New Brunswick Association of Respiratory Therapists (NBART)
Social Workers (PDF)	New Brunswick Association of Social Workers (NBASW)
Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists (PDF)	New Brunswick Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (NBASLPA)
Pharmacists (PDF)	New Brunswick College of Pharmacists (NBCP)
Medical Laboratory Technologists (PDF)	New Brunswick Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists (NBSMLT)
Registered Nurses & Nurse Practitioners (PDF)	Nurses Association of New Brunswick (NANB)
Paramedics (PDF)	The Paramedic Association of New Brunswick (PANB)
Cardiology Technologists (PDF)	New Brunswick Society of Cardiology Technologists (NBSCT)
Counselling Therapists (PDF)	College of Licensed Counselling Therapists of New Brunswick (CTTNB)
Dental Assistants (PDF)	New Brunswick Dental Society (NBDS)
Dental Specialists (PDF)	New Brunswick Dental Society (NBDS)
Dentists (PDF)	New Brunswick Dental Society (NBDS)
Opticians (PDF)	Opticians Association of New Brunswick (OANB)
Optometrists (PDF)	New Brunswick Association of Optometrists (NBAO)
Midwives	Midwifery Council of New Brunswick
Denturist	New Brunswick Denturists’ Society
Dental Technologists, technicians, and laboratory assistants	New Brunswick Dental Technicians' Association
Chiropractors	New Brunswick Chiropractors' Association
Massage Therapists	College of Massage Therapy New Brunswick
Podiatrists	New Brunswick Podiatry Association
Osteopaths	The College of Osteopaths of New Brunswick