(3211) Verified: 2011 10 31
Information on requirements to practise
The profession of medical laboratory technologist is regulated in Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan, where regulatory bodies (also called regulatory colleges) establish the rules and regulations that determine who may practice as a medical laboratory technologist. Their primary role is to protect the public. If you wish to work as a technologist in any of these provinces, you must be registered with the regulatory body (see list below).
The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) works in partnership with provincial regulatory bodies, but is a completely separate organization. Its primary role is to advocate and certify people in the profession. This certification is accepted across Canada and is required in the provinces and territories that do not yet have an individual regulatory body.
- Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS)
- P.O. Box 2830, LCD 1
- Hamilton ON
L8N 3N8 Canada - Phone : 905-528-8642
- Phone (alternate): 1-800-263-8277
- Fax : 905-528-4968
- Email : pla@csmls.org
- http:/
/ www.csmls.org/
CSMLS certifies in the following disciplines:
- General Medical Laboratory Technologist
- Clinical Genetics
- Diagnostic Cytology
- Medical Laboratory Assistant
General Medical Laboratory Technologists must be competent in these five disciplines: clinical chemistry, hematology, clinical microbiology, transfusion science, and histotechnology. Diagnostic cytology technologists must be competent in both gynecological and non-gynecological analysis.Clinical genetics technologists must be competent in both cytogenetics and molecular genetics.
Eligibility requirements to the CSMLS Medical Laboratory Technology certification examinations involve completion of an accredited educational program or a two-step prior learning assessment process to evaluate their education, training and work experience for equivalency (Seehttp://www.csmls.org/Certification/Certification-Process/IEMLT.aspx?lang=en-CA).
Information on assessment of qualifications
CSMLS has a prior learning assessment process available to foreign-trained medical laboratory technologists before or after arrival in Canada. For further information on this process, consult their online information athttp://www.csmls.org/Certification/Certification-Process/IEMLT.aspx?lang=en-CA, or contact CSMLS:
- Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS)
- P.O. Box 2830, LCD 1
- Hamilton ON
L8N 3N8 Canada - Phone : 905-528-8642
- Phone (alternate): 1-800-263-8277
- Fax : 905-528-4968
- Email : pla@csmls.org
- http:/
/ www.csmls.org/
You should note that if you are already licensed to practise your occupation in a province or territory of Canada, and later wish to work in a non-regulated occupation, employers may request that you provide them with a formal assessment of your academic credentials.
If that is the case, or if you wish to have your credentials assessed for a purpose other than practising a regulated occupation in Canada, you may consult our Fact Sheet No. 2, "Assessment and recognition of credentials for the purpose of employment in Canada" and contact an academic credential evaluation service. Although evaluation services offer expert advice on how qualifications obtained abroad compare with academic credentials obtained in Canada, their evaluations are advisory only and do not guarantee recognition of your qualifications for employment or certification purposes in Canada. Please note that evaluation services charge a fee for their assessments.
Information on assessment for immigration purposes, under the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)
The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) is an immigration program administered by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), the department responsible for immigration to Canada.
CIC has listed this profession (NOC 3211) as an eligible occupation under the FSWP. To apply for immigration to Canada under this program, one of the requirements* is to obtain an “Educational Credential Assessment” (ECA) for immigration purposes from a CIC-designated organization. We invite you to communicate directly with one of the designated organizations to begin this process from outside Canada.
*It is important to note that this requirement is for immigration purposes only. It is separate from the process to obtain a license to practice from the relevant regulatory body listed below. Obtaining a license to practice is not required to apply for immigration.
Specific provincial/territorial information
- Alberta Profile
- British Columbia:
- British Columbia Welcome BC
- British Columbia Work BC
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario Career Map
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
Other relevant information
National Occupational Classification (NOC) Profile for:
List of provincial regulatory bodies
Alberta
- Alberta College of Medical Laboratory Technologists (ACMLT)
- 301-9426 51 Avenue NW
- Edmonton AB
T6E 5A6 Canada - Phone : 780-435-5452
- Phone (alternate): 1-800-265-9351
- Fax : 780-437-1442
- Email : info@acmlt.org
- http:/
/ www.acmlt.org/
Manitoba
- College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Manitoba (CMLTM)
- 146-2025 Corydon Avenue
- Winnipeg MB
R3P 0N5 Canada - Phone : 204-231-0311
- Fax : 204-489-7300
- Email : cmltm@cmltm.ca
- http:/
/ www.cmltm.ca/
New Brunswick
- New Brunswick Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists (NBSMLT)
- P.O Box 1812
- Moncton NB
E1C 9X6 Canada - Phone : 506-758-9956
- Fax : 506-758-9963
- Email : registrar@nbsmlt.nb.ca
- http:/
/ www.nbsmlt.nb.ca
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Newfoundland and Labrador College of Medical Laboratory Sciences (NLCMLS)
- P.O. Box 39057, 430 Topsail Road
- St. John's NL
A1E 5Y7 Canada - Phone : 709-754-8324
- http:/
/ www.nlcmls.ca/
Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia College of Medical Laboratory Technologists (NSCMLT)
- 25 Wentworth Street, Suite 205
- Dartmouth NS
B2Y 2S7 Canada - Phone : 902-453-9605
- Phone (alternate): 1-888-897-4095
- Fax : 902-454-3535
- Email : nscmltoffice@ns.aliantzinc.ca
- http:/
/ www.nscmlt.org/
Ontario
- College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Ontario (CMLTO)
- 36 Toronto Street, Suite 950
- Toronto ON
M5C 2C5 Canada - Phone : 416-861-9605
- Phone (alternate): 1-800-323-9672
- Fax : 416-861-0934
- Email : mail@cmlto.com
- http:/
/ www.cmlto.com/
Quebec
- Ordre professionnel des technologistes médicaux du Québec (OPTMQ)
- 281, avenue Laurier Est
- Montréal QC
H2T 1G2 Canada - Phone : 514-527-9811
- Phone (alternate): 1-800-567-7763
- Fax : 514-527-7314
- Email : optmq@optmq.org
- http:/
/ www.optmq.org/
Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists (SSMLT)
- P.O. Box 3837
- Regina SK
S4P 3R8 Canada - Phone : 306-352-6791
- Phone (alternate): 1-877-334-3301
- Fax : 306-352-6791
- Email : exec.dir@ssmlt.ca
- http:/
/ www.ssmlt.ca/
List of provincial and territorial associations
British Columbia
- British Columbia Society of Laboratory Science (BCSLS)
- 720-999 West Broadway Avenue
- Vancouver BC
V5Z 1K5 Canada - Phone : 604-714-1760
- Phone (alternate): 1-800-304-0033
- Fax : 604-738-4080
- Email : bcsls@bcsls.net
- http:/
/ www.bcsls.net/
Manitoba
- Manitoba Association of Medical Laboratory Science (MAMLS)
- 585 London Street
- Winnipeg MB
R2K 2Z6 Canada - Phone : 204-669-9050
- Fax : 204-667-1747
- Email : mamls@mts.net
- http:/
/ www.mamls.ca/
Ontario
- Ontario Society of Medical Technologists (OSMT)
- 234 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 402
- Toronto ON
M4P 1K5 Canada - Phone : 416-485-6768
- Phone (alternate): 1-800-461-6768
- Fax : 416-485-7660
- Email : osmt@osmt.org
- http:/
/ www.osmt.org/
Prince Edward Island
- Prince Edward Island Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists (PEISMT)
- c/o QE Hospital
P.O. Box 6600 - Charlottetown PE
C1A 8T5 Canada - Phone : 902-894-2300
- Fax : 902-894-2385
- Email : peismt@gmail.com
- http:/
/ www.peismt.org/
