All students enrolled in a Nursing program must be registered with the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec - OIIQ (Order of Nurses of Quebec) to have access to clinical studies. B.Sc.(N.) students receive direct communication from the OIIQ to their Quebec mailing address in the Fall semester. (Students who do not have a Quebec address on the MINERVA system will not receive this notice and their clinical placement will be in jeopardy.) Students must provide the OIIQ with the necessary documentation (e.g., certified birth certificate) and respond to questions related to criminal activity (if any). B.Sc.(N.) students register as
Student Nurse for which the OIIQ charges a fee; the registration (
immatriculation) is valid for the duration of the program. B.N. (Integrated) students must have passed the OIIQ professional examination or have received licensure from the OIIQ to take the first community clinical course NUR1 431. All Nursing students must adhere to the Code of Ethics of Nurses as outlined in the Professional Code R.S.Q., c. C-26, s. 87; 2001, c. 78, s. 6.
When B.Sc.(N.) students interrupt their clinical studies, they must return their immatriculation to the OIIQ during that period. The OIIQ will return the
immatriculation when clinical studies resume. Any student who interrupts studies for more than a year will have their
immatriculation revoked by the OIIQ and another application must be made if clinical nursing studies resume.
