Leaving practice
If you are currently a practising licensee and will be taking a leave from midwifery practice, you have the option of maintaining your licence, becoming a former licensee.
Learn more on the leaving or returning to practice page.
Important
Cancelling licence/retiring
If you will not be practising after March 31 and want to cancel your licence, you have two options:
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Notify BCCNM: Apply to cancel your licence (instructions and other important information is available on the leaving or returning to practice page).
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Do nothing! If you do not renew your licence. Your licence will lapse and you will become a former licensee (renewal reminders will continue until March 31).
If you are retiring, we thank you for your service and wish you all the best!
Returning to practice
If you cancelled your licence licensee before you went on leave and are gearing up to return to practice, what you need to do depends on your return to work date. Instructions on how to reinstate your licence can be found on the leaving or returning to practice page.
Please submit your reinstatement application at least eight weeks before your return to work date.
Reinstatement applications take longer to process because we need to review when you last practised, as well as evidence of good character, fitness to practice, and currency and competency requirements.
Submitting an application does not mean you can work
You cannot return to work until you have received a confirmation email from BCCNM that you have been granted your practising licence. After your reinstatement is approved, your updated status will also be listed on our
midwife online directory.
When are you returning to work?
- Before March 31
- You must apply to reinstate your practising licence (and receive confirmation of reinstatement), and then complete a renewal application. Apply as early as possible to ensure you have time to reinstate your licence and then renew.
- On April 1
- Apply to reinstate your practising licence with the start date of April 1.
- After April 1
- Apply to reinstate your practising licence for your return to work date.