• ​All exam staff and candidates will be required to wear facial masks provided by the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.

• Homemade masks can be worn upon entrance into the building, but candidates must don the mask provided for the duration of the RPNCE and when in close proximity to others. 

• Masks should be changed if they become wet, soiled or damaged. Additional masks will be available by request. 

• At the end of the exam masks should be appropriately discarded. ​

• ​All participants will be required to complete the COVID-19 Health Assessment and Access to Site form

• On the form the candidate will declare that they have not been outside of Canada in the past 14 days and are not currently experiencing symptoms.​

• The form must be completed and handed in on the day of the exam along with the COVID-19 Health and Safety policy

• Candidates are asked to complete the form before arriving at the exam location. Hardcopies will be available upon registration for those that do not have access to a printer. 

• ​BCCNM reserves the right to deny entry to any candidate based on their form responses. 

• BCCNM has prepared a COVID-19 Health and Safety policy to protect exam candidates and staff.

• Candidates are expected to review and submit an initialed copy of the policy on the day of the exam, along with a completed COVID-19 Health Assessment and Access to Site form.

• ​Candidates are encouraged to inform BCCNM if they are experiencing any symptoms associated with COVID-19. Do not come to the testing location if you are experiencing symptoms.

• Candidates may withdraw and request a refund or defer to a later exam with no penalty if it is in relation to COVID-19.

• To request a refund or deferral please contact Michele Cunanan at michele.cunanan@bccnm.ca. 

• ​To reduce the risk of transmission, the RPNCE March sitting will take place in three hotel rooms to accommodate all candidates and meet physical distance guidelines. 

• Each candidate will have their own 6-foot table and spacing of tables will ensure the minimum 2-meter physical distancing requirement is met. ​

• ​As part of BCCNM's contact with the hotel, Hotel Vancouver staff will sanitize all furniture and equipment inside the meeting rooms before the event, using EPA-registered chemicals proven effective in preventing the transmission of COVID-19. 

In addition, exam staff will: 

• Disinfect high touch surfaces as needed during the exam

• Ensure candidates sanitize their hands upon entering the exam site and wear a mask for the duration of the exam.

• Provide additional hand sanitizer and/or a new mask at the request of the candidate.

• As a precaution, ​BCCNM will maintain administrative tracking of candidate-invigilator interactions and seating to support contact tracing, if needed at any time. 

• If BCCNM is alerted to, or made aware of, a positive COVID-19 test from a candidate or exam staff, we will support public health as needed to notify affected individuals. 

• ​​Candidates traveling internationally are required to follow the guidelines outlined by British Columbia's Provincial Health Officer, which includes a mandatory 14 day self-isolation period upon arrival in B.C.

• All participants will be required to complete a health assessment form prior to entering the RPNCE site to declare that they have not been outside of Canada in the preceding 14 days.

• Candidates may withdraw and request a refund or defer to a later exam with no penalty if it is in relation to COVID-19.

• Do not come to the testing location if you are experiencing symptoms.

• To request a refund or deferral please contact Michele Cunanan at michele.cunanan@bccnm.ca.