Midwifery Profession General Regulations

Regulation
Registration
R-002-2005
Source
Unofficial consolidation PDF (justice.gov.nt.ca)
Under
Midwifery Profession Act

This is an unofficial reading copy parsed from the Department of Justice consolidation PDF above — itself an office consolidation, not an official statement of the law. The authoritative text is in the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988 and the annual Statutes volumes.

  • s.1 amended by R-090-2019,s.2 in force Oct. 15, 2019
  • s.1 amended by R-073-2025,s.2 in force Oct. 1, 2025
  • s.2 amended by R-073-2025,s.3 in force Oct. 1, 2025
  • s.3 amended by R-090-2019,s.3,4 in force Oct. 15, 2019
  • s.3 amended by R-102-2024,s.2
  • s.3 amended by R-073-2025,s.4. (2)-(4) Repealed, R-102-2024,s.2 in force Oct. 1, 2025
  • s.5 amended by R-073-2025,s.5 in force Oct. 1, 2025
  • s.5.1 repealed by R-090-2019,s.5 in force Oct. 15, 2019
  • s.6 amended by R-046-2005,s.4
  • s.6 amended by R-090-2019,s.4,6 in force Oct. 15, 2019
  • s.6 amended by R-073-2025,s.6 in force Oct. 1, 2025
  • s.7 amended by R-073-2025,s.7 in force Oct. 1, 2025
  • s.8 amended by R-090-2019,s.7 in force Oct. 15, 2019
  • s.9 amended by R-090-2019,s.7 in force Oct. 15, 2019
  • s.10 amended by R-046-2005,s.5
Contents
1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 4 5. 5 5.1. Repealed 6. 6 7. 7 8. 8 9. 9 10. 10

R-046-2005,s.2.

The Commissioner, on the recommendation of the Minister, under section 52 of the Midwifery Profession Act and every enabling power, makes the Midwifery Profession Application and Registration Regulations.

1.

(1) In this regulation, "unrestricted", in respect of a person’s registration or the registration for which the person is eligible as a midwife in a province, means that the registration

(a) is not or would not be limited to a temporary period of time that is less than the period for full registration; and

(b) permits or would permit the person to exercise the entire scope of practice of midwifery

(i) without any conditions or restrictions imposed on the person’s practice,

(ii) without a requirement for supervision of the person’s practice, and

(iii) without a requirement that the person complete additional training or examination prior to entitlement to exercise the entire scope of practice.

(2) In this regulation, "contact information" includes

(a) a mailing address;

(b) a fax number, if the person has a means of receiving a fax;

(c) an email address, if the person has a means of receiving an email; and

(d) a telephone number.

R-090-2019,s.2; R-073-2025,s.2.

2.

(1) An applicant must be entitled to work in Canada to be qualified to be a registered midwife.

(2) An applicant is only qualified to be a registered midwife if

(a) the applicant’s registration as a midwife in a province is unrestricted; or

(b) the applicant is eligible for unrestricted registration as a midwife in a province.

R-073-2025,s.3.

3.

(1) On application to be registered as a registered midwife under subsection 8(1) of the Act, an applicant shall provide the Registrar with a completed application form and other supporting material, including the following:

(a) information satisfactory to the Registrar confirming the identity of the applicant;

(b) contact information for the applicant;

(c) a photograph of the applicant clearly showing their face, taken within six months of the application;

(d) proof that the applicant is entitled to work in Canada;

(e) information on the languages written and spoken by the applicant;

(f) information about

(i) any plans for employment as a registered midwife in the Northwest Territories, including the name, address and telephone number of the prospective employer and the planned date of commencement, or

(ii) any plans to practice as a registered midwife in the Northwest Territories, including the address of, and telephone number for, the planned location of practice and the planned date of commencement;

(g) a resume including all employment history relevant to the practice of midwifery and other health care or professional employment or practice;

(h) proof that the applicant is registered and in good standing as a midwife in a province and that the registration is unrestricted, or proof that the applicant is eligible for unrestricted registration as a midwife in a province;

(i) a copy of the applicant’s degree, diploma or certificate in respect of midwifery or documentation proving a determination that the applicant has achieved equivalencies to a degree, diploma or certificate in respect of midwifery, that

(i) entitle the applicant to be registered as a midwife in a province, or

(ii) make the applicant eligible to be registered as a midwife in a province;

(j) information about each current and previous registration or licensing of the applicant as a midwife, or as a practitioner in any other health care field, in the Northwest Territories or in any other jurisdiction, including dates of registration, class of registration, periods of active practice, any restrictions in respect of practice, any periods of suspension or cancellation, and any revocations;

(k) information about each application by the applicant for registration or licensing as a midwife, or as a practitioner in any other health care field, that has been refused in the Northwest Territories or any other jurisdiction;

(l) information about each finding against the applicant of unprofessional conduct as a midwife or as a practitioner in any health care field in the Northwest Territories or any other jurisdiction, including a finding of professional misconduct, incompetence to practice, incapacity to practice, or lack of fitness to practice;

(m) information about any allegation, complaint or proceeding against the applicant in respect of unprofessional conduct as a midwife or as a practitioner in any health care field in the Northwest Territories or any other jurisdiction, including an allegation, a complaint or a proceeding in respect of professional misconduct, incompetence to practice, incapacity to practice, or lack of fitness to practice;

(n) information about any professional liability insurance claim made in respect of the applicant’s practice as a midwife or as a practitioner in any health care field in the Northwest Territories or any other jurisdiction;

(o) information about a settlement or judgment in any civil law suit that relates to the applicant’s practice as a midwife or as a practitioner in any health care field in the Northwest Territories or any other jurisdiction;

(p) information about any coroner’s inquest or verdict that relates to the applicant’s practice as a midwife or as a practitioner in any health care field in the Northwest Territories or any other jurisdiction;

(q) information about any conviction of the applicant for an offence under the Food and Drugs Act (Canada), the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada), or any other law in any jurisdiction that may be relevant to the practice of a registered midwife;

(r) information about any physical, mental or medical condition of the applicant that may affect the ability of the applicant to practice as a registered midwife;

(s) information about any treatment of the applicant for an addiction that may affect the ability of the applicant to practice as a registered midwife;

(t) a statement by the applicant authorizing the Registrar, or a person designated by the Registrar, to make enquiries of any person, government or body with regard to the information provided by the applicant in the application form and in other supporting material, and authorizing any person to whom enquiries are made to provide any information requested;

(u) a statement signed by the applicant attesting to the truth of the information provided by the applicant in the application form and in other supporting material;

(v) an undertaking that the applicant, upon registration, will carry professional liability insurance with an insurer acceptable to the Minister in an amount that is at least the minimum level of coverage required by the Minister.

R-090-2019,s.3,4; R-102-2024,s.2; R-073-2025,s.4. (2)-(4) Repealed, R-102-2024,s.2.

4.

Before commencing employment or practice, the registered midwife shall provide the Registrar with proof that the registered midwife carries professional liability insurance with an insurer acceptable to the Minister in an amount that is at least the minimum level of coverage required by the Minister.

5.

(1) A registered midwife shall provide to the Registrar, for entry in the Midwifery Register, information in respect of

(a) the registered midwife’s employer and place of employment, or the registered midwife’s practice and place of practice;

(b) the registered midwife’s business address and business telephone number;

(c) any change in the registered midwife’s employer, place of employment, practice, place of practice, business address or business telephone number; and

(d) any change in status in respect of the registered midwife’s registration or licensing in a province or territory.

(2) A registered midwife shall provide the Registrar with the information referred to in paragraphs 5(1)(a) and (b) within two weeks of obtaining employment or commencing practice unless they provided the information in their application.

(3) A registered midwife shall provide the Registrar with the information referred to in paragraphs 5(c) and (d) within two weeks of the change.

(4) In addition to the information set out in subsection (1), the Registrar shall enter in the Midwifery Register the information provided by the registered midwife in respect of

(a) the registered midwife’s degree, diploma or certificate in respect of midwifery, or information in respect of the determination that the registered midwife has achieved equivalencies to a degree, diploma or certificate in respect of midwifery;

(b) the province where the registered midwife was registered at the time of their application under subsection 8(1) of the Act, if they qualified to be registered in the Northwest Territories on the basis of that registration;

(c) the province where the registered midwife was eligible for registration at the time of their application under subsection 8(1) of the Act, if they qualified to be registered in the Northwest Territories on the basis of that eligibility; and

(d) each current and previous registration or licensing of the registered midwife in a province or territory.

R-073-2025,s.5.

5.1.

Repealed, R-090-2019,s.5.

6.

(1) On application for the renewal of a certificate of registration as a registered midwife under subsection 11(2) of the Act, the registered midwife shall provide the Registrar with a completed application form in respect of renewal and other supporting material, including the following:

(a) information satisfactory to the Registrar confirming the identity of the registered midwife;

(b) contact information for the registered midwife;

(c) information in respect of the registered midwife’s employer and place of employment, or the registered midwife’s practice and place of practice;

(d) the registered midwife’s business address and business telephone number;

(e) proof that the registered midwife

(i) is registered and in good standing as a midwife in a province and that the registration is unrestricted, or

(ii) has complied with the continuing competence program for registered midwives adopted under section 8;

(e.1) proof of completion of the requirements in the continuing competence program adopted under section 8 in respect of

(i) a course in adult and infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation, not more than one year prior to the date of the application,

(ii) a course in neonatal resuscitation, including intubation, not more than one year prior to the date of the application,

(iii) a course in the fundamentals of fetal health surveillance, not more than two years prior to the date of the application, and

(iv) a course in obstetrical emergency skills, not more than two years prior to the date of the application.

(f) proof that the registered midwife carries professional liability insurance with an insurer acceptable to the Minister in an amount that is at least the minimum level of coverage required by the Minister;

(g) information about each finding against the registered midwife of unprofessional conduct, including professional misconduct, incompetence to practice, incapacity to practice, or lack of fitness to practice as a midwife or as a practitioner in any health care field in the Northwest Territories or any other jurisdiction;

(h) information about any allegation, complaint or proceeding against the registered midwife in relation to conduct, including professional misconduct, incompetence to practice, incapacity to practice, or lack of fitness to practice as a midwife or as a practitioner in any health care field in the Northwest Territories or any other jurisdiction;

(i) information about any professional liability insurance claim made in respect of the registered midwife’s practice as a midwife or as a practitioner in any health care field in the Northwest Territories or any other jurisdiction;

(j) information about a settlement or judgment in any civil law suit that relates to the registered midwife’s practice as a midwife or as a practitioner in any health care field in the Northwest Territories or any other jurisdiction;

(k) information about any coroner’s inquest or verdict that relates to the registered midwife’s practice as a midwife or as a practitioner in any health care field in the Northwest Territories or any other jurisdiction;

(l) information about any conviction of the registered midwife for an offence under the Food and Drugs Act (Canada), the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada), or any other law in any jurisdiction that may be relevant to the practice of a registered midwife;

(m) information about any physical, mental or medical condition of the registered midwife that may affect their ability to practice as a registered midwife;

(n) information about any treatment of the registered midwife for an addiction that may affect their ability to practice as a registered midwife;

(o) a statement by the registered midwife authorizing the Registrar, or a person designated by the Registrar, to make enquiries of any person, government or body, with regard to the information provided by the registered midwife in the application form and in other supporting material, and authorizing any person to whom enquiries are made to provide any information requested;

(p) a statement signed by the registered midwife attesting to the truth of the information provided by the registered midwife in the application form and in other supporting material.

(2) On application for reinstatement of a person’s registration as a registered midwife under subsection 11(5) of the Act, the person shall provide the Registrar with a completed application form in respect of renewal, referred to in subsection (1), and the other supporting material referred to in subsection (1). R-046-2005,s.4; R-090-2019,s.4,6; R-073-2025,s.6.

7.

(1) The fee prescribed under subsection 8(1) of the Act for registration of an applicant as a registered midwife is $191.

(2) The fee prescribed under subsection 11(2) and paragraph 11(5)(b) of the Act for renewal of a certificate of registration for a registered midwife is $191.

(3) The fee prescribed under paragraph 11(5)(b) of the Act for reinstatement of a person’s registration as a registered midwife is $191.

(3.1) Repealed, R-073-2025,s.7(2).

(4) A person to whom section 12 of the Act applies shall pay the following fees for reinstatement:

(a) the fee set out in subsection (2) for renewal, if the period of suspension includes the date when the person’s certificate of registration as a registered midwife would have expired; and

(b) the fee set out in subsection (3) for reinstatement.

R-077-2018,s.2; R-058-2020,s.2; 3.1) Repealed, R-073-2025,s.7.

8.

The Continuing Competence Program For Registered Midwives in the Northwest Territories, established by the Midwives Association of the Northwest Territories, as amended from time to time, is adopted. R-090-2019,s.7.

9.

The Code of Conduct for Registered Midwives in the Northwest Territories, established by the Midwives Association of the Northwest Territories, as amended from time to time, is adopted. R-090-2019,s.7.

10.

The practice of registered midwives shall conform with standards for the practice of registered midwives approved by the Minister. R-046-2005,s.5.