3. (1) The following are additional requirements for the issuance of a certificate of registration as a registered practical nurse in the General class: 1.  The applicant, i.  must have a diploma in practical nursing evidencing the successful completion of a program specifically designed to educate and train persons to be practising registered practical nurses, A.  awarded by a College of Applied Arts and Technology in Ontario whose program was approved by Council or by a body approved by Council for that purpose, or B.  awarded as a result of successful completion of a program that was approved by Council or by a body approved by Council for that purpose, ii.  must have a diploma in practical nursing evidencing the successful completion of a program specifically designed to educate and train persons to be practising registered practical nurses, other than a program mentioned in subparagraph i, which program was approved by the Registration Committee as one whose graduates should possess knowledge, skill and judgment at least equivalent to those of current graduates of a program mentioned in sub-subparagraph i A, iii.  must have successfully completed a program in practical nursing specifically designed to educate and train persons to be practising registered practical nurses, other than a program mentioned in subparagraph i or ii, and, A.  must have successfully completed a program that, at the time the applicant commenced it, was approved by Council as one whose graduates should possess knowledge, skill and judgment at least equivalent to those of current graduates of a program mentioned in sub-subparagraph i A, or B.  must have paid any fees required under the by-laws, undergone an evaluation approved by Council and satisfied the Executive Director or a panel of the Registration Committee that he or she has successfully completed further education or training or combination of education and training approved by the Registration Committee that was identified in the evaluation as necessary to evidence that the applicant possesses knowledge, skill and judgment at least equivalent to those of current graduates of a program mentioned in sub-subparagraph i A. iv.  must have satisfied the requirements of paragraph 1 of subsection 2 (1), or v.  must, if the applicant has not satisfied the requirements of paragraph 1 of subsection 2 (1), have successfully completed a program in nursing, specifically designed to educate and train persons to be practising registered nurses, must have paid any fees required under the by-laws, undergone an evaluation approved by Council and satisfied the Executive Director or a panel of the Registration Committee that he or she has successfully completed further education or training or combination of education and training approved by the Registration Committee that was identified in the evaluation as necessary to evidence that the applicant possesses knowledge, skill and judgment at least equivalent to those of current graduates of a program mentioned in sub-subparagraph i A. 2.  The applicant must have successfully completed an examination for registration as a registered practical nurse at a time when that examination was approved by Council and at a time when he or she was eligible under section 9 to take that examination, or must have successfully completed an examination approved by Council for that purpose. 3.  The applicant, i.  must have been awarded the diploma mentioned in subparagraph 1 i or ii no more than three years before the day that the applicant met all other requirements for the issuance of the certificate of registration, ii.  must have successfully completed all the requirements of subparagraph 1 iii, iv or v no more than three years before the day that the applicant met all other requirements for the issuance of the certificate of registration, iii.  must demonstrate evidence of practice as a registered practical nurse no more than three years before the day on which the applicant met all other requirements for the issuance of the certificate of registration, or iv.  must have paid any fees required under the by-laws, undergone an evaluation approved by the Registration Committee at a time when the evaluation was approved by the Registration Committee and met requirements regarding additional training, experience, examinations or assessments specified by a panel of the Registration Committee within the period of time specified by the panel. 4.  The applicant must, within five years before the day that the applicant is issued a certificate as a registered practical nurse, have successfully completed the examination in nursing jurisprudence that is approved by Council for applicants for the issuance of a certificate as a registered practical nurse. 5.  The applicant must have demonstrated language proficiency and the ability to communicate and comprehend effectively, both orally and in writing, in either English or French at a date no more than two years before the day that he or she is issued a certificate in the General class, or such longer period of time as specified by a panel of the Registration Committee, unless, i.  the applicant, on the day he or she submits the application, holds a certificate of registration as a registered practical nurse, other than a certificate in the Emergency or Non-Practising class, or ii.  the applicant previously held a certificate of registration as a registered practical nurse, other than a certificate in the Emergency, retired or Non-Practising class and since the last date that the applicant held that certificate no more than two years or such longer period of time as specified by a panel of the Registration Committee has elapsed. O. Reg. 175/12, s. 1; O. Reg. 462/16, s. 3 (1); O. Reg. 291/23, s. 6. (2) The requirements of subparagraph 1 ii, iii or v of subsection (1) shall be deemed not to have been met where the nursing program which the applicant relies on to meet that requirement was not recognized or approved in the jurisdiction in which the program was taken as qualifying the applicant to practise as a registered practical nurse in that jurisdiction.  O. Reg. 175/12, s. 1. (3) The requirements in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection (1) do not apply to an applicant who previously held a certificate as a registered practical nurse in the General class.  O. Reg. 175/12, s. 1. (4) Subject to subsection (3) and section 3.1, the requirements in subsection (1) are non-exemptible.  O. Reg. 175/12, s. 1; O. Reg. 462/16, s. 3 (2). Mobility Within Canada