1.4 (1) The following are registration requirements for the issuance of a certificate of registration for any class:  1.  The applicant must provide details to the Executive Director of any of the following that relate to the applicant at the time that the applicant submits the application, and of any of the following that come to relate to the applicant after the application is submitted and before a certificate of registration is issued: i.  A finding of guilt for any criminal offence, any offence relating to the use, possession or sale of drugs, any offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada), or any other offence in relation to the practice of nursing or another profession in any jurisdiction. ii.  A finding of professional misconduct, incompetence, incapacity, professional negligence, malpractice or any similar finding against the applicant in relation to the practice of nursing or another profession in any jurisdiction. iii.  A current investigation, inquiry or proceeding for professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity or any similar investigation or proceeding in relation to the practice of nursing or another profession in any jurisdiction. iv.  A current proceeding in respect of any offence in any jurisdiction. v.  A refusal to register the applicant to practise as a nurse or in another profession in any jurisdiction. 2.  The applicant’s past and present conduct, in the opinion of the Executive Director or a panel of the Registration Committee, must afford reasonable grounds for the belief that the applicant, i.  does not suffer from any physical or mental condition or disorder that could affect his or her ability to practise nursing in a safe manner, ii.  will practise nursing with decency, honesty and integrity and in accordance with the law, iii.  has sufficient knowledge, skill and judgment to competently engage in the practice of nursing authorized by the certificate of registration, and iv.  will display an appropriately professional attitude. 3.  The applicant must have paid any fees required under the by-laws for the issuance of the certificate of registration.  O. Reg. 175/12, s. 1. (2) It is a registration requirement for the issuance of a certificate of registration for any class, other than the Emergency and Non-Practising classes, that the applicant must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada or must hold the appropriate authorization under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
(Canada) to permit the applicant to engage in the practice of nursing in Ontario.  O. Reg. 175/12, s. 1; O. Reg. 291/23, s. 3. (3) The requirements under subsection (1) are non-exemptible.  O. Reg. 175/12, s. 1. (4) An applicant must meet all of the requirements for registration within two years from the day that he or she filed his or her application, but this does not prevent an applicant from filing a new application.  O. Reg. 175/12, s. 1. (5) An applicant shall be deemed not to have satisfied the requirements for the issuance of a certificate of registration of any class if the applicant makes a false or misleading statement or representation in his or her application or supporting documentation.  O. Reg. 175/12, s. 1. Terms, etc., of Every Certificate