Registration Program staff are available to answer questions about the application process and required documents, however registration decisions are made by the Registrar and/or the Registration Committee. Registration Program staff cannot tell you whether or not you meet the requirements or predict whether you will be eligible for registration with the College.
Application Form
- The Application Form must be sent by email (PDF format preferred) to: registration@collegeofdietitians.org;
- Review your application form to make sure you have completed, signed, and dated All sections of the form.
- If any section of your application form is incomplete, you will be required to submit a new form.
- All applications are processed in the order in which they are received.
Official Transcripts
You must arrange for official transcripts to be sent electronically to the College for each post-secondary degree that you have completed.
This includes transcripts related to:
- Your nutrition degree; and
- Any other degrees you have completed.
If the transcript related to a degree does not state that the degree was conferred or awarded, you must arrange for the University to provide an official letter confirming that all degree requirements have been met.
All transcripts and letters must be sent directly from the University to the College at: registration@collegeofdietitians.org.
Course Descriptions
If your nutrition degree was not accredited, you must arrange for official course descriptions to be sent electronically from the university to the College. The content in the course descriptions will be compared the national standards for academic competencies.
The course descriptions must be for the year in which each course was completed. If course descriptions for the exact year are not available, the College will accept available descriptions provided that:
- The university clearly indicates whether the content of the course has changed since you completed it.
- If the content has changed, the university must provide details about these changes.
- Please request University to send the course descriptions directly to registration@collegeofdietitians.org.
Practical Training Information
Your application must include information about your practical training.
If you completed an accredited practical training program, you must arrange for an official letter to be sent electronically from the institution to the College which confirms that you have successfully completed an accredited internship or practicum program in Canada. Please request program completion letters to be sent directly to registration@collegeofdietitians.org.
For applicants who completed non-accredited practical training, you must submit one of the following:
- A detailed description sent electronically by the institution to the College, about the nature of the practical training program, including the learning objectives, the length and format of the training, or
- An independent practicum submission detailing how the practicum that you organized has met the national standards for dietetics education in Canada.
For reference, you may wish to review the evaluation forms which will be used by the Registration Committee to assess a formal practical training program, or an independent practicum.
Name Change Information
If your official transcripts are under a different name than the one you are currently using, you must enclose proof of your change in name with this application (e.g., document showing your old name (i.e., marriage certificate) and a government issued ID showing your current name (i.e., driver’s license, passport). You may email proof of name change documentation (PDF format preferred) to: registration@collegeofdietitians.org.
Proof of Authorization to Work in Canada
Authorization to work in Canada is one of the College's non-exemptible requirements. You must provide proof of authorization to work in Canada which permits you to practise dietetics in Canada. (PDF format preferred) You may email proof of authorization to work in Canada to: registration@collegeofdietitians.org.
You are a Canadian Citizen
Provide proof by submitting a copy of one of the following documents:
- Canadian Birth Certificate;
- Canadian Passport;
- Canadian Citizenship Certificate or Card; or
- Indian Status and Indentification Card.
You are a Permanent Resident of Canada
Provide proof by submitting a copy of your Permanent Resident Card.
You have a Valid Work or Study Permit
Your work or study permit authorizes you to practise dietetics in Canada. Provide proof by submitting a copy of your Work Permit.
You Don’t Have a Work or Study Permit yet?
You can request a formal letter from the College to confirm that you have met all the other registration requirements, but will not be eligible for registration until you provide formal proof of authorization to work in Canada.