The Nova Scotia Government has enacted the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) on Nov. 9 2023, which applies to all health professions in NS. NSCMLT will be legislated under the new Act by the fall of 2025. For more information click here.
Thank you for your patience as we update the website to reflect legislative changes that took affect May 03 2025 with the new regulations of Medical Laboratory Assistants (MLAs) and Combined Laboratory and X-ray Technologists (CLXTs).
Our Values
Professionalism
The College demonstrates professionalism by conducting itself with integrity, transparency and respect.
Best Practices
The College seeks and implements best practices in healthcare regulation.
Accountability
Using objective processes, the College is accountable to the public, stakeholders and membership for the definition and performance of standards of practice.
Collaboration
The College actively exchanges knowledge and works with others.
Innovation
The College continually evaluates new ways to regulate in our healthcare.
— Our Vision —
Accurate, standardized and safe medical laboratory sampling and relevant testing for all Nova Scotians.
— Mission Statement —
“Ensuring Public Safety through regulation, standards and professional development for Medical Laboratory Technologists”
Land Acknowledgement - NSCMLT would like to begin by respectfully acknowledging that the province of Nova Scotia is the ancestral homelands of many diverse populations and acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands, referred to as Mi'kma'ki the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People who are the founding people of Nova Scotia under the "Treaties of Peace and Friendship". We respect the Peace and Friendship treaties, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.
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