Return To Practice

In Manitoba, an applicant is considered current, if they were registered with a Canadian dietetic regulatory body within the past three years.

Return to Practice Application Process

If you wish to return to practice, the application process will depend on whether you were previously registered as a dietitian in Canada within the last three years or not.

I was previously registered as a dietitian in Canada within the past three years of my application.

• You will be completing a Return to Practice application

Documents Required:

• Official transcripts, internship/practicum program verification and CDRE pass results. If you were previously registered with CDM, please confirm if the College has your documents.
• Proof of identity and current legal name, such as a passport or driver’s licence, which can be uploaded when you apply online.
• Current resume, which can be uploaded when you apply online.
• Original criminal record checks with vulnerable sector check, adult and child abuse registry checks. All checks must be completed within six months of application.  We recommend that you order all background checks accordingly to when we can expect to receive your complete application. Please be aware that only original documents are acceptable for application for registration with the College.
  • If you reside in Winnipeg, you can order criminal record checks with vulnerable sector check online from the Winnipeg Police Service. The results will be sent to you directly from the Winnipeg Police Service either through email or pick-up. If the results are sent to you by email, forward the email to the College. If you are picking up the results at the police station, send the document in its original form, sealed in an envelope.
  • If you don’t reside in Winnipeg, please contact your local police service. If the province where you reside conducts separate adult and child abuse registry checks, contact them to order.  If that service is not available in your home province, the criminal record check with vulnerable sector check will contain that information.
• Continuing Competence Program Requirement Form for Return to Practice to ensure that your knowledge and skills are up to date for your specific area of practice. Complete and email to CDM.

Fees:

• Upon application, you will be charged an initial application fee of $120.00.
• Once your Return to Practice application is approved, an invoice for the registration fee will appear on your account.
  • Registration fee: $615.00 per year, or $51.25 per month prorated based on the month of registration.
• Once you have paid your entire registration fees, you will be licensed as a Registered Dietitian with the College.
• As a Registered Dietitian, you must fulfill the responsibilities of all registered members, including:

1. • Renew your membership annually
   • Mandatory participation in Continuing Competence Program
   • Meet the standards for ethics and professional conduct set by the College.

Apply to Return to Practice

 

I was registered as a dietitian in Canada more than three years ago

• You must undergo a Document Review by the College’s Board of Assessors as part of your return to practice application.
• You may be required to undergo further assessment.
• You will be required to successfully pass the Canadian Dietetic Registration Exam (CDRE).

Documents Required:

• Official transcripts, internship/practicum program verification and CDRE pass results. If you resigned from CDM in the last seven years, please confirm the College has your documents.
• Proof of identity and current legal name, such as a passport or driver’s licence, which can be uploaded when you apply online.
• Current resume, which can be uploaded when you apply online.

Fees and Timing:

• Initial application fee: $120.00 charged at the time of application.
• Assessment Fees: $400.00 charged once the required documents are received. An invoice for the assessment fees will appear on your account with the College.
• The College will contact you by email within eight weeks to inform you of the results of your assessment.
• Substantial Equivalence Testing (SET): $600.00 charged, if required by the CDM Board of Assessors.
  • The SET assessment is based on the Integrated Competencies for Dietetic Education and Practice (ICDEP) and Practice and includes a Foundational Knowledge Examination (FKE), Practice Competency Examination (PCE), and Multiple Mini Interview (MMI). The SET assessment is generally offered twice a year, in the Spring and Fall, using a virtual platform.
• Canadian Dietetic Registration Examination (CDRE): $600.00, if deemed eligible.

Potential Outcomes:

The potential outcomes are:

• You may be required to undergo academic course work which will be determined by the CDM Board of Assessors.
• If it is determined that further practicum training is required to meet current entry level competency standards, you will be directed to apply to a dietetic practicum training program. The only dietetics practicum program in Manitoba at this time is the integrated Master of Applied Human Nutrition (MAHN) program at the University of Manitoba.
• If you are deemed to meet the current entry level dietetic competency standards, you will be advised that you are eligible for registration as a Graduate Dietitian (GD) with CDM, while you are waiting to write the CDRE.

Apply for a Document Review

 

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