Applicants with Active Registration In Another Canadian Jurisdiction

Registration Options

1. Full Registration with MCSW

Applicants actively registered as a member in good standing with a recognized social work regulatory body in Canada may apply for full registration in Manitoba..

2. Electronic Social Work Practice Only

MCSW Electronic Social Work Practice Policy

Applicants practicing and residing in another jurisdiction interested in providing Electronic Social Work Practice with Manitoba residents must:

be actively registered as a Practicing member in good standing with a recognized social work regulatory body in Canada and
restrict their practice in Manitoba exclusively to electronic social work practice delivered from another Canadian jurisdiction.

Application Process

To start the application process, please follow the step-by-step instructions below. The final page of the Online Application Form is the non-refundable application fee payment of $100.00. You must pay online by Visa, MasterCard or Visa/Debit.

The Online Application Form and all required documentation must be submitted to complete your application package and begin the evaluation process. If additional information is required, you will be contacted by the College office.

Notification of approved applications for registration will be sent by email. Payment of the registration fee is required within 30 days of the approval date. Please CLICK HERE for fee information.

Incomplete applications will expire 6 months from the date the Online Application Form was submitted.

Step 1

To begin your application click below:
Applicant Portal

*Professional Liability Insurance is required for members in the Practicing category. If you do not hold professional liability insurance, you will have 14 days to obtain it after your application is approved. For more information CLICK HERE.

Step 2

Submit the following documentation to the College Office. Please note documents may be submitted together or as they become available.

Verification of Registration and Licensure for Social Work Regulators
- Canadian or USA social work transcript(s), ASWB results or CASW education assessment may be requested if proof of education is not on file with your regulator.
Full legal name must be used. Copy of Government-issued photo ID – driver’s license or passport (or other photo ID which includes birth date – upload to Applicant Portal or email to admin@mcsw.ca)
- Please submit a copy of proof of name change (if name on your transcript is different from the name on your application) to admin@mcsw.ca
Original Record Checks – must be mailed to the College or dropped off in person. Originals returned upon request. If you have submitted similar checks in your jurisdiction within the last 6 months, MCSW will accept verification from your regulatory body.
1. Criminal Record Check including Vulnerable Sector Search (completed within previous 6 months of application) from the jurisdiction where you have lived over the past 12 months. Note: Records Checks from third party agencies (ex. CERTN, myBackCheck.com) and Commissionaires are NOT accepted (they do not perform vulnerable sector checks). Applicants who currently reside or have resided outside of Canada must provide criminal record/registry checks based on a nationwide search from the appropriate law enforcement agency in that country, if an equivalent check is available. Please contact the College for more information.
2. Manitoba Child Abuse Registry Self-Check (completed within previous 6 months of application)
3. Manitoba Adult Abuse Registry Self-Check (completed within previous 6 months of application)
  1. Even if you reside outside of Manitoba you MUST complete checks b & c as these are legislated requirements
Professional reference(s) from current employment/practicum position(s). If not employed or for further clarification please click here for Reference Requirements (name and contact information to be provided on the application, a form will be sent directly to the reference by email from the College office). It is the applicant’s responsibility to check in with their reference to confirm the reference document has been completed and returned to the College within the 6 month application timeframe.
SELF-EMPLOYED applicants must provide a practice supervisors name and email address on the application form (when recording your self-employment details in the employment section) as per section 7.2 of the MCSW Standards of Practice.