The Critical Nursing Advanced Certificate (ICU Level 3) program is designed for registered nurses (RNs) seeking to advance their practice in critical care nursing. Critical Care Services Ontario Definition Level 3 units are capable of providing the highest level of service to meet the needs of patients who require advanced or prolonged respiratory support - including invasive ventilator support - or basic respiratory support together with the support of more than one organ system. Completion of the certificate includes a clinical placement.
Admission Requirements
Academic Partnership with Canadian Nurses Association
Additional Information
New! Please be advised that the Critical Care Nursing Certificate will be phased out. The current certificate will not be offered after Winter 2026.
We will be phasing out the current courses as follows:?
LEVEL 3 - ICU |
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Current Course |
Last Offering |
RNCC 502 |
Fall 2025 |
RNCC 505 |
Fall 2025 |
RNCC 515 (Clinical) |
Winter 2026 |
CORN 511 |
No Phase Out |
Please note, CORN 510, CORN 511, NEPH 610 & POST 500 will remain unchanged and will continue to be offered because they are courses within other CPL Faculty of Health Science and Wellness certificates.?We highly recommend completing the critical care specific courses first before taking any of the above-mentioned courses to complete your certificate.?
To complete the current certificate, students are encouraged to undertake courses within the timelines above. Students who do not complete the courses within the above timelines will be unable to finish their current Critical Care Nursing certificate.?
If you wish to be enrolled in the Critical Care Nursing Advanced certificate program please select “Next Steps” below.
Use the Quick-Look Availability Scheduler to see available courses in a calendar view and plan towards achieving your certificate.
Course Name | 2024/2025 Academic Year | 2025/2026 Academic Year | 2026/2027 Academic Year | ||||||||||||
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Compulsory | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan |
CORN 511: Cardiology Nursing - Level 2 | |||||||||||||||
RNCC 502: Hemodynamic Monitoring of the Critically Ill Patient | |||||||||||||||
RNCC 505: Integrated ICU Concepts | |||||||||||||||
RNCC 515: Advanced ICU: Clinical Practicum |
This experiential learning course is designed to prepare nurses to provide care to stable critically ill patients in a variety of Ministry-designated Level 3 Critical Care Units. Program objectives and content are consistent with the following: - The Canadian Nurses Association, Critical Care Nursing Standards; - The Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses: Standards for Critical Care Nursing Practice, and - The Critical Care Nurse Training Standards Task Group Final Report (Critical Care Secretariat Ministry of Health and Long Term Care) Based on current nursing research students will have an opportunity to examine and critically analyze issues affecting critical care by integrating nursing knowledge and clinical skills practice.
The Level 3 ICU Nursing clinical is 96 hours and must be completed within a 3-month term. Nurses are required to do two shifts weekly following their preceptor's schedule
Step 1: Start your clinical placement application process by completing this Clinical Placement Request Form. Once we receive this form, we will add your name to the clinical waitlist and send you detailed information about the clinical placement process. Your placement requests will be submitted to the hospitals for the next term according to the placement request submission deadline. The placement requests are submitted three months in advance.
Step 2: Once you have submitted your Clinical Placement Request Form, please start working on the Health Clearance requirements, which may take three months to obtain
Note: You will be notified to register for the Clinical CourseWant to know more about this offering? We can help.
Humber Continuous Professional Learning Health Sciences & Wellness
cplhealthsciences@humber.ca
416.675.6622 ext. 4554
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