Registered practical nurses must pay a large sum in order to maintain a practicing license in Ontario. The 2019 renewal fee for members in the General and Extended classes is $270. (With HST, the total is $305.10.), which is the exact same cost to a Registered Nurse (RN) as it is to a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN). As RPN's get paid $3-15.00 less than that of an RN hourly we believe the fee to practice should reflect the significant pay difference, let alone the drastic increase in fees over the past few years.. An RPN making significantly less then that of an RN should not have to pay the same fees to maintain their license.