NLAPP provides registrant services through partnership with the Atlantic Planners Institute (API), which acts as a secretariat to NLAPP and the planning regulatory bodies in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
NLAPP also contracts with the Professional Standards Board for the Planning Profession in Canada (PSB) to provide assessment services to support the certification process of registered professional planners. This includes assessment of eligibility of applications for candidate membership in NLAPP, verification of mentorship and sponsorship work experience for candidate members, and delivery of courses and examinations leading to credentialing as a professional planner in accordance with the competency and ethics standards adopted by NLAPP.