Internationally Educated Nurses
Canadian Registered Nurse Examination (CRNE)
If we have approved your application, you can apply for the CRNE.
- The deadline to apply to write the CRNE is three months before the examination date. Send the application, fee and a copy of current photo ID to our office.
- The 2008 CRNE fee is $492.43.
- Upcoming CRNE dates:
Examination Date Deadline to Apply February 6, 2008 November 6, 2007 June 4, 2008 March 4, 2008 October 8, 2008 July 8, 2008 - A candidate has three opportunities to pass the CRNE.
Resources to Prepare for the CRNE
- CRNE Prep Guide 4th Edition or by email sales@cna-aiic.ca
- CRNE Bulletins
- LeaRN Readiness Test
- Booklist for the Nursing Re-entry Program at SIAST in Saskatchewan
- If you become licenced as a Graduate Nurse, you are eligible to borrow books from the SIAST Wascana Library
- CRNE section of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) website
- SRNA Standards and Foundation Competencies for the Practice of Registered Nurses, Effective March 1, 2007
- CNA Code of Ethics
- Two-day CRNE Preparation Workshop in Saskatchewan through the Continuing Nursing Education Department, SIAST Wascana, Regina. Contact Angie Rabak or phone 1-306-798-8026.
- Three-day CRNE Preparation Workshop in Alberta through Grant MacEwan College.
There is an optional Orientation to Nursing in Canada for Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) program available through SIAST in Saskatchewan. This is an applied certificate program designed to assist IENs in making the transition to nursing in Canada. The theory component of the program is designed for distance delivery so you may begin the program in your home country. Booklist
Last Updated: May 4, 2008