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Registration where Educated
You must have been deemed eligible for/granted registration in the jurisdiction where you were educated as a nurse, in good standing.
Registration in Good Standing
You must have been registered in good standing in the jurisdiction where you most recently worked as a nurse.
Language Proficiency
English is the main language used in health care in Saskatchewan. We require that you are proficient in both written and spoken English to ensure safe nursing practice.
Good Character
You will answer good character questions on our Application for Assessment form and provide any relevant explanation. We will also get an employer reference and follow up with any concerns about good character.
Hours of Practice
In the last five years, you must have either:
- worked at least 1125 hours of nursing practice; or
- graduated from an approved nursing education program; or
- completed an approved nursing re-entry program (i.e. SIAST Nursing Re-entry Program or equivalent)
Continuing Competence
Continuing competence is defined as the ongoing ability of a registered nurse to integrate and apply the knowledge, skills, judgement and personal attributes required to practise safely and ethically in a designated role and setting. In Saskatchewan, the Continuing Competence Program has four components: personal assessment, feedback, learning plan and evaluation. You must have fulfilled the continuing competence requirements of the jurisdiction where you most recently practised registered nursing.
Canadian RNs: Instructions to Apply
Download complete application package, or if you prefer to have a package mailed to you
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Send to SRNA (either scan and email, fax to 306-359-0257, or mail):
- *Application for Assessment Canadian RNs and Graduates. (extra form)
- *Non-refundable fee of $36.75, payable in Canadian funds. We accept money orders, cheques, Visa or MasterCard. Please do not send cash in the mail. Credit Card Payment Form
- Copy of your current licence to practise nursing.
- Copies of your birth certificate and all change of name documentation, including marriage certificate(s). All documents must be clear and easy to read. (If you are scanning Vital Statistics documents, please scan in colour so they will print clearly.)
- Consent Form to Obtain Employment Verification Information. You must give your most recent RN employer's contact information. We will send it with a reference questionnaire to your most recent RN employer, who must return it directly to our office. (extra form)
*If you previously applied for a graduate nurse licence in Saskatchewan, and therefore have already submitted the Application for Assessment and fee, do not send them again.
Documents from Source
All envelopes must clearly show that these documents were mailed directly from the organizations to SRNA, or we will need to request authenticity and your application will be delayed.
Send the Verification of Registration/Licensure - Canadian form and required fee to the regulatory body in the jurisdiction where you got your basic nursing education and were deemed eligible for/granted your first registration, and check "Original" at the top of the form. Also send this form and required fee to the regulatory body in the jurisdiction where you most recently worked as a RN, and check "Current/Most Recent" at the top of the form. If your original and current/most recent registrations are in the same jurisdiction, you may just use one form and check "Both". The regulatory bodies will fill in their section and return the form directly to our office. (extra form)
If you are an internationally educated nurse first registered outside of Canada, we will require one Verification of Registration/Licensure (extra form) from the country where you were educated, checked "Original", and one from the first Canadian province where you were deemed eligible for/granted registration.
If English is not your first language, your nursing education was not in English and you have not worked as a RN in an English environment, English language test results may be required. If so, they must be sent to SRNA directly from the testing agency. Test scores are valid for two years. See Acceptable English Tests.
If you have completed a nursing re-entry/refresher program within the last five years and have not practised 1125 hours as a RN since that date, have the nursing program send the transcript directly to our office.
When we receive your application and fee, SRNA will:
- Open a file and collect documents.
- Send a reference questionnaire to your most recent RN employer.
- Assess documents, check for authenticity, and ask for clarification or additional information as needed.
- At the time of assessment, send you a checklist showing documents received and outstanding.
Your application is confidential. We will only release information to a third party (e.g. spouse, friend or employer) if you have sent us a signed letter authorizing SRNA to release information to that party.
If you move,
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with your new address.
If you change your name, send us a clear copy of your change of name documentation/marriage certificate.
SRNA will hold incomplete applications for five years. Regulations and entry requirements are subject to bylaw and policy changes.
Registered Nurse (RN) Licensure
Once we receive all requirements and your application is approved, we will send you instructions to process your licence.
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to confirm that you are licenced as a RN before you begin work. Practising without a licence is in violation of The Registered Nurses Act, 1988 and there would be no liability coverage for either yourself or your employer.
We will mail a licence and receipt to you after the effective date.
RNs are required to participate in the Continuing Competence Program. See our Online Tutorial and documents.
Fees
SRNA Fee Schedule.
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