Nursing Students & Graduates within Canada - College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)

I've recently graduated from within Saskatchewan and need to complete the NCLEX-RN

I've recently graduated from another Canadian province

Two Options Available:

Apply to write the NCLEX-RN examination with the CRNS

Register for the NCLEX-RN examination with Pearson VUE and pay the required fee of $378.00.
Create an account with the CRNS, submit your initial application and required fees of $294.00. This application will require your NCSBN ID number which begins with a 2.
As part of your application, you will need to provide Verification of Program Completion, This form must come directly from the University that issues the degree to the CRNS once you have completed your program. The University may email this form to exams@crns.ca.

Once all requirements have been received and verified the CRNS will:

make you eligible for the exam with Pearson VUE,
within 3 business days Pearson VUE will email the Authorization to Test (ATT) to you, if you do not receive your ATT email after 3 business days send an email to exams@crns.ca. You must book your exam appointment within the dates stated on the ATT.

Exam Application Status

To view your application status, log in to your CRNS account. Any other requirements needed to complete your application will be noted here as well.

NCLEX Preparation Resources Printable PDF

Testing Accommodations

If you have a professionally recognized diagnosis of a disability, impairment, condition, or disorder which could affect your exam performance, you can request a testing accommodation.

You can only write at a permanent Pearson VUE testing centre when you have testing accommodations.

If you need any assistance with the testing accommodation process, contact us at exams@crns.ca .

NCLEX-RN Exam Results

The exam results will be emailed to you within 5 business days.

OR

Apply for a Saskatchewan Graduate Nurse License while registered to write the NCLEX-RN examination in another Canadian province.

If you have been unsuccessful with the NCLEX-RN examination twice you are no longer eligible to apply for an initial Graduate Nurse License in Saskatchewan.

Create an account with the CRNS, submit your initial application and required fee of $157.50
As part of your application, you will need to provide:

1. Verification of Program Completion, This form must come directly from the University that issues the degree to the CRNS once you have completed your program. The University may email this form to exams@crns.ca.
2. Verification of Scheduled RN Examination Writing
3. If you have worked as a Graduate Nurse in another Canadian Province, you will need to complete and attached a GN Consent for Statement from Employer form.

Nursing Students and Graduates Within Canada

This section is for you if you intend to write the NCLEX-RN exam and practice nursing in Saskatchewan and are currently enrolled in a Saskatchewan nursing program or have graduated in the last three years from a Canadian nursing program.

Steps for Saskatchewan Graduate

Two Options Available:

Apply to write the NCLEX-RN examination with the CRNS

OR

Apply for a Saskatchewan Graduate Nurse License while registered to write the NCLEX-RN examination in another Canadian province.

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