Nursing Students and Graduates Within Canada

Steps for Saskatchewan Graduate

1. Please do not apply with the CRNS until you have received an email from your University that the Program Completion document has been sent to the CRNS on your behalf.
2. Register for the NCLEX-RN examination with Pearson VUE and pay the required fees of $378.00. You will receive a NCLEX Registration Acknowledgement email which has your NCSBN ID number, this 8-digit number is required for the next step.
3. Create an account with the CRNS, complete your initial application and pay the required fees of $294.00.

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

• make you eligible for the exam with Pearson VUE, and you will receive an email from the CRNS.
• 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, please 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.

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. You will receive a NCLEX Registration Acknowledgement email which has your NCSBN ID number, this 8-digit number is required for the next step.
• Create an account with the CRNS, submit your initial application and required fees 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. Nursing Education Transcripts: Once the Confirmation of Program Completion has been sent to the CRNS, order your final transcripts to be emailed directly to exams@crns.ca from MyCreds.ca. If your university’s transcripts are not available through MyCreds.ca, you will need to contact the University directly with your request. If the transcripts are issued prior to the official program completion date received from the University, you will be required to re-order the final transcripts for the initial RN licensure or a Graduate Nurse License extension.

Once all requirements have been received and verified the NCLEX Application will be made available on the CRNS portal.

After your NCLEX Application and fee of $136.50 have been approved, 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. Nursing Education Transcripts: Order your final transcripts to be emailed directly to exams@crns.ca from MyCreds.ca. If your university’s transcripts are not available through MyCreds.ca, you will need to contact the University directly with your request. If the transcripts are issued prior to the official program completion date received from the University, you will be required to re-order the final transcripts for the initial RN licensure or a Graduate Nurse License extension.
  3. Verification of Scheduled RN Examination Writing
  4. Complete and attached a GN Consent for Statement from Employer form. If you have worked as a Graduate Nurse in another Canadian province, CRNS will email the Statement from Employer for Graduate Nurse form to the nurse manager for completion.

Once this application has been approved the Graduate Nurse Change form will appear on your CRNS Portal. 

Requirements for Graduate Nurse license

1. Current Criminal Record Check
2. Submit your application and fee for licensure

Application Process

• Criminal Record Check Report (CRC) - Applicants seeking licensure are required to submit a CRC (City Police, RCMP or through CSI Background Screening) report that has an issue date within six (6) months of today’s date.
• Complete the Graduate Nurse change form, attach your CRC to your application and pay the required fee.
• Once your application has been approved, your Graduate Nurse License will be issued, and will appear on the CRNS Portal. Prior to starting work as a GN verify that your license is active by checking the Nurse license Check.

Graduate Nurse license Extensions