NP License Renewal

CRNS Application Requirements

To renew a practising NP license you must renew your practising RN license before you start your NP renewal process.

You must have completed one option in the last three years:

Option 1: Graduated from an approved nurse practitioner education program.

Option2: Worked a minimum of 900 hours of NP practice.

Option 3: Completed an approved nurse practitioner nursing re-entry program. If you have completed a nursing re-entry program within the last three years have the transcript forwarded by the nursing program directly to our office.

Application Process

• Complete your RN renewal
• Calculate your NP hours for the previous practice year (Dec 1 to Nov 30).
• Follow the prompts to complete your NP Renewal after you have completed your RN renewal.

If you last practiced as an NP outside of Saskatchewan:

• Complete the Verification of Current or Most Recent Registration/Licensure Form and send it to the registration body of the province or country where you’ve most recently licensed as an NP.

After a 2 years absence from a practicing NP licensure applicants must submit: 

• A current Canadian Criminal Record Check.
• Complete the Verification of Current or Most Recent Registration/Licensure Form and send it to the registration body of the province or country where you’ve most recently registered as a NP.

In addition, if you have not worked in Saskatchewan for five years or more but have practiced as a NP in another jurisdiction: 

• Complete the Consent Form to Obtain Employment Reference for NP
• Complete the Verification of Current or Most Recent Registration/Licensure Form and send it to the registration body of the province or country where you’ve most recently registered as a RN.
• Submit a current Canadian Criminal Record Check.