Applying for a Licence to Practice in Saskatchewan
If you are considering applying for a licence to practise medicine in Saskatchewan, you should review the information regarding licensure set out below.
Family Physicians
- With Canadian training
1. Review the Requirements page.
2. If you meet registration requirements, then proceed to the Application for Medical Registration to submit a Review of Qualifications.
- With credentials that may be recognized by the College of Family Physicians of Canada
1. Review the Requirements page.
2. If you meet registration requirements, then proceed to the Application for Medical Registration to submit a Review of Qualifications.
- If you do not fit into either of the preceding categories
1. Contact the provincial recruitment agency saskdocs to inquire about opportunities to practice in Saskatchewan. You may be eligible for the Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment Program (SIPPA).
2. Follow the instructions that saskdocs provides you. Saskdocs conducts prescreens for all SIPPA applicants.
You must complete a prescreen as the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan will not accept a Review of Qualifications
through the Application for Medical Registration.
Once a prescreen has been submitted to saskdocs, you will be advised by saskdocs or the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan
if it is appropriate for you to submit a Review of Qualifications
through the Application for Medical Registration.
Specialist Physicians
- If you are a specialist physician with Canadian training
1. Review the Requirements page.
2. If you meet registration requirements, then proceed to the Application for Medical Registration to submit a Review of Qualifications.
- If you are a specialist physician with credentials that may be recognized by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
1. Review the Requirements page.
2. If you meet registration requirements, then proceed to the Application for Medical Registration to submit a Review of Qualifications.
When Applying through AMR
Ensure that you include the following on the application form:
- the dates and results of examinations including language proficiency examinations that you have written;
- the dates and locations of all undergraduate and postgraduate training;
- the dates and locations of all practice experience;
- completed Canadian medical examinations;
- certifications and other qualifications;
- medical education history;
- citizenship status;
- Medical Identification Number for Canada (MINC) if previously assigned.
Failure to disclose all of your educational and practice history may result in rejection of your application.
Fees for the Application for Medical Registration
There is a fee charged by the College to assess a physician’s eligibility for a licence to practise medicine as follows:
$500 + $25 GST - Payment will be made through the Application for Medical Registration portal. The assessment fees and taxes are non refundable.
Communicating with Registration Services at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan
Please communicate with the College via e-mail only: cpssreg@cps.sk.ca
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan
101 - 2174 Airport Drive
Saskatoon, SK S7L 6M6
FAX: (306) 244-0090
DO NOT send original documents to the College unless requested to do so.