Registration Information
Persons may be seeking application with SSMLT may be in one of the three (3) categories.CSMLS Certified MLT Application
All applicants within this category must have successfully completed the Canadian MLT certification examination issued by Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) and are working in another Canadian jurisdiction or are a New Graduate within 24 months with no MLT work experience.Remember: You cannot work as a medical laboratory technologist in Saskatchewan until you have received notice from SSMLT that your license application has been approved.
How to Apply
See information - Practicing- CSMLS Certified applicantNew Graduate (not CSMLS certified)
A temporary practicing licence- working under supervision may be issued for a limited timeframe, to a new graduate who has graduated from a Canadian accredited MLT program within the previous 24 months. To be eligible for this license category the new graduate will have no MLT work experience and must be either eligible and registered to write the CSMLS certification exam or have written the CSMLS certification exam and is awaiting results.
Remember: You cannot work as a medical laboratory technologist in Saskatchewan until you have received notice from SSMLT that your license application has been approved.
A temporary license-working under supervision may be issued until CSMLS examination results are received.
How to Apply
See information- Temporary practicing- CSMLS exam eligibleInternationally Educated MLT
Internationally educated MLTs that have successfully completed the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) entry to practice exam and working in another Canadian jurisdiction, refer to MLT Practicing in another province application.
Internationally educated MLTS that have arrived in Canada and are:
- Eligible and registered to write the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) entry to practice exam; or
- Have successfully written the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) entry to practice exam.
Email SSMLT office at: info@ssmlt.org to receive instructions.
IEMLT Information for those beginning the process to immigrate to Canada.
Immigration to Canada and registration with the SSMLT are two separate processes. It is essential that you work on both the immigration and the registration processes.
Immigration
Important: The immigration process can take a long time. If you are approved to immigrate to Saskatchewan, you must still be accepted and qualified to work as a medical laboratory technologist. Conversely, you may be qualified to work as a medical laboratory technologist in Saskatchewan but may not be eligible to immigrate. If you are not currently residing in Canada, please read more information for Non-Residents of Canada .Work Requirements
To work in Saskatchewan, you must have one of the following:
- Be a Canadian Citizen
- Be a permanent resident of Canada
- Have authorization to work in Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations