Practicing - Canadian Entry to Practice Exam completed
All applicants within this category must have successfully completed the Canadian MLT entry to practice examination managed by Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) and be working in another Canadian jurisdiction or may be a New Graduate within 24 months with no MLT work experience.
NOTE: Labour Mobility applicants refers to an MLT registered with another Canadian regulated jurisdiction.
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.
To be eligible for a Practicing License, You must:
1. Be eligible to work in Canada
-be a Canadian citizen; or
-be a permanent resident of Canada; or
-have authorization under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) to work in Canada
NOTE: Exemption may be available to labour mobility applicants with 'Letter of Good Standing' evidence from a regulated province.
2. Meet the general requirements for membership
- Proof of good character- Police check
- Submit photo identification
NOTE: Language requirement exemption may be available to labour mobility applicants with 'Letter of Good Standing' evidence from a regulated province.
3. Provide evidence of Education
- Graduated from a Canadian Accredited MLT Education program; or
- Completed substantial equivalency via Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)
NOTE: Exemption may be available to labour mobility applicants with 'Letter of Good Standing' evidence from a regulated province.
4. Provide evidence of certification from CSMLS
NOTE: Exemption may be available to labour mobility applicants with 'Letter of Good Standing' evidence from a regulated province.
5. Submit evidence of professional liability insurance (PLI) minimum $2 million - see requirements here
6. Must review the SSMLT Jurisprudence manual and complete the SSMLT Jurisprudence quiz.
7. Provide evidence of Currency of MLT Practice in one of the following ways:
- New Graduates from a Canadian Accredited MLT program have 5 years to obtain; otherwise
- Applicants from a Regulated province, will be assessed as labour mobility applicants following receipt of a Letter of Standing directly from the regulator body
- Applicants from non-regulated province/territory or from outside Canada, must submit:
b. Submit employer validated MLT Practice Hours
- Insufficient Continuing Professional Education or Practice Hours?- refer to SSMLT Re-Entry to Practice Policy
How to Apply
Once you have reviewed the document checklist and have all required documents you can complete the Certified MLT Application Form below, remit fees and submit required documents.
Requirements
- Enter all required profile information.
- Pay applicable application and registration fees.
- Enter your Practice Hours information through your "Applicant Portal"
- Enter your Continuing Education through your "Applicant Portal"
- Upload your supporting documents through your "Applicant Portal"
The on-line application will allow you to create your own login-id and password.
Username requires a minimum length of 6 characters.
Password requires a minimum length of 8 characters, must contain an uppercase letter, lower case letter, a digit.
These login credentials which you may reset, will allow you access to your 'Applicant Portal' where you can upload the required supporting documents.
Please note that once you submit your on-line application form, your application for membership will be reviewed and will have a status of 'pending'. SSMLT staff will review your application for membership and either approve it or contact you should further information be required.