Temporary Licence- Working under Supervision
A temporary practicing licence- working under supervision membership may be issued for a limited time frame, to a:
- New graduate who has graduated from a Canadian accredited MLT program within the previous 24 months; or
- A graduate of a SSMLT approved Canadian MLT Bridging program within the previous 24 months; or
- Internationally educated MLT that has completed all requirements of the CSMLS Prior Learning assessment
To be eligible for this license category the applicant must supply a supervision form signed by themselves and their employer (see: item 7 below). These applicants will have no MLT work experience in Canada and must be either eligible to write the Canadian entry to practice exam (first attempt) or have written the Canadian entry to practice exam (first attempt) 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.
Note- SSMLT recognized the CSMLS MLT-General, MLT- Diagnostic Cytology and MLT- Clinical Genetics entry to practice examinations.
A temporary license may be issued for a maximum of 6 weeks following entry to practice examination date.
Applicants must be registered for the entry to practice examination to be considered for membership.
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
2. Meet the general requirements for membership
- Proof of good character- Police Check
- Submit photo identification
3. Submit evidence of Education
- New graduate from a Canadian accredited MLT education program (degree/diploma); or
- Completed substantial equivalency assessment approved by SSMLT - Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)
4. Submit statement of eligibility to write the Canadian entry to practice exam.
-review sections 5 (Examinations) and 14 (Temporary Practicing) of the SSMLT regulatory bylaws for terms and limits.
5. Submit evidence of registration for CSMLS examination.
6. Must review the SSMLT Jurisprudence manual and complete the SSMLT Jurisprudence quiz.
7. Submit evidence of Currency of MLT Practice- if applicable
- New graduate from a Canadian accredited MLT program are exempt for the first 5 years (this includes graduation year); otherwise
-Submit the required Continuing Professional Education
-Submit required validated MLT Practice Hours
8. Submit a Acknowledgement of Supervision Form signed by the applicant and their employer.
9. Submit evidence of professional liability insurance (PLI) minimum $2 million - See requirements here
10. Upon receipt of examination results from SSMLT you must, submit to info@ssmlt.org
11. Members that are not successful on the Canadian entry to practice examination.
-Refer to SSMLT Temporary licence policy.
-Apply for extension - complete SSMLT Temporary licence extension request form & submit all required documents.
SSMLT office will notify you of their decision.
Document Checklist
How to Apply
Once you have reviewed the document checklist and have all required documents you can complete the Temporary Practicing 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, a lower case letter, and 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.
Select the application the applies to you below:
New Graduate-Canadian Accredited MLT Program
Internationally Educated MLT- have not written the Canadian entry to practice exam but are eligible to work in Canada
The above link is the email address to SSMLT office.
If you have all of the above documents and you are eligible to work in Canada, submit the documents to SSMLT office for initial review
Use subject line: "SSMLT application-Documents for review"
SSMLT office will review and advise you of the next steps (Note: review may take up to 2 weeks)