Nursing Students and Graduates Within Canada

We are experiencing a high volume of requests due to the database transition, as a result you may experience a delayed response. New or persistent issues can be communicated to us here.

Before starting your application, please have the following pieces of identification ready:

• Government issued ID-example passport/driver’s license
• Birth Certificate

There are 2 application routes, one for those who graduated in Saskatchewan and one for graduates in other Canadian provinces.

Steps for Saskatchewan Graduate

1. Please do not apply with the CRNS until you have received an email from your University that the Program Completion document has been sent to the CRNS on your behalf.
2. Register for the NCLEX-RN examination with Pearson VUE and pay the required fees of $378.00.
3. Create an account with the CRNS, complete your initial application and pay the required fees of $294.00. You will need your Pearson VUE candidate number to apply.
4. After the official program completion date, Saskatchewan universities will automatically send this document to the CRNS on your behalf.

Once all requirements have been received and verified the CRNS will:

• make you eligible for the exam with Pearson VUE,
• send you an email to register for the exam with Pearson VUE, if you have not already done this step,
• within 72 hours Pearson VUE will email the Authorization to Test (ATT) to you, if you do not receive your ATT email after 72 hours, please send an email to exams@crns.ca. You must book your exam appointment within the dates stated on the ATT.

Exam Application Status

To view your application status, log in to your CRNS account. Any other requirements needed to complete your application will be noted here as well.

Testing Accommodations

If you have a professionally recognized diagnosis of a disability, impairment, condition, or disorder which could affect your exam performance, you can request a testing accommodation.

You can only write at a permanent Pearson VUE testing centre when you have testing accommodations.

If you need any assistance with the testing accommodation process, contact us at exams@crns.ca .

NCLEX-RN Exam Results

The exam results will be emailed to you within 5 business days.