| IMG Routes to Licensure in Saskatchewan |
IMG-Specific Program
Pilot Project for the Assessment of International
Medical Graduates
In 2002 the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan, established a Pilot
Project for assessment of International Medical Graduates (IMG) to practice as family
physicians in Saskatchewan. Two IMGs were assessed in the first year and they are now
fully registered and practicing in Saskatchewan.
This program is currently on hold. See the CPSS web site
for current updates.
Other Programs
Canadian Resident Matching Service
(CaRMS)
In Saskatchewan, International Medical Graduates can enter training programs through the
first iteration of the CaRMS match.
Provincial Restrictions >>
See CaRMS web site for application
procedure.
Temporary License
Excerpted and adapted from CPSS site, Paragraph 7.
IMGs who do not meet all of the criteria for full licensure, but who meet certain minimum
defined standards to enter into a form of restricted practice, may be eligible for a
Temporary License. Physicians working on a temporary license must have a named physician
who is responsible to assist them in becoming aware of Saskatchewan practice issues. They
will also be required to practice in a particular Saskatchewan community for a defined
period.
Excerpted and adapted from Health Canada, International Medical Graduates National
Symposium, Proceedings: “Licensing and Credentialing - The Perspective of the
Federation of Medical Licensing Authorities of Canada” May 1, 2002
The temporary register is available for only one year. For family physicians who have 24
months of postgraduate training in a recognized educational institution, including the core
rotations, there is a required mentor, but no on-site supervision. If the applicant has
only 12 months of rotating internship, still with the core, they must go into directly
supervised practice. The 12-month period allowed under a supervised, or an unsupervised,
temporary licence is intended to allow them to decide whether they wish to commit to a
region for a longer period of time.
The temporary register is open to physicians who have graduated from a medical school
listed in the WHO directory, and who have postgraduate training from a jurisdiction with a
similar medical education system, which is approved for registration by the provincial medical regulatory authority
in that country. This is at the discretion of Council and not in legislation. The
physician must, in addition, have either full registration with the licensing authority in
the country in which the training took place or a pass standing on the Evaluating Exam.
See Temporary License in this site.
Provisional License
>>
Special Assessments by the RCPSC >>
For additional summary information on licensure of IMGs in
Saskatchewan, see the Work Destinations web site. |
