Non-Practicing &
restricted licences
Types of Licences
- All licences must be renewed before December 1 each year
- Restrictions and Non-Practicing options help avoid lapsed licences and late fees
- Reinstatement is required to become licensed once it has lapsed
Practicing Licence
- Practicing licence without restrictions allows members to work unsupervised at full scope
- Practicing fee is prorated throughout the year
- 100% prior to April 1
- 75% on April 1
- 50% on July 1
- 25% on October 1
Non-Practicing Licence
- Stay connected to the College but do not work or volunteer as an EMR or paramedic in Saskatchewan
- Cost: $50 annually, must be renewed each year
- Reasons for NP:
- Not planning to work in the immediate future (i.e. parental leave, illness, moving to another province, etc.)
- Cannot fulfill Licence Renewal requirements before Dec 1 deadline and not planning to work immediately
- Do not want to let licence expire, which requires Reinstatement to practice again
- How to change to Non-Practicing
- For next year: renew as Non-Practicing within the Licence Renewal form. Certificates, skills, and CME credits not required
- For current year: Submit the Change of Status form in the Member Portal to change to NP for the current year. Change of status fee: $50 + $50 NP
- After 2 years of non-practicing:
- Must renew as practicing on the third year, otherwise you will be required to complete a refresher course to practice
- After 5 years:
- To change to practicing after more than 5 years, the entire training program must be completed again
Restricted Licence
- Restrictions can be added to a licence for various reasons and have different effects. A “Restricted licence” is a Practicing licence with a Restriction added
- All Restrictions and Restricted licences expire after 6 months unless restriction is extended. Restrictions can be extended once for a total of 12 months
- New members:
- New graduate waiting to pass licensing exam are Restricted:
- Can only work under direct supervision. Direct supervision is defined as no more than an arms length away at all times while providing patient care
- Licensing instructions for New Graduates >
- Cost: $100 + practicing fee.
- Cost to extend for another 6 months: $100
- Exam eligibility is 2 years but Restricted licences last a maximum of 1 year so please plan accordingly
- Removing this restriction: SCoP will automatically remove this restriction when you pass your exam if you went to school in Saskatchewan
- New members who are licensed in another province/Labour Mobility may have educational deficiencies and be Restricted:
- Not allowed to perform restricted skills until additional gap training completed and restriction removed
- No extra cost for initial gap training restrictions. Cost to extend for another 6 months: $100
- Licensing instructions for applicants licensed in another province / Labour Mobility >
- Removing this restriction: email proof of gap training completion to office@collegeofparamedics.sk.ca
- New graduate waiting to pass licensing exam are Restricted:
- Current members can:
- Renew as Restricted if you don’t have current certificates, skills, or CE during Licence Renewal. Does not affect how you work. Allows for 6 months to fulfill renewal requirements. Can be extended once for another 6 months. Cost: $100 (one fee for all restrictions) + practicing fee when renewing. Cost to extend for another 6 months: $100
- Removing this restriction: upload missing requirements to the appropriate areas of your Member Account and then email office@collegeofparamedics.sk.ca to let us know
- Student Restricted Licence: Current members who have recently completed a paramedic program at a level higher than their current licence level are also eligible for a student restricted licence