Nurse Practitioners are invited to subscribe to unScripted, a newsletter jointly produced by the Prescription Review Program and Opioid Agonist Therapy Program.
The newsletter provides prescribers with updates to drug programs, practice guidance and case discussions on complex prescribing scenarios.
The June 2026 issue of unScripted is now available.
To subscribe, email prp@cps.sk.ca. Past issues are available on the CPSS website.
The Department of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is conducting an evaluation of the Employment Insurance (EI) Family Caregiver Benefits and the Compassionate Care Benefits programs.
Nurse Practitioners are invited to participate in a survey to provide feedback on the requirement for a medical doctor or NP to complete a medical certificate for patients who are critically ill, injured or in need of end-of-life care.
Access the survey to share your feedback.
The survey takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete and will remain open until October 2026.
The updated Professional Boundaries and the Nurse-Client Relationship resource is now available on the CRNS website.
This resource has been updated on the CRNS five-year review cycle to:
If you have questions, please contact a CRNS Practice and Education Nursing Advisor by email at practiceadvice@crns.ca or by phone at 1.800.667.9945.
We want to let you know about an upcoming change to the CRNS registration process related to professional liability protection (PLP).
Your CRNS registration has always included the fee for PLP, which is required by law as part of nursing licensure. In previous years, CRNS collected the fee and forwarded this payment to our PLP provider, the Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS), on your behalf.
Beginning this year, registrants will now pay the fee for PLP directly to CNPS instead of it being collected by CRNS as part of registration.
What does this mean for me?
There is no change to the total cost of registration, this is a change to the process only. Your CRNS registration fee and the applicable fee for CNPS PLP and Core Services will remain the same. For a current breakdown of fees, see the CRNS Fee Schedule.
Why is there a change?
This change will help CNPS more easily identify nurses who are eligible for services, better support mobility across jurisdictions, and eventually help reduce duplicate PLP fees when transitioning between provinces or territories, where possible.
Direct registration with CNPS will also make it easier to identify you as a CNPS beneficiary, reduce verification steps if assistance is needed, and improve access to CNPS services and support.
Watch for more information
We’ll share step-by-step guidance and additional support closer to launch and again ahead of the registration period so you know exactly what to do. For now, we wanted to provide early awareness of this upcoming change.
To learn more about CNPS PLP and other services, visit the CNPS website. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@crns.ca.
The CRNS is revising the Aesthetic Nursing Resource and the Self-Employed Practice Guideline. As part of the external consultation process, the CRNS is seeking feedback on these documents from registrants and external partners, including the public. The consultation period is now open until June 4, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.
Your responses will be anonymous and confidential. Each document has its own survey link that allows for sections of content to be viewed at a time. To view the documents in their entirety while completing the survey, please see the link to draft copies below.
Access the Aesthetic Nursing Resource survey
Access the Self-Employed Practice Guideline survey
Questions or comments are welcome and can be directed to Virginia Deobald at vdeobald@crns.ca.
The College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS) is currently seeking feedback on proposed bylaw amendments.
Please review the proposed amendments here and complete the survey.
Questions or written feedback can be directed to Donna Marin at dmarin@crns.ca by 4:30 pm on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
The Canadian Council for Registered Nurse Regulators (CCRNR) is updating the entry-level competencies (ELCs) for Registered Nurses across Canada and is inviting your feedback through a short survey to help validate the draft updates.
Your insights will help the steering committee determine whether the draft set of ELCs accurately capture the full scope of contemporary nursing practice and identify anything that may have been overlooked or needs refinement.
You can access the survey here.
The survey is confidential, takes approximately 25-30 minutes to complete, and includes a save and continue later option. The deadline to provide feedback is April 17, 2026, at 3:00 pm.
If you have any questions, please contact the survey administrator, Sense & Nous, at survey@sensenous.ca.
The CRNS is revising the current Professional Boundary Considerations for Nurse Client Relationships resource.
As part of the external consultation process, the CRNS is seeking feedback from registrants and external partners. The consultation period is March 19 to April 9. The deadline to provide feedback is April 9, 2026, at 4:00 pm. The online survey can be accessed here.
Questions or comments are welcome and can be directed to Nursing Practice Advice at practiceadvice@crns.ca.
Given the nature of the work/services provided by Registered Nurses (RN) and Nurse Practitioners (NP) in independent practice, there is potential for increased risk to the public. Effective March 9, 2026, registrants who operate in an independent practice must register the practice with the CRNS.
RNs and NPs in independent practice are self-employed and provide professional nursing services in a variety of ways:
These nursing services are provided independent of an employer or health care agency. As they do not operate under the direct control of another health professional, employer or health care institution, RNs and NPs are legally accountable for the professional services they provide as well as the business matters related to the independent practice.
RNs and NPs may also be subject to various laws and regulations regarding the organization of the services provided (i.e., the business) in addition to those that regulate the practice of nursing (CNPS, 2021). Examples of independent practice may include but are not limited to health promotion services (smoking cessation, prenatal classes); or curative/restorative/palliative care (foot care, home care, aesthetics).
Registering an independent practice is a separate process from Confirming Nursing Practice. The confirmation process may also be required.
To register your independent practice:
A separate register will be housed on our website at CRNS.ca where the public can look up a registrant and their independent practice.
CRNS Registration Nursing Advisors are available to answer your questions by email at regulation@crns.ca.
The CRNS recently updated three documents now available on the CRNS website.
CRNS Practice and Education Nursing Advisors are available to answer your questions by phone at 1.800.667.9945 or 306.359.4227 or by email at practiceadvice@crns.ca.
