Saskatchewan registers psychologists at the master's level and above through the Saskatchewan College of Psychologists: a $300 initial application, provisional membership under an approved supervision plan, 1,500 hours of supervised experience, the EPPP at 70% or higher, and an oral interview with the Registration Committee.
Applies in: Saskatchewan
Written November 14, 2026
Earn at least a master's degree in psychology, apply to the Saskatchewan College of Psychologists for initial registration ($300, non-refundable), complete provisional practising membership under a Supervision Plan the Registration Committee has approved, finish one year (1,500 hours) of supervised experience, pass the EPPP at 70% or higher, and complete an oral interview with the Registration Committee to reach full practising membership. The College states the opening rule plainly in its Information for Initial Registration: no one may practise as a psychologist, use the title, or represent themselves as a psychologist in Saskatchewan without licensure with the College.
This guide walks the Saskatchewan route only. Saskatchewan's master's-level entry, its provisional register, and its Authorized Practice Endorsement for diagnostic work are its own design.
Applicants must have a minimum of a master's degree in psychology from a recognized institution. The College defines that term by where the degree comes from:
Official transcripts of the post-secondary and undergraduate degrees relevant to psychology must be sent directly by the issuing institution to the College, and must clearly state that the degree you wish to be licensed under has been conferred. Actual course syllabi, not calendar descriptions, for all courses you want counted toward the Foundational Knowledge requirements should be submitted; leaving them out may delay processing.
Full practising membership also requires evidence of foundational knowledge in four areas named in the College's regulatory bylaws: the biological bases of behaviour, the cognitive-affective bases of behaviour, the social bases of behaviour, and the psychology of the individual.
The initial application package, as the College lists it, includes:
One timing point from the College: specific questions about an application cannot be addressed until your application fee has been processed, though general questions about the process can go to the office.
The Supervision Agreement for each employer or agency identifies all primary and secondary supervisors, names one or more back-up or emergency supervisors, and addresses how supervision will be provided. The primary supervisor must hold the areas of practice competency and client populations you wish to claim; where the primary supervisor lacks one of your intended competencies, the secondary supervisor must hold it, and the primary supervisor delegates supervision of that competency. The Supervision Plan and its Goals and Objectives document must match the Agreement, and both documents are signed by you, the primary and secondary supervisors, and a representative of the employing organization where the bylaws require it.
The sequence is strict. Once the Registrar has approved the application documents up to the Supervision Plan, the Plan goes to the next Registration Committee meeting for approval, and you can only be registered as a provisional member once the Plan has been officially approved by the Committee and the Registrar has notified you. No applicant is placed on the register as a provisional member without an approved Supervision Plan.
Provisional practising membership, under the College's Regulatory Bylaws, lets you practise psychology subject to the restrictions and period in a provisional licence. It carries limits: a provisional member may not supervise psychology students, other provisional members, or members of other professions providing clinical services, and may not practise independently or through a professional corporation of which they are the only shareholder. A provisional member with a doctoral degree who has completed a CPA- or APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship or residency may supervise psychology students.
Provisional membership expires at the earliest of three points: after three years, on a third failure to complete the EPPP at 70% or higher, or on a third failure to complete the oral interview successfully. Parental or medical leave granted by the Registration Committee, and the window between applying for the oral interview and its outcome, do not count toward that period. A person who does not reach full practising membership before provisional membership expires may re-apply for provisional membership on one occasion, either five years or more after the initial membership expired, or at any time after obtaining an additional higher degree or a post-doctoral fellowship. A provisional member who resigned because of extenuating circumstances beyond their control may re-apply when those circumstances no longer apply.
For full practising membership, the bylaws require three things on top of the degree.
Supervised experience — one year, 1,500 hours. With a master's degree, one year (1,500 hours) of post-master's degree successful experience under the supervision of a psychologist approved by the College in a recognized setting. A recognized setting is either a private practice setting approved by council, or an organization, institution or agency with defined health service programs and a defined system of supervision, including regional health authority services, community clinics, psychology services provided by school boards, colleges and universities, and any services council designates. With a doctoral degree, one year (1,500 hours) of either a CPA- or APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship or residency, or post-doctoral experience under an approved psychologist in a recognized setting.
The EPPP at 70% or higher. The Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology must be completed with a score of 70% or higher.
The oral interview. At the first available opportunity, you must successfully complete an oral interview conducted by the Registration Committee, providing evidence of your training and experience in the areas of psychological practice in which you intend to practise, and of an understanding of contemporary ethical standards and professional regulation and jurisprudence in Saskatchewan.
When full practising membership and a full practising licence are in place, your title follows your degree: Registered Psychologist (R. Psych.), or Registered Doctoral Psychologist (R.D. Psych.) with a recognized doctoral degree.
Registration alone does not cover every activity. The bylaws create an Authorized Practice Endorsement for authorized (diagnostic) practice, applied for on top of membership, with its own application fee as prescribed, knowledge and skill requirements covering areas such as psychopathology, psychological assessment and psychodiagnostics, formal training that includes coursework and supervised experience in assessment, a written evaluation from your supervisor on your diagnostic competence, and a successful oral interview on diagnostic competence. A member who does not complete that oral interview on three successive occasions may not reapply for the endorsement for three years after the third unsuccessful interview is confirmed. A provisional member, or a pre- or post-doctoral resident or intern, may perform an authorized practice only under the direct supervision of a member who holds the endorsement.
The College runs a separate route for applicants registered in another Canadian jurisdiction applying for full practice licensure under the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). Its full practice application information sets an application fee of $350.00 for that route, with a Consent for Release of Information form, confirmation from the home jurisdiction of registration in good standing, licensure status and scope of practice and complaint and discipline history, an original criminal record and vulnerable sector check within six months of application, and a registration fee of $1,050 to be submitted within 60 days of notification of approval of eligibility for registration. Those two fees belong to the CFTA route; do not carry them into a first Saskatchewan application. A registrant of a Canadian jurisdiction may also obtain a temporary licence to practise in Saskatchewan for the period specified on the licence.
Every practising member must obtain a licence for each calendar year, with a declaration of at least 20 continuing education hours in the previous 12 months, an attestation of good character and fitness to practise, and the applicable licence fee. Of the 20 hours each calendar year, a minimum of 10 must be direct participatory activities such as workshops or courses, and a maximum of 10 may be individual self-study.
The College pages and bylaws opened for this guide state the $300 initial application fee, the one-year application window, and the CFTA route's $350 application fee and $1,050 registration fee. They do not state, on the pages read here, the dollar amount of the registration or annual licence fee for a first domestic application reaching full practising membership, or the prescribed fee for the Authorized Practice Endorsement application, so this guide gives neither figure. Check the College's administrative bylaws and fee information when you budget. The opened pages also do not state a processing time for an initial application beyond the Registration Committee meeting cycle for Supervision Plan approval.
The Saskatchewan College of Psychologists (SCP), under The Psychologists Act, 1997. You may not practise as a psychologist, use the title psychologist, or represent yourself as a psychologist in Saskatchewan without licensure with the College.
No. The minimum is a master's degree in psychology from a recognized institution: a Canadian institution that is a member of Universities Canada, a United States institution accredited by one of the seven regional accreditation bodies recognized by the US Federal Department of Education, or a degree from outside Canada and the United States evaluated by ICD through the ACPRO Portal as equivalent. A doctoral degree is also accepted, and the supervised experience route differs slightly by degree, as the body of this guide sets out.
The application fee for initial registration is $300.00 and it is non-refundable. Applications are open for one year from the date that fee is paid.
One year, stated as 1,500 hours. With a master's degree, that is one year (1,500 hours) of post-master's degree successful experience under the supervision of a psychologist approved by the College in a recognized setting. With a doctoral degree, it is one year (1,500 hours) of either successful experience in a CPA- or APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship or residency, or successful post-doctoral experience under an approved psychologist in a recognized setting.
The Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP), completed with a score of 70% or higher, and an oral interview conducted by the Registration Committee, taken at the first available opportunity, where you show your training and experience in your intended areas of practice and an understanding of contemporary ethical standards and professional regulation and jurisprudence in Saskatchewan. Provisional membership also expires on a third failed attempt at either the EPPP or the oral interview.
A licensed full practising member uses Registered Psychologist or R. Psych., or, with a doctoral degree recognized by the College, Registered Doctoral Psychologist or R.D. Psych. A licensed provisional practising member uses Psychologist Provisional or Doctoral Psychologist Provisional. A non-practising member uses Psychologist Non-practising or Doctoral Psychologist Non-practising, and a member who is not licensed and not non-practising uses no title.