Becoming a Teacher in Saskatchewan

Who requires a Saskatchewan teacher's certificate?

If you would like to teach in Saskatchewan's kindergarten to grade 12 education system, you must hold a Saskatchewan teacher's certificate issued by the Ministry of Education.  Certificates are also required to work in registered independent schools and may also be required by schools operated by First Nations.

How do you apply for a Saskatchewan teacher's certificate?

You need to apply to Teacher Services, Ministry of Education for a certificate by submitting forms and other documentation to us.

The application process is slightly different depending on whether you completed your teacher education program in Saskatchewan, elsewhere in Canada or outside Canada.  Please click on the link below that applies to you for further information.

What are the some of the basic requirements to qualify for a Saskatchewan teacher's certificate?

To qualify for a certificate, you must meet the following basic requirements:

• a Saskatchewan grade 12 or its equivalent;
• an approved university degree or its equivalent;
• at least four years of post-secondary education;
• completion of an approved teacher education program; and
• English proficiency or French proficiency (for those who teach in French).

Transcripts and other credentials

This applies only to those applicants who completed secondary school and/or earned a post-secondary degree or credential outside North America.

Beginning October 1, 2010 all foreign secondary and post-secondary transcripts or credentials earned outside of North America must be evaluated by an acceptable evaluation service that will verify the Canadian equivalency of the credits/degrees that you have earned. 

World Education Service (WES) is the evaluation service agency acceptable to the certifying official.  A course-by-course evaluation from WES is required by Teacher Services, Ministry of Education.  The evaluation must be sent by WES directly to Teacher Services.

How long does the certification process take?

Once we receive your application form and evaluation fee, we will create a file for you and place it in a queue based on the date we received it.  We will send you a letter confirming that we have received your application and tell you your file number.

Applications are evaluated when all required documents have been received.  An evaluator will review your file and send you a letter listing any documents we still require. 

The application process is slightly different depending on whether you completed you teacher education program in Saskatchewan, elsewhere in Canada, or outside of Canada.

Wherever the word "verified" appears, it means a "photocopy signed by a guarantor who can attest that:  This is a true copy of the original document."  The guarantor must provide his/her full name, working title, contact information and signature.  Faxed documentation is not accepted.  If you wish to forward original documents, they will be returned to you.

Mail all documents and fees to:

Teacher Services
Ministry of Education
128-1621 Albert Street
REGINA SK  S4P 2S5

Our policy regarding your documents

All documents you send us as part of your application become the property of the Ministry of Education, Teacher Services.  We do not return any documents with the exception of your original birth certificate, marriage / change of name certificate and Social Insurance Number card.  We will provide verified copies of transcripts to another certification authority upon receipt of your written request (this does not apply to transcripts issued by post-secondary institutions in Canada and the United States).