Association of
Professional
Nurses of
Saskatchewan

Today's (May 15, 2026) announcement from the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Health Authority about removing barriers to nursing scope of practice is proof of what can happen when nurses speak with a unified voice. For years, nurses across Saskatchewan have been advocating to work to their full education, training, competence, and legislated scope of practice. Since the formation of APNS, we have consistently brought these conversations forward with government

One of the Association of Professional Nurses of Saskatchewan's strategic goals is to ensure that we are member-focused. This means we want to hear from you. We want to know what matters most to you, where we are meeting your needs, and how we can better serve and advocate for you. To accomplish this, we have released our member survey Who should complete this survey: Any nurse in Saskatchewan including student nurses and retired nurses from any of the 4 designations (NP,

On March 11, the Association of Professional Nurses of Saskatchewan (APNS) sent a letter to the Minister of Health following the March 9 announcement of the Patient-First Health Care Plan. For years, APNS has been advocating for many of the very priorities highlighted in this plan. Safe staffing, expanding nursing education seats, and ensuring health professionals are supported to practice to their full scope. In our letter, we also asked the Ministry to review and correct t

To our nursing community, This year I had one goal: It was to learn more about leadership and become a better leader. To achieve this goal, I took many courses on leadership; engaged in a few high-profile speaking gigs about leadership; said YES to becoming the Executive Director of APNS; and achieved many other cool things through out 2025. And at the end of the year, I walk away with a deeper understanding of leadership than I started the year with. I have learned that le