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How to Become a Registered Music Teacher in Saskatchewan

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Do you need a licence?

Licence required

You must be registered with the Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers' Association to work as a registered music teacher in Saskatchewan or to use a protected title.

Protected titles
RMT
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“Registered Music Teacher Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers' Association”

From saskatchewan.ca/residents/moving-to-saskatchewan/live-in-saskatchew..., checked October 10, 2026.

At a glance

Licence status
Licence required See the source
Routes
Annual fees

Your roadmap

Every route is listed. Follow the one that matches where you trained.

Trained in Canada

  • Listed one-time fees: $25
  • 4 steps without a listed fee
  • Annual fees: $575.30

  1. Before filling in the application form, the applicant carefully reads the information about membership categories and educational requirements.

    Source
    “Please read this information carefully before filling in the Application Form.”
    srmta.com/membership/application

  2. The applicant obtains a criminal record check dated within three months of the application date.

    Source
    “Vulnerable Sector Check* Record must be dated within three months of the application.”
    srmta.com/membership/application

  3. The applicant collects copies of diplomas or certificates, pedagogy and theory documentation, and a recent criminal record check to include with the application.

    Source
    “You must include appropriate documentation (photocopies of diplomas are acceptable, as well as a recent criminal record check) with your application.”
    srmta.com/membership/application

  4. The applicant fills in the online membership application form, choosing a branch and the areas in which they wish to teach.

    Source
    “I am registering to teach in the following area(s)*”
    srmta.com/membership/application

  5. The applicant pays the non-refundable application fee and professional fee by separate cheques or e-transfers and submits the application.

    Source
    “To complete your registration, please submit two SEPARATE cheques or Interac e-Transfers, both payable to “Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers’ Association.””
    srmta.com/membership/application

Listed fees for this route

One-time total listed: $25

One-time fees listed for Trained in Canada, by type
Fee typeAmountShare
Application $25 100%
One-time total $25 100%

4 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Annual fees: $575.30 a year Paid every year, so not part of the one-time total. 8 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total.

Official page for this route

Other listed fees

The regulator lists these without tying them to one step, so they are not in the route totals above. Check which apply to you.

  • 1/2 Provincial Fee (Oct 1 to Dec 31): $66.50 (Oct 1 to Dec 31)
    Source
    “1/2 Provincial Fee (Oct 1 to Dec 31, membership fees should reflect the following: $66.50 or $33.25 for Lloydminster members)”
    srmta.com/membership/application
  • 1/2 Provincial Fee (Oct 1 to Dec 31): $33.25 (Oct 1 to Dec 31, for Lloydminster members)
    Source
    “1/2 Provincial Fee (Oct 1 to Dec 31, membership fees should reflect the following: $66.50 or $33.25 for Lloydminster members)”
    srmta.com/membership/application

Requirements

Conditions the regulator sets on top of the roadmap steps.

Education

  • For Full Membership, the applicant must have completed a music degree from a recognized university or an Associate or Licentiate Teacher's or Performer's Diploma or equivalent.

    Source
    “A music degree from a university recognized by the Executive, subject to approval by the Board of Examiners.”
    srmta.com/membership/application

  • Full Membership applicants must have completed pedagogical training or show proof of successful teaching.

    Source
    “Applicant must have completed pedagogical training (either as part of their diploma/degree or as a supplement to their diploma/degree) or show proof of successful teaching.”
    srmta.com/membership/application

Police check

  • All applicants must submit a criminal record check that is dated within three months of the application date.

    Source
    “All Applicants are required to submit a criminal check. The criminal record check must be within three months of the application date.”
    srmta.com/membership/application

Good character

  • Applicants must certify they are of good moral character when submitting the application.

    Source
    “I certify that all information enclosed is correct and declare that I am of good moral character (SRMTA Act R-11 Article 18 1(D))”
    srmta.com/membership/application

Residency

Other

  • Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

    Source
    “Applicants must live in Saskatchewan and must be at least 18 years of age.”
    srmta.com/membership/application

Already licensed in another province?

Not stated

The pages do not describe how someone already licensed in another Canadian province or territory can register.

Source
“Applicants may apply for this category if all requirements for Full Membership are not yet met”
srmta.com/membership/application

Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers' Association

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Credential assessment

Not stated by the regulator Check with Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers' Association

Exams

  • written and/or viva voce pedagogy exams

    Source
    “Completion of the written and/or viva voce pedagogy exams in the discipline in which registration is sought.”
    srmta.com/membership/application

Language tests

Not stated by the regulator Check with Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers' Association

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Canadian experience

Not stated by the regulator Check with Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers' Association

Supervised practice

Not stated by the regulator Check with Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers' Association

Demand and pay

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Registered music teachers in other provinces and territories

Regulated in 3 of the other 12 jurisdictions checked so far. The rules differ from one place to the next.

  • British Columbia Title protected
  • Alberta Not confirmed yet
  • Manitoba Title protected
  • Ontario Not confirmed yet
  • Quebec Not confirmed yet
  • New Brunswick Not confirmed yet
  • Nova Scotia Licence required
  • Prince Edward Island Not confirmed yet
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Not confirmed yet
  • Yukon Not confirmed yet
  • Northwest Territories Not confirmed yet
  • Nunavut Not confirmed yet

Compare registered music teacher licensing across Canada

Sources checked

Pages read on October 10, 2026.

  1. Saskatchewan Regulatory Bodies | Regulated Occupations and Licensing Requirements | Government of Saskatchewan saskatchewan.ca/residents/moving-to-saskatchewan/live-in-saskatchew... · fetched October 10, 2026
  2. Membership Application « Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers' Association (SRMTA) srmta.com/membership/application · fetched October 10, 2026
  3. Membership Application « Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers' Association (SRMTA) srmta.com/membership/application · fetched October 10, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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Do you need a licence to work as a registered music teacher in Saskatchewan?

Yes. Registration with the Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers' Association is required to practise in Saskatchewan, and to use the title RMT.

Which exams are required?

written and/or viva voce pedagogy exams.

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