From this point, we have very little we can do to help you, but don't panic! You are not alone! By now, you will have been put in touch with the Human Resources Representative from the health region you will be working in. They are able to offer help in the final stages of the process and answer any further questions you may have.  

You should allow a few days to adjust and get things sorted:  

1. Fly into Saskatoon airport and present your Letter of Introduction for a Work Permit to the Customs Office.  

2. Meet with your HR representative. 

3.   He or she will take you to the CPSS office for your interview. (Make sure you bring the originals of your degree and certificates with you). This interview takes about three hours, as you will meet several people. 

4. Leave the CPSS office with your temporary licence to practice medicine in Saskatchewan. 

5. Arrange for your medical indemnity cover with CMPA. You need to do this before you can start to practise, but the  application needs a licence number, bank account, etc.  

6. Your HR rep will then take you to the town where you will be practicing and introduce you to your sponsoring physician. 

7. Your sponsoring physician, the medical clinic, and the town will usually have a rental house and a car organised for you. 

8. Get back into studying for the CAPE. 

9. You will be shown around your new town, clinic, and hospital by your sponsoring physician. 

10. They will then ease you in to work in the region. 

11. Keep studying: you can expect to sit the CAPE within three months of your arrival. 

12. Go out and enjoy Saskatchewan - that's why you came! 

13. Take the time to socialise with the locals. They will be very friendly but may think that you being a doctor are not interested in socialising with them. If they seem nice and you want to socialise in their circle, make the effort. Saskatchewans are very friendly, kind and generous: your efforts to become part of the community will be rewarded. 

Orientation 

The College provides an orientation conference that all International Medical Graduates are expected to attend. It is held in Regina, about three times a year.  

CAPE

Apparently this is an evaluation, not an exam. It takes place over four days in Winnepeg, and is a requirement for a licence to practise Family Medicine in Saskatchewan. The University of Saskatchewan CME has some information on their website.