Moving to another province and different licensures

Practically it won't be bad but there is still a process. When I got my LPN license in BC having studied in the US I met a girl in my orientation class who came from Alberta. She seemed far ahead in training coming from Alberta but the process includes having to go through the college of nursing assessment process. Of course you don't have to take the exam again but it is time intensive and there are fees associated with going to a neighbouring province. You would go through the college of LPN's of BC and just talk to one of the assessors who would be able to help you with the details. If your intention after completing schooling is to get licensed in BC you might want to just apply to take the exam and fulfill registration in BC right away that way you would not be doing things twice. When I worked as an LPN in BC in 2005 the PN's did not do nearly as much as PN's do in Alberta. I am sure that has improved but it may still be different than what you will experience in Alberta in your training.

That's because there's no perceived shortage of PNs in Canada. Some provinces have severely curtailed the use of PNs in many areas of practice. It's too bad they don't see what's right in front of them and employ PNs to their full scope of practice. The 'nursing shortage' would be significantly improved.