[sabrino]

recently graduated march '08 with a degree Bsc (hons) nursing in england and just received my registration from the NMC and i now have a job in A&E as a band 5 nurse. However my wife who is also a nurse has received an offer letter following an interview to work in alberta. She loves the feel of Canada and thinks we can set up a home with our 2 kids. we have been to canada on holiday and it is her dream to work there. However we are not sure if my status as a new graduate with only a month experience as a registered nurse make it difficult for me to also work as a nurse.
Can anyone advise us with regards to what to expect from CARNA if i do apply? Also will it be difficult securing a job as i have few practice hours behind me?
Replies will be really appreciated.

[Silverdragon102]

Welcome to the site

I do not think you will have any problems not having much in the way of experience but you may have issues if your training did not cover all areas. The best thing is to go through assessment and get your training evaluated, they will soon tell you if you are any hours short in any areas. Plus going through the process is going to take several months so still gaining experience. We have just moved to Nova Scotia and love it even though it has been snowing for a few hours

[elkpark]

Welcome to allnurses!

I've moved your thread to the International Nursing forum, which is where we (mods) try to keep all questions about working in another country.

You can find the Int'l Nursing forum under the yellow "Region" tab toward the top of the screen, and there is lots of info there about immmigration and licensure in Canada. There are also plenty of Canadian nurses who post here regularly who can respond to your questions.

Best wishes!