IEN in Canada

You need a employer plus eligibility from the province college plus a temp license that allows you to work whilst waiting to sit the exam. Then need Temp Work Permit, medical and LMO (labour marketing opinion) before you move to Canada

As off topic to thread posted in moved to the International forum and a thread on it's own

LMO comes from the employer
medical has to be with a approved embassy facility and you have to be told to get it.

This should help you find your local Canadian embassy http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/informa...s/missions.asp

Hello!You can't work here without sitting on the exam...An interim permit is only temporary (that i am told...)

There is no way you can work as a nurse in Canada witout taking the exam and meeting the other requirements.

You can work as a grad nurse with a temp license whilst waiting to sit CRNE, have seen several IEN do so. They are not classed as RN's but can work as a nurse under the guidance of a RN. They may have a limit of time on them on how long you can have it until you sit the exam

This is for Nova Scotia

What is a Temporary Licence?

A temporary licence issued by the College is a licence that allows the holder to:

* engage in the practice of nursing in Nova Scotia for a specified period of time, not to exceed six months;
* to practise nursing until eligible for entry on the Register and issuance of a current licence;
* use the designation “Nurse” or “nurse” and provides professional liability coverage.

http://www.crnns.ca/default.asp?id=1...90&search=4286

this is for BC

Step 8: Applying for Temporary Registration and Meeting Canadian Employment
Requirement (You do this)
• You may be eligible for Temporary Registration if:
o You have applied to write your Canadian Registered Nurse Examination.
o You have a B.C. employer who has agreed to supervise you.
• Submit an Application for Temporary (supervised) Registered Nurse Registration (Form 4)
along with the registration fee. See Section 9 on Fees. You complete one part of this form
and the second part is completed and signed by your employer, indicating that the employer
has agreed to provide supervision.
• When you receive your Temporary Registration, you will also receive a Canadian Employment
Reference for International Applicants for Nurse Registration (Form 40). CRNBC
must have a reference from a Canadian employer for whom you have worked as a Temporary
(supervised) Registered Nurse for a minimum of 250 hours.
o Give this form to your employer after you have completed 250 hours of employment,
and ask your employer to send this form directly to CNRBC.
o You may work on this requirement before and/or after you write your Canadian Registered
Nurse Examination.

http://www.crnbc.ca/downloads/468.pdf

From what I understand, you are a Psychiatric Nurse and you want to write the CRPNBC exam? You may get an interim license to practice, which is valid for 3 months, provided you have registered to write the next upcoming CRPNBC exam. Immediately after receiving your exam results, assuming that you pass, you must register, and then you would have your full license. I am not sure what happens if you do not pass, but I know you can have two more tries at passing the test and I am sure the interim license would be valid at least for the second test try.... hope that helps answer your question