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1. Where to work in Montreal

   lostintranslation replied to lostintranslation's topic in International

   lol.... mine took forEVER..... and when I received it it was addressed to me in Victoria but instead of British Columbia they put Vancouver. Hmmm ya, cause everything west of Alberta is Vancouver.

2. Where to work in Montreal

   lostintranslation replied to lostintranslation's topic in International

   I forgot to mention cost of living..... Rent is cheap as far as big cities go..... for instance it's way cheaper to live downtown montreal than Toronto or Vancouver. But it always depends on the area and what you are looking for. Everything else I f...

3. Where to work in Montreal

   lostintranslation replied to lostintranslation's topic in International

   Montreal was fun..... I say was because I am now in Ontario.... I know, a bit of a sell out but it was more because of my husband than me..... I loved it. It's diverse and exciting. Has more than it's share of problems and I did get a bit sick of the...

4. Where to work in Montreal

   lostintranslation replied to lostintranslation's topic in International

   Hi Dollarman, Quebec now accepts the CRNE as equivalent to their exam and so getting your licence should now be fairly straightforward. You will still have to attempt the French exam at least once every year though and take French lessons in order to...

5. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

   lostintranslation replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

   Brownhairedgal, I agree with you, I had to do this in nursing school and I was uncomfortable with it. I wish I had said something to my instructor at the time. These days most ppl are comfortable with pretty much anything, personal space isn't much o...

6. Where to work in Montreal

   lostintranslation replied to lostintranslation's topic in International

   Hi Natalie, I'm from British Columbia but moved to Montreal last year and have been working at the Royal Victoria Hospital for about 13 months now. I too had to navigate my way through the OIIQ and found that they like to take their sweet time. If yo...

7. Where to work in Montreal

   lostintranslation replied to lostintranslation's topic in International

   Hi Stanley, Thanks for your thoughts, I'm interviewing for both the Royal Vic and JGH NICUs so hopefully something happens there! Are you Francophone? Was the French test challenging for you?

8. Where to work in Montreal

   lostintranslation posted a topic in International

   Hi everyone, thanks for reading my post! I am new to Montreal and finally have CPN status from the OIIQ (yippee!). I'm just wondering where people work or have worked and what they can say about it. I'm particularly interested in the NICU and pediatr...

9. New grad moving from Victoria to Montreal

   lostintranslation posted a topic in International

   Hi Everyone! I'm a brand spankin new graduate (as of June 5th) and am following my hunny from Victoria, BC to Montreal in July. I've just finished submitting all of my application documents for my recognition of equivalence to the OIIQ. Here are my q...