What is the process to being able to work as a nurse in another province?

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Hi!

Just wondering if anyone out there knows the process to going to work in another province than the one that you went to nursing school?

Planning on taking my schooling in alberta next year and eventually want to move to BC.

Is there a test that you have to take to qualify??

Just curious because im hearing from friends that have just graduated RN program are having problem finding jobs....go figure.

Basically just curious :)

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I believe once you have your license, you can work anywhere in canada. (Not sure about Quebec). What I am wondering is that now that we are going to be taking the NCLEX, if that means we can also work in the states.

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You apply to the provincial college of nurses in whatever province you plan to move to.

Be prepared to spend cash and don't expect it to be quick.

The BC job market especially on the island and lower mainland is very tough to crack and the interior isn't much better.

Preference tends to be given to locally educated nurses in smaller hospitals.

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I believe once you have your license, you can work anywhere in canada. (Not sure about Quebec). What I am wondering is that now that we are going to be taking the NCLEX, if that means we can also work in the states.

Canadian RNs have always been able to work in the States. NAFTA, find a job, write the NCLEX after graduation and away you went.

Know several nurses who have done it and returned to Canada.

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Up to the state whether they will accept you passing the NCLEX for Canada, they may require you to take it for their license. Only way to find out would be once we start doing the NCLEX exam here in Canada and then start applying

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I'm pretty sure you have to hold a license in the province you received your education first, before you can apply for a license in another province. So if you take your schooling in Alberta, you have to be granted a license there first before you can get one in another province. This is at least how it works in Ontario, so it might be the same there

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I'm pretty sure you have to hold a license in the province you received your education first, before you can apply for a license in another province. So if you take your schooling in Alberta, you have to be granted a license there first before you can get one in another province. This is at least how it works in Ontario, so it might be the same there

That's how it works in all provinces.

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why do u wanna move to BC tho? I heard there's more opportunities is Alberta....Just curious

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When did this change? I graduated in 2009 from Ontario and moved directly out to BC for my first RN position. I wrote my CRNE exam in Toronto....I really dont recall ever registering for a license through the CNO...I simply wrote the exam and then applied to CRNBC for a BC license and did all the paperwork. I honesly dont think I even was registered in Ontario...I never even applied for a temporary license. I actually moved out to BC without even knowing the results of my exam - because in BC you can keep working if you fail your nursing exam (crazy eh!) so I knew I was covered whereas in Ontario, if you fail the CRNE then its mandatory that you stop working until you pass again. I got my results like 3 weeks after I moved here.

That's how it works in all provinces.
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When did this change? I graduated in 2009 from Ontario and moved directly out to BC for my first RN position. I wrote my CRNE exam in Toronto....I really dont recall ever registering for a license through the CNO...I simply wrote the exam and then applied to CRNBC for a BC license and did all the paperwork. I honesly dont think I even was registered in Ontario...I never even applied for a temporary license. I actually moved out to BC without even knowing the results of my exam - because in BC you can keep working if you fail your nursing exam (crazy eh!) so I knew I was covered whereas in Ontario, if you fail the CRNE then its mandatory that you stop working until you pass again. I got my results like 3 weeks after I moved here.

You must have applied because you can not sit CRNE without approval and from what you state you sat CRNE before applying to CRNBC so must have met CNO approval

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Hmmm I must have then....Guess I can't recall. I just remember it was so expensive to write my exam in Ontario and then get my BC license on top of that with all the paperwork and fees. Isn't it ridiculous how much we pay for our license per year compared to some of the states? It's like up to 10 X as much

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Hmmm I must have then....Guess I can't recall. I just remember it was so expensive to write my exam in Ontario and then get my BC license on top of that with all the paperwork and fees. Isn't it ridiculous how much we pay for our license per year compared to some of the states? It's like up to 10 X as much

Our permits include our . US nurses have to buy their own insurance directly, so many do not carry it. Have you seen the price of insurance down there?

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