Bringing nurses into Canada

[nursingbc]

Our company is looking at bringing nurses into Canada. I am wondering if there are any nurses who have done and what their experience was. What were some of the positive things and what were some of the negative things?

[petgroomer]

Hi canadiangradschoolrn , I see my own situation reflected in your post: I'm married to a Canadian citizen. I feel very lucky that I've being given authorization to write the CRNE. Without any feeling of entitlement, it may be easier/cheaper/more ethical for the provinces to help integrate IENs who are already established in Canada.

IENs, however, need to do some legwork too; it doesn't make sense to sit and wait for the system to accommodate us.

[canadiangradschoolrn]

You are right. IENs need to do some work themself. Its needs to be a combined effort between policy makers, IENs, regulatory authorities etc.

[nursingbc]

So........

Has anyone here done this?

[dishes, BSN, RN]

Great post canadiangradschoolrn, I think the idea of creating a business to help IEN who are already in Canada is excellent, Janfrn has provided a wealth of information for IENs about the process of becoming nurses in Canada in the stickies at the top of the Canadian nursing forum.

I vote Janfrn, the president of the future business " Integration of IENs residing in Canada"

All in favour?

dishes

[canadiangradschoolrn]

Im sorry, done what. You mean, has anyone helped IENs to complete the CRNE examination. Yes. But more is needed. Im not sure if this is what you mean.

[canadiangradschoolrn]

Great post canadiangradschoolrn, I think the idea of creating a business to help IEN who are already in Canada is excellent, Janfrn has provided a wealth of information for IENs about the process of becoming nurses in Canada in the stickies at the top of the Canadian nursing forum.

I vote Janfrn, the president of the future business " Integration of IENs residing in Canada"

All in favour?

dishes

All in favour, no objections, motion carried, JanFrn has been appointed president of the future business "integration of IENs residing in Canada"

[nursingbc]

Im sorry, done what. You mean, has anyone helped IENs to complete the CRNE examination. Yes. But more is needed. Im not sure if this is what you mean.

Like I have posted up top, I want to bring in international nurses into Canada, because of the nursing shortage. Has anyone done this or know of nurses who have done this.

I have a good idea of the process and how to get a job, but I would like to talk to people who have actually done it.

[canadiangradschoolrn]

Numerous people have done it. You will really need to do the research. Look up recruitement agencies. Many of the recruitment agencies are based in Philippines and India. Also, some governement have done it themselves, like the government of saskatchewan and alberta. This is considered grossly unethical and this governments have stopped it now considering cries from several interest groups. One of my friends was helping someone with the process of bringing nurses here. She stopped helping after I told her about how unethical it is. From her experience, it was quite easy for the nurses to get their licence. That was the easiest peice. However, for them to come to Canada, they need to have secured a job to be given a visa. This was a problem. She contacted several hospitals. No hospitals wanted to hire this nurses. More and more hospital management are becoming aware of the unethical aspect of recruiting from overseas and they dont want to engage in this type of business.

[RNGrad2006]

I am currently in nursing school in Texas, will get my associates degree. Very interested in Vancouver, what is required to nurse there? Thank you

You need to check with the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia. I was told they would look at your education on a case by case basis. You can appeal why you think your education is roughly equivalent of a BSN grad. If you want more details just PM me.

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

Great post canadiangradschoolrn, I think the idea of creating a business to help IEN who are already in Canada is excellent, Janfrn has provided a wealth of information for IENs about the process of becoming nurses in Canada in the stickies at the top of the Canadian nursing forum.

I vote Janfrn, the president of the future business " Integration of IENs residing in Canada"

All in favour?

dishes

All in favour, no objections, motion carried, JanFrn has been appointed president of the future business "integration of IENs residing in Canada"

Thank you for the honour but I must respectfully decline the nomination. My head isn't big enough to hold all the hats I'm already wearing.

[Higgs]

I'm British educated and trained and work in BC - came over with the Provincial Nominee Program a touch over 2 yrs ago.

Getting a job offer - no problem.

Getting immigration status- no problem.

The thing that held up the whole process was jumping through the hoops with the CRNBC.

I know they have a job to do making sure that applicants meet the required standard, but they do it very inefficiently. It took over a year to get my application through the system and there are people I know that took longer.

Any email questions I sent were replied to in not less than a month and the replies almost without exception didnt answer my original query.

For example, I was told I had to be finger printed and have my fingerprints sent to the RCMP for checking (I was told to have it done by my national force at Scotland Yard, but Britain doesnt have a national police force and I didnt live in London) - I had never been to Canada so how the RCMP could check my fingerprints, I'm not sure. I pointed this out to the CRNBC who then said (eventually) I didnt have to do it, it was only for applicants within Canada.

In the end I phoned up to ask why it was taking so long to process my application - I had a job waiting and had immigration papers - the guy I spoke to said I had got lost in the system , but he said he could fix it. Thank heavens he did or I'd still be waiting.

I work with a lot of internationallly educated nurses, and we all have similar stories about how slow and inefficient the CRNBC are. And pay 300+ dollars a year for the honour...

[fmog]

The canadian immigration currently released a ministerial instruction indicating 38 occupation list they process on fast track. And registered nurse is on the list. Applicants either need an arranged employment or proof of funds, depending on the family size. Not to mention the other requirements such as the 1 year continous paid employment.