Canadian province hiring international nurses.

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Good day!

can you suggest which province/provinces are currently in great need of nurses & are even open to hiring international nurses?

I'm thinking of sitting the CRNE but before that I need to decide which province can give me higher chances of employment. I've heard British Columbia isn't currently in need.

thanks guys!

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland are currently still recruiting. Expect this demand to drop off as the recession continues and nurses from other provinces (Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario) begin migration.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

So True Jan, have seen a big drop in jobs available in the area I live although there are approx 100 jobs for the province advertised for RNs

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Specializes in intensive care, recovery, anesthetics.

In my area we are only looking for specialists (ICU, ER and OR) or for rural facilities mainly LTC/nursing homes.

And since Alberta is our neighbor province we are expecting applicants form there.

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What about the Yukon or Northwest Territories? Please educate me, I'm ignorant about nursing in Canada and I'd love to learn more about it. Hence why I'm posting more, not just reading as I have in the past.

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OK, our far north is a very specialized place to work. The further north you go, the greater the demand for NPs but you are it. Usually in isolated outposts, you are the only source of medical aide until a medivac flies in.

Many of the major surgeries, high risk deliveries, etc from the Yukon, Nunavut, and NWT are flown south. My hospital does the high risk deliveries and many surgeries for the NWT.

Diabetes, mental health issues, and alcohol are some of the main issues a nurse there faces. There are also the cultural issues to factor in.

Working up there qualifies you for tax exemptions (I think it's north of the 60th parallel). Wages are seen as "good" but cost of living is worse. There is the isolation factor and the long dark winters to factor in. You either love it up there or come back as soon as your contract ends.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Med-Surg..

It is really cold up there. Check weather sites for average temperatures. I have also heard that some areas are only accessbile by plane and that food costs a fortune.

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YUP, I've heard of a 4L jug of milk costing around $8.

The price of lettuce is even scarier. I guess it really would be time to adopt the 100 mile diet.

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What is $8.00 in American dollars, sorry I'm not familiar with the exchange rate. 1 gallon (3.78L) of milk here will cost you about $3.00 in American dollars depending on where you live. Sometimes they go about $2.78 when it goes on sale.

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Our dollar is currently worth around 92cents US.

In certain parts of the country dairy products are weirdly expensive.

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Specializes in intensive care, recovery, anesthetics.

Right now 1 CAD ~ 94 cent (US)

5cats

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OMG, milk is so expensive up in Northern Canada!!! Rediculously expensive.

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