change status from student to staff nurse

[rosemt]

i am a nurse from India, I wrote CRNE on october 6th under Alberta nursing jurisdiction, and attented an interview from an employer in alberta and i got it, but as i am in canada as a student(CRNE PREP) i have only a co-op work permit, which allow me to work as a part of my studies. but the employer is asking for an open work permit. how can i change the co-op work permit to an open work permit??? also the organisation which i applied for the job won't give a LMO. So please somebody help me to get over this. i heard that in alberta they don't provide LMO AND HRSDC certificate for foreign nurses? then how can i complete my 225 hours to get registration?

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Moved to the international forum

To get a Temp work permit you need a LMO and you need to apply for it. All instructions found here Working temporarily in Canada

No LMO means you can't get a TWP and be able to work.

How much experience as a RN do you have? You may be able to apply for PR (have one year of continuous full-time paid work experience) but will take time (several months) and again instructions can be found on the CIC website

[rosemt]

Thanks Silverdragon, i don't have enough points for PR, and for LMO the employer have to do the paper work for it? but the problem is that most of the employers in alberta is not hiring international nurses. and if they hire also they will hire only people with work permit or PR. i don't know what i will do?

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

thanks silverdragon, i don't have enough points for pr, and for lmo the employer have to do the paper work for it? but the problem is that most of the employers in alberta is not hiring international nurses. and if they hire also they will hire only people with work permit or pr. i don't know what i will do?

i can't see anything that indicates you need points as long as you meet the requirements as set out on the cic website for skilled worker you should be ok. did you look at the cic website for pr and skilled workers?

did you not mention to your employer that you would need a twp at your interview? a lmo is required

you must also have the following documents:

* a job offer from a canadian employer

* a completed application, that shows that you meet the requirements of the immigration and refugee protection act and the immigration and refugee protection regulations, and

* written confirmation from hrsdc that the employer can hire a foreign worker to fill the job. this confirmation is called a positive labour market opinion.

o in most cases, it is up to your employer to get that written confirmation. information on the labour market opinion is found under information for canadian employers on the right-hand side of this page.

working temporarily in canada: eligibility to apply