degree of difficulty in finding job offer BC or Newfoundland

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Oct 31, 2007

To put a slightly different perspective on this question, a Canadian university graduate can expect to graduate with a student debt load somewhere around $30 - 40,000 and are expected to start repaying it within a year of graduation. No nursing employer in Canada that I am aware of offers any sort of aid for student debt accumulated while receiving nursing education in Canada. My daughter (not a nurse) is considering bankruptcy because of her student loans, which total nearly $35,000. Her payments are set at almost $500 a month for 10 years; she makes about $3000 a month before taxes (~25%) in a temporary job and pays $1200 a month for rent and utilities, $250 a month for her car payment, another $115 a month for car insurance, $80 for gas, $300 for food and entertainment and the minimum payment on her VISA card. If you do the math, she's short about $300 a month and she has no job security. Her employer is the Province of Alberta and they do not aid with any of thsoe costs at all. So you might want to consider other options for emigrating to Canada.

ISM · Nov 1, 2007

To put a slightly different perspective on this question, a Canadian university graduate can expect to graduate with a student debt load somewhere around $30 - 40,000 and are expected to start repaying it within a year of graduation. No nursing employer in Canada that I am aware of offers any sort of aid for student debt accumulated while receiving nursing education in Canada. My daughter (not a nurse) is considering bankruptcy because of her student loans, which total nearly $35,000. Her payments are set at almost $500 a month for 10 years; she makes about $3000 a month before taxes (~25%) in a temporary job and pays $1200 a month for rent and utilities, $250 a month for her car payment, another $115 a month for car insurance, $80 for gas, $300 for food and entertainment and the minimum payment on her VISA card. If you do the math, she's short about $300 a month and she has no job security. Her employer is the Province of Alberta and they do not aid with any of thsoe costs at all. So you might want to consider other options for emigrating to Canada.

Thank you for the information; i guess i am really in deep dodo. I really ave no other doors open but i will continue to pray about it. Thank you once again. Irene

ocn_wanna_be · Nov 1, 2007

Yah so it have been proven to us that there will be no immigratin to canara via RN. There's nothing like having inside infomration from the country to attest that fact.

Folks, immigraiton to canada is OUT.

ISM · Nov 7, 2007

I really don't think you'll find anything like that. Hospital budgets are cut to the bone and even continuing education for staff already employed is usually left to the individual... It's all on YOUR time and YOUR dime. It's very unlikely that a health region would pay for any upgrading or refresher needed, never mind sponsor immigration of an entire family. The money just isn't there. They'd be willing to pay some relocation costs for someone they could put to work the minute they clear Customs but that's about it. Even Alberta isn't paying for those sorts of expenses, and Alberta is the wealthiest province. Sorry.

so does anyone know offers outsid of the U.S that i can research? open to ideas.

buzz_lightyear · Feb 6, 2008

Good day. I will be migrating to Canada soon. I submitted my credentials to CRNBC and am waiting for my eligibility/temporary license to be issued. Hopefully, I will receive it before I leave for Canada. Do you think I will have difficulty finding a job in BC considering that I have only recently graduated and have no hospital experience?

Hi felisa,

Hope you don't mind me asking you. But how were you able to migrate to Canada? Was this because of your family ties or thru other means. I also have plans to visit BC to checkout the place & look for job opportunities but i don't know how to go about it. Shall i apply for a tourist visa and then look for a job offers then apply for CRNBC or the other way around.

Any comment / opinion is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

mart1958 · Feb 6, 2008

Felisa

You need to be mindful that immigration may not let you immigrate if you dont have a valid job offer, plus the CRNBC may not grant you a temporary license they usually like at least one years experience.

Employers are reducing their budgets when it comes to paying for relocation, BC is very expensive to live in, I lived there for two years, other provinces are less expensive and cheaper cost of living.

If you want additional information that may help you, email me with an email address, and I will foward it on to you, as an oversees nurse who has gone through the process and worked in 3 different provinces,I can certainly offer some guidance to you

Martin

felisa · Feb 7, 2008

Hello. I applied as an independent immigrant a few years back. I also have a bachelor's degree in business administration and extensive work experience in that field. Because of that (and a brother in canada) i was able to qualify to apply as an independent immigrant. shortly after i applied, i studied nursing and got the approval just as i was taking our local board exam.

Buzz - I visited BC as a tourist before i studied nursing. If you have the resources, I think it would be good to find out more about the place first hand. But I don't think it would be easy to find a job offer without an application with CRNBC.

Martin - thank you very much. i shall email you in a while. :)

wenursetheworld · Feb 9, 2008

felisa, have you applied for an immigrant visa for yourself or its through family?

felisa · Feb 9, 2008

felisa, have you applied for an immigrant visa for yourself or its through family?

If you're asking if i was sponsored by a family member, no i wasn't. I applied as an independent immigrant, meaning I applied on my own. however, having relatives in canada is a plus to achieving the points necessary to qualify.

You can email me if you have more questions about my immigration process as I don't think this is the proper forum to discuss it.:wink2:

wasup · Feb 11, 2008

I am new. I am sorry for my silly quesiton but how do i get a temporary permit?

Check this out:

http://www.healthmatchbc.org/HMBC_nurses.asp?pageid=658

suzanne4, RN · Feb 13, 2008

Moving thread to the International Forum as it pertains more to immigration and licensure information, rather than actual working conditions in Canada.

We have moved all threads like this away from the Canadian forum so that the Canadians can use it to discuss issues that they have with working there. Anything having to do with immigration and/or licensure needs to be posted on the International Forum.

Thanks for your understanding in this.