filipino to migrate in Canada.... what to do to become a RN?

adz64 · Jun 6, 2008

tanx for the infos once again guys... i'll better check my application on line... but how do i get there... sorry but am lil illiterate with that stuff...

anelish · Jun 8, 2008

to tinx,

regarding your step by step infos. its no.8-the last obstacle... where will i get the 250 hrs under interim permit? there in canada or equivalent hours here in the philippine.? :confused:

thanx so much

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Jun 9, 2008

i passed my ielts too..i had a 7 band score. thats why i really cant figure out whats lacking...mmmm well, i think i have to call CRNBC.. right?

It could be that the content of your educational program doesn't meet their requirements. All the jursidictions in Canada have fairly stringent expectations of the education nurses must have to be licensed. If that's the case your four years of experience in the Middle East won't matter to them.

to tinx,
regarding your step by step infos. its no.8-the last obstacle... where will i get the 250 hrs under interim permit? there in canada or equivalent hours here in the philippine.?
thanx so much

Those 250 hours MUST be obtained in Canada. You have to be supervised by a nurse with a Canadian license for those hours to demonstrate that your care meets minimum standards and that you are able to assimilate into Canadian health care provision. It doesn't matter that you might have been working as an RN for 30 years in another ocuntry, every IEN who wants a BC nursing license has to do the 250 hours' supervised practice.

adz64 · Jun 10, 2008

oh i see... tanx once again...

anelish · Jun 19, 2008

thanks for taking time to answer my querries.

cellardoor · Jun 24, 2008

Hi everyone, have not posted here for a long time and I have several questions. I would really appreciate it if any of the staff members will be able to clarify my queries or even fellow Filipino RNs in Canada. I am seriously thinking of sending in my application to CRNBC and I've read enough of the posts to know that I have to wait for my eligibility from CRNBC in order to apply for the exam. And then when I do receive permission to write the exam, I have to work 250 hours before or after I take the exam. And then what?

1. First of all, what visa do I need to apply for in order to actually travel to Canada to take the exam?

2. I know a working permit needs an employer sponsorship so can I go on tourist visa and apply for working permit there once I have found an employer or do I need to come back to the Philippines to process it here?

3. What is the approximate time that all these (visa application) will be processed?

~Thank you so much in advance to anyone who will be kind enough to answer my questions. I highly appreciate it. :specs:

Silverdragon102, BSN · Jun 24, 2008

Not sure but you may have to return home whilst going through the process as the employer needs a LMO and you have to have a medical. Probably looking at 4-6 months processing times but this is an estimate. If you need a tourist visa normally to visit Canada (and I think the Philippines you do) then you need a tourist visa to go to Canada to sit the exam. Not sure what visa you will need to do the hours and hopefully someone who has been through the process can help alternatively you could contact the Canadian embassy in the Philippines and ask them

chezie · Jun 24, 2008

you can do the 250 before or after you write the exam, you have 2 years time i think from the time they assess your papers. You'll need a tourist visa to get here. I know someone who, she used a tourist visa to get here, since we're given the interim permit she used that to find an employer willing to process her papers to convert her tourist visa to a working one, oh and she's to take the october crne :) hope that helps

cellardoor · Jun 25, 2008

Thank you Silverdragon102 =) I was completely stumped and now that I have some insight, I think I will contact the Canadian embassy here. Do you have some advice for me, a foreign RN looking to work in Canada? =)

cellardoor · Jun 25, 2008

Hi everyone, have not posted here for a long time and I have several questions. I would really appreciate it if any of the staff members will be able to clarify my queries or even fellow Filipino RNs in Canada. I am seriously thinking of sending in my application to CRNBC and I've read enough of the posts to know that I have to wait for my eligibility from CRNBC in order to apply for the exam. And then when I do receive permission to write the exam, I have to work 250 hours before or after I take the exam. And then what?
1. First of all, what visa do I need to apply for in order to actually travel to Canada to take the exam?
2. I know a working permit needs an employer sponsorship so can I go on tourist visa and apply for working permit there once I have found an employer or do I need to come back to the Philippines to process it here?
3. What is the approximate time that all these (visa application) will be processed?
~Thank you so much in advance to anyone who will be kind enough to answer my questions. I highly appreciate it.

Thank you ma'am for your help and I think I will contact the Canadian embassy here. Do you have any advice for a filipino RN thinking of working in Canada? =)

Silverdragon102, BSN · Jun 25, 2008

Consider where you want to live, Winters can be cold and long. Think about what you want from both your nursing and general lifestyle. Make sure you are applying to the province where you want to live. I have only lived in Nova Scotia a couple of months but it has more than exceeded what I was expecting. Admittedly I am not nursing but have started the process but lucky that it was DH that received the work permit giving me chance to decide what I want. Nursing jobs are plentiful where ever you look but it can be a long process but will be worth it.

Good luck

cellardoor · Jun 25, 2008

Hi, thanks for your reply. I was wondering, how long are tourist visas usually valid? Will be enough time to take the exam AND work the 250 hours? Will I be issued an interim permit under working visa? And can I really switch from tourist to working visa while in Canada?

Sorry for the tons of questions, I'm just really interested, hope it's okay.=)