HELP PLease!!! R.N. in Philippines just migrated in Canada

[MARI 1]

I think you need to contact College of Nurses in your province. Every province in Canada works differently. In Ontario, you should have had 16 years of education (12 elementary/secondary & 4 college years or 10 elementary/secondary {like in the philippines}, 4 college & masteral).

If this is the case, here you have to go back to school. They call it Bridging Programs for Internationally Educated Nurses. Program is 1 or 2 year long, depending on the school you go to. After that's completed, you'll be ready for licensure exam.

It's different here, unlike US where our curriculum is equivalent.

The curriculum in the Philippines is not equivalent to the USA (they try to meet the US requirements, but there are schools that don't have what the USA requires. That is why an evaluation is needed when coming to the USA to work) It is different, each country, province or state they all have their own requirements. When going to work there you must abide by their requirements.

[chrismina]

What kind of exam do we need to prepare to be able to pass the crna. Is it similar to nclex? After we passed the exam how much time do we need to wait before we allowed to work there as a registered nurse? thank you and god bless.

[suzanne4, RN]

What kind of exam do we need to prepare to be able to pass the crna. Is it similar to nclex? After we passed the exam how much time do we need to wait before we allowed to work there as a registered nurse? thank you and god bless.

CRNA is the licensing exam for anesthesia nurses in the US, it is not the Canadian exam. The Canadian exam is the CRNE.

And it is very different from the NCLEX exam, and with different focus of the questions. You have to pass the CRNE and you only get approval for that after you have met the requirements of the province where you wish to work. They each have different requirements. Once you have passed that exam, you will need to go thru the immigration process, just like in the US. Timeframe will also be similar.

[chrismina]

I stand corrected. thank you for the good information. you are Dr. Einsteine in this forum... have a a nice day...

[zai_mindmastr]

I just want to clear... I'm already here in Canada...

[suzanne4, RN]

I just want to clear... I'm already here in Canada...

Even if you are in Canada already as a landed immigrant, or even citizen there, you still need to go thru the licensing process to work there an an RN. Immigration is entirely separate from getting licensed and does not waive any requirements for you.

Same as if you were going to work in the US. In either case, you will be able to skip the immigration requirements, but you still need to get a Canadian license and be able to write the CRNE. No license without that.

[suzanne4, RN]

Even if you are in Canada already as a landed immigrant, or even citizen there, you still need to go thru the licensing process to work there an an RN. Immigration is entirely separate from getting licensed and does not waive any requirements for you.

Each province has their own licensing dept, you need to go thru the one for the province that you are in. I believe that there are links to it towards the top of the Canadian Forum. Just follow those. And if they require more schooling, then you will need to complete that to be able to get licensed as an RN there.

[trix_ctrn]

that's in ontario. i don't know about BC. they need to review your nursing credentials first. every province in canada works differently.

[urkuletz]

Can I ask something?:trout:

Are any of you familiar about the US-Canada agreement about nursing?? I found some but I cannot recall where I found it. I am a Filipino citizen but a resident here in the US. But I want to move to Canada... and I do not know what to do.

>I should talk witht he College of Nursing first in the Province?

>Study and prepare for the CRNE?

>Pass CRNE

>Deal with immigration process

>Then, start applying...

are these what I am supposed to do? In this order?

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

That's the easiest and most rational order in which to do things, except that you could be looking for work while you're going through the immigration process. The College in the province you want to move to will tell you exactly what they expect in terms of documentation, fees, timelines and so on, but they won't do anything to help you along. You have to book your CRNE sitting through them. You'll need a firm offer of employment before you'll be able to move, and you might not get one without the CRNE already passed.