How to work as a CNA or LPN in Canada?

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Hi, I've stayed in the States for a very long time. I know to be a Certified Nurse Aid in the States, you need to attend a CNA class. The class is short and jobs are plentiful. But I am not sure about how things are in Canada.

Can anybody tell me if there is similar type of position in Canada? If yes, what it is called? And how long the training would be? Would it be difficult to find such a job?

I think it would be nice to do such a job while I am in nursing school (If I am lucky and could get into a school at the border), to get health-care experience and get money to pay the bills.

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Do you hold a Canadian passport? If not, there are issues with getting a work permit that will allow you to work an an LPN there............same thing goes for an LPN from Canada that wishes to work in the US.

They do have HCA, which are health care assis.tants, but similar to the CNA. Your biggest issue will be with immigration.

Not sure from your post if you are attending school in the US now, and American, or Canadian and attending school in the US, or in Canada.

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Well, first you need to be able to work legally work in Canada. You'd have to check with Immigration Canada.

It depends on which province you are planning on living in. We have PSW Personal Support Workers, NA Nursing Assistant, RCA Resident Care Aides, those are just a few of the titles/positions I've seen over the last few years.

The training for these courses varies from school to school most seem to run 12 weeks with clinicals.

LPN is a four semester or two year course, which is quite competitive to get into now. RN is mainly a four year degree (there are still provinces that do RN diploma). There are waitlists there to.

But like the above poster said, you aren't clear about where you want to go to school or what your nationality is.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

i was born in canada, therefore i have a canadian passport, a social insurance number and am a canadian citizen. i live in texas now and am a cna in texas. i am moving back to alberta and was wondering if i would have to retake a test, get relicensed to find work that would paralled with a cna. also if anyone knows the company that i need to contact that would be helpful and appreciated.

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Immigration is not a issue for me. I'm a landed immigrant, though no Canadian passport yet.

I plan to attend school at US. Go to a school in Canada is less expensive. But it seems very hard to get into a Canadian Nursing school. Get into a nursing school in US is difficult too. But I think if I have good grades on pre-req, there are some chances.

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i was born in canada, therefore i have a canadian passport, a social insurance number and am a canadian citizen. i live in texas now and am a cna in texas. i am moving back to alberta and was wondering if i would have to retake a test, get relicensed to find work that would paralled with a cna. also if anyone knows the company that i need to contact that would be helpful and appreciated.

from what i've seen, seems cna is quite different from personal assitant worker. it is kind of between cna and lpn in the states. you'd better check first. besides, i guess the regulatory body does not face this kind of situation often (vs. they recognize nursing education from each other), so be prepared it might take a while for them to response.

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As an American CNA who is looking in move up to Alberta, I have found in talking to some schools, The skills set equivalant to a CNA would be a Nurse Attendant. You would have to test, take the courses they set out for you and write your exams to become licensed. I was also told that is you fail at any point you will have to retake the entire course.

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