IENs wanting to work in Quebec

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hi

I'm charmzele...

I'm actually a newbie in this forum and I'm so glad to find some helpful information... Thanks to everyone.. the thing is I think I'm in the same boat with simon.. I'm really eager to find out how's the life of foreign nurses in quebec nowadays? you're response will truly be appreciated..

Thank you

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Theresaaiza was asking about the amount of money immigrants are required by federal law to have ready access to before they're permitted to come to Canada on a work permit. The federal government requires them to prove they have at least $11,115 readily available to pay their expenses for their first year here. This is not the same thing as moving from Bathurst to St John's.

Except that she has not applied for registration in Ontario and therefore would not be able to work in Ottawa, where there is still an expectation of fluency in French - been there, couldn't get a job due to my weak French. All moot, since there are very few vacancies in Ontario at the moment. The reason she's looking at Quebec in the first place is that they're still hiring. The fact that they pay their nurses the lowest in the country and have some of the highest nurse-patient rations with the poorest working conditions may have something to do with that.

Yes, Theresaaiza, there are hospitals that might not require you to be fluent in French, but as Fiona59 says, it's not up to them. The provincial government mandates that all health care providers be bilingual and to prove their fluency within a certain period of time once they've been licensed. No exceptions. One of my children lives and works in a health care setting in Montreal , having demonstrated fluency several years ago after being educated in French immersion and the International Baccalaureate program. Although my offspring works in an "English" hospital there are days when there's very little English spoken and the complexity of the language used is high.

Obtaining a job there is certainly possible. Keeping it might be more of a challenge.

As I mentioned before, there are very few Filipinos who have made the move to Quebec so far so I can't say what their living conditions are like. I can tell you that my family member is highly educated (PhD), lives in a very old three storey walk-up in a run-down part of the city, rides the subway to and from work, has a significant debt load and makes more than a new nurse in Quebec.

Wow, you really showed me, didn't you :)

Sorry for sharing my opinion. I will keep it to myself in the future.

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Hi, my name is Tito. I am a male nurse from Brazil. I have heard about a good opportunity in Quebec. The Quebec Goverment has criated, since 2009, new rules to the foreign nurses. Some one knows some informations about it? Thanks....

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Hi, my name is Tito. I am a male nurse from Brazil. I have heard about a good opportunity in Quebec. The Quebec Goverment has criated, since 2009, new rules to the foreign nurses. Some one knows some informations about it? Thanks....

This post is off-topic. Quebec and BC are separated by an entire country and are about 3000 miles apart. There are already other threads here about IENs and Quebec. Please read through them:

https://allnurses.com/canadian-nurses/where-work-montreal-319059.html

https://allnurses.com/canadian-nurses/recent-rn-cpn-452847.html

https://allnurses.com/canadian-nurses/nursing-quebec-montreal-342808.html

You need to realise that Quebec is very different from the rest of Canada. There is an imperative that registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, physicians, pharmacists, physiotherapists, occupational thereapists and bascially anyone working in health care related fields be FLUENT in French in all spheres. You have to be able to read it, write it, speak it and understand it - and pass a test that proves it. Not easy. The provincial regulatory body's website is here: http://www.oiiq.org/ and Immigration Quebec is here: http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/avantages/index.html

This post will be moved to one of the above threads.

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hi all,

in requesting for the application kits, do i have to send it via courier or can i just send a request letter via e-mail? what do you suggest? thank u for your time! :D

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HI MIASAT, MY FRIEND AND I ARE PLANNING TO HAVE THE INTEGRATION PROGRAM. WE ARE VERY MUCH INTERESTED AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS. HOW DID EVERYTHING GO?:confused: WE ARE FROM PHILIPPINES AND WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROGRAM. FIRST, AS SOON AS WE GET THERE, WILL FINDING A HOSPITAL BE :)A PROBLEM? SECONDLY, WHAT IS YOUR VISA WHEN YOU WENT THERE FOR THE PROGRAM? IS IT A TOURIST OR STUDENT VISA SINCE YOU HAD THE 40 DAY TRAINING? IS IT TRUE THAT AS SOON AS YOU PASS THE 40 DAY TRAINING PROGRAM, THAT THE OIIQ WILL GIVE YOU THE CPN? LASTLY, IS THE BOARD EXAM WRITTEN IN ENGLISH? HOPE YOU CAN ANSWER US. WE BADLY NEED YOUR ADVICE AND FEEDBACKS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.. HAVE A NICE DAY :nurse:

Hi! i haven't been reading this site. i hope you still read my reply. are you in the philippines now? i dnt think i mentioned this in any of my previous posts, but i applied for assessment of my documents when i was already living in montreal, and had a permanent resident status. i had no agency, didnt have to go through immigration as a nurse. And although I'm sure Filipino nurses are more than qualified for nursing positions in Quebec, I have not heard of any recruitment for nurses in the Philippines. I think it will be more difficult for filipino nurses to get into Quebec than any of the other Canadian provinces. So if you have been talking to a recruiter, please be wary of the information that they give you. Quebec is very strict about the french language requirement, and I dont think they would look towards the Philippines to recruit. They have, however, been actively recruiting french nurses, from France. This is because they finally signed an agreement with France to make France-educated nurses, automatic OIIQ registered. Yes, they don't have to pass the OIIQ exam. In fact, in the hospital where I worked, they just hired a number of french nurses.

If however, you already have a valid visa, and are already in Canada, and are a registered nurse (from the Philippines), it is very possible for you to come to Quebec to work as a nurse. Submit your papers to the OIIQ, they have all the information in both french and english, and get your papers assessed. It depends on their assessment what you will be required to do. After I did my 40-day training, I was evaluated by my nurse manager and preceptor. They submitted the results of my evaluation to the OIIQ as a pass or fail. The other trainee I worked with failed the first time, and had to do an extra month before being given the CPN status. (equivalent to the "graduate nurse" status in other provinces).. so you'd actually have to pass the 40 day training/evaluation process.

Once a CPN, the OIIQ will then give you the schedule of your exam. They will tell you when you will take the exam, and you will be given three tries to pass it. If you don't take the exam on the schedule they tell you to take the exam, that will be equivalent to ONE FAIL. :eek: Unless you have a very good reason why you didnt (and they'll require documents to prove your claim)... The Nursing exam you can choose to take in English or French. They give it in both. So that is not the problem.

When you pass the nursing exam... you will be given a temporary license, until you pass the French language test. Or- take a High school 6-level french course..

Which.. I didnt want to do... that's why I left Quebec a couple of months ago... I'm now in Winnipeg, with a full RN license :D

:cool:

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Thank You, janfrn! At least I am informed now of the downsides.

I did some surfing and came across hospitals in Montreal that do not necessarily require one to speak French.

What can you say about that?

Do you think I may land a job there?

Lastly, are you aware of some of the living conditions of Filipino nurses and how are they holding up?

Hi theresaaiza.. there are hospitals in Montreal that do not necessarily require French. But having come from there, believe me, you WILL eventually need to learn the language. You will get strictly francophone patients, (even in Montreal) and based on my personal experience, it IS NOT easy. I only lived in Montreal for a little over a year, straight from the Philippines, and save for 6 units of French from University, can only manage the occassional "Oui" and "Bonjour." Plus..you'd have to do the required french exam. (For the other provinces, it's the IELTS they require)

If you are already in Montreal, it's not a problem. As a Quebec resident, they do give French courses that cost next to nothing. The Quebec government also gives intermediate french courses to Health care professionals.

The Filipino nurses I met in Quebec, were either (1) studied nursing in Quebec and (2) came to Quebec in the late 70's when french wasn't a requirement, and they recognized the Philippine Board exam. And yes, they are holding up quite well.

You can definitely land a job in Quebec as a nurse, if you are already in the country.. after going through the whole OIIQ process...

Good luck! :redbeathe

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OMG miasat. THANK you so much for your feedback! :coollook:

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Hello,

Im simoun.

I know this thread has been cold for a long time. But I have been planning to pass my application to OIIQ for some time now via an agency.

Question would be:

1. Is it good to use an agency or can you do it on your own?

My agency has a PF of P70,000 or 1500 cad

2. How are the RN's in Quebec doing now?

Hi simoun, i just read this post of yours. Please be very careful when dealing with "agencies." They can do nothing to help you ease your way through the immigration process. All the information you will need will be in the canadian immigration website. The OIIQ application, if you get hold of it, should also explain everything. (they come in english too).:yawn:

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thnks everyone for the reply

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When you pass the nursing exam... you will be given a temporary license, until you pass the French language test. Or- take a High school 6-level french course..

Which.. I didnt want to do... that's why I left Quebec a couple of months ago... I'm now in Winnipeg, with a full RN license :D

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One thing isn't clear to me miasat. Did you take the french exam? Or did you not?

And if you did not? How were you able to move to another province without a PR visa? According to what my source said which is a consultancy office, one needs to pass both the board exam AND the french exam to be able to attain the PR status. Only then can you also move to another province.

I would appreciate any clarification in this regard. Thank You! :)

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You can move province with a temp work permit as long as you have employer and a LMO

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does this apply even to non-Canadian nurses? I am from the Philippines and have only started my application with OIIQ just recently.

I was informed that one needs to be a PR first, meaning, has passed both board ad french exam, to be able to move to other province.

I wanna know if i have been misinformed. Thanks

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