IENs wanting to work in Quebec

itzmevanity · Jun 4, 2011

hi theresaaiza! have you already sent your letter to the oiiq asking for the application kit to be given to you? so how was the decision? i am still on the proces of sending my letter to the oiiq.

itzmevanity · Jun 4, 2011

hi miasat! i don't know how to send a private message here. can you just pm me? [email protected] is my e-add. thanks!

Silverdragon102, BSN · Jun 4, 2011

hi miasat! i don't know how to send a private message here. can you just pm me? [email protected] is my e-add. thanks!

You need 15 or more posts to be able to send a pm

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Jun 4, 2011

I think this thread needs to be pruned. It's become an on-topic-but-off-forum-specific-topic discussion about immigration. So let's do that...

yoopian · Jul 10, 2011

Thank you janfrn for your valuable posts here. I've read most of your posts here in this thread and in others mostly about warning USRNs, CRNs, and IENs to migrate or register to Quebec as a nurse.

I would have to say that you paint working in Quebec and migrating to the province as an anglophone, mostly in a negative light, but it is understandable considering the experiences that you have been through there.

So I would also like to address IENs (and my fellow Filipino nurses) not to ignore janfrn warnings and comments about migrating to Quebec (and to the whole of Canada). These are very valuable advice coming from one who has spend a lot of time there and worked as a nurse but you must also not be discouraged by this. Do your own research and plan well your immigration. Do not solely give that responsibility to your immigration consultant or lawyer. Remember: it is your life and career that is at stake. Migrating to a foreign country is just the beginning for us and the challenges that we will face are much greater compared to what we are facing now.

Good luck and I'm sorry I veered off topic. I just wanted to voice out my concerns and opinions. Thank you!

yoopian · Jul 10, 2011

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! :)

NO. You don't need to pass the OIIQ exam and OLF exam to get a PR status. In fact you can get a PR status through QSW even before you apply for OIIQ registration. I'm undergoing that process as of the moment. Read Immigration Quebec's website. All the information there are easy to understand and are designed to help foreign skilled workers, students, businessmen and investors who are interested into moving to Quebec.

blue_phoenix923 · Jul 28, 2011

How are your application going guys? I have just sent my application kit back this week. Do we have anybody here who has fled to Quebec already and starts his/her integration program or 5-month study?

Fiona59 · Jul 28, 2011

How are your application going guys? I have just sent my application kit back this week. Do we have anybody here who has fled to Quebec already and starts his/her integration program or 5-month study?

We're using to hearing Anglophones fleeing Quebec, not to PQ!

blue_phoenix923 · Jul 29, 2011

We're using to hearing Anglophones fleeing Quebec, not to PQ!

What do you mean by that? Thanks! :)

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Jul 29, 2011

What she means is that people who speak only English (or any other language other than French) usually can't wait to leave Quebec. Not many Anglophone Canadians CHOOSE to move TO Quebec.

regineong36 · Aug 2, 2011

any1 knows how long wil it take to transfer to another province after landing as immigrant in quebec? is this posible??

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Aug 2, 2011

It will probably take as long or longer than it took to get into Quebec. Your credentials will still need to be assessed by the province you're trying to get into and any shortfalls met (including SEC or similar assessments), your IELTS will need to be current, plus you may have to write the CRNE. Finding a job will be a completely separate issue. If you don't want to live in Quebec, I suggest you skip that step and do whatever it takes to go where you actually DO want to live.