Immigration nurse concern

[Adam elhamzawi]

Hii every one

i am immigrate nurse

would like to know which provinces are most suitable for work

the nursing req is low and not that much hard exam and also not expensive

please help me in that

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

Currently none of the provinces has work for immigrant nurses. The exam is the same for every province, the cost is pretty much the same in all provinces, and the requirements for registration are the same across the country. There's a fee for having your documents assessed by NNAS, a fee for the IELTS or CELBAN exam to demonstrate proficiency in English, a fee for every provincial application you make and there's a fee to write the exam. You can expect to spend about $1200 before you even get approval to write the exam, then another $600-750 for the exam fee. If you require additional assessments and/or education, you will also pay for that. Please don't base your choice of province on things like which one charges least for the registration process. You need to choose based on where you want to LIVE, WORK and PLAY. Once you've narrowed that down you can look at the registration process for that province on their College of Nursing's website.

I'm moving this thread to the Advice on Immigration board where it may receive more responses.

[Adam elhamzawi]

Thank u my dear colleage

but am already make an assessment with WES

For my education do i still need assesment with NNAS

and can i be registered when am outside canada

and if i have Nclex before i apply that will help

thank u for the information

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

Yes, you still must have an assessment through NNAS ($650 + $220 for each additional province you wish to apply to). There are other requirements that must be met, and depending on which province you're registering with, you may need employment references as well as a criminal records check and vulnerable persons' sector check. If you've already passed the NCLEX between 1982 and December 31, 2014, you will not have to write the NCLEX in Canada. However, most provinces have a jurisprudence exam that ALL candidates must pass prior to being registered. You will also require citizenship, permanent residency or authorization under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) to practice nursing in Canada in order to be registered in most provinces. So I interpret that to mean you cannot be registered as a nurse through a Canadian College of Nursing from outside the country - with the possible exception of American citizens who will be working in Canada under the North American Free Trade Agreement on a TN visa. ALL provinces with the exception of Québec require demonstrated fluency in English via IELTS or CELBAN examinations. Québec requires fluency in French. In case you're feeling that it's very difficult for IENs to become registered in Canada, you're correct. Many of the regulations have been tightened up due to a high number of IENs inappropriately registered in Canada a decade ago, which had significant repercussions on all Colleges of Nursing.

[h=3]Who must apply to NNAS? +[/h]As of August 12, 2014, as an internationally educated nurse (IEN) you must set up an account with NNAS before your application will be considered by any Canadian nursing regulatory body if:

• you received your post-secondary nursing education outside of Canada;
  
• you have never registered to work as a nurse in Canada;
  
• you want to work as a Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) in Canada.
  

Only Exceptions:

You do not have to set up an account with NNAS if:

• you were previously registered to practise as a nurse in Canada, or
  
• you successfully completed your nursing education at a Canadian institution.
  

In these cases, you can apply directly to the nursing regulatory body of your choice.

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