Salary for nurses in canada

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In Canada,each hospital or clinic has union?? You have to pay for income taxes right?? Is $26/hr exclude tax right?? how does it work in Canada?? Any info would be appreciated. thank you.

Taxes are paid in most countries just as they are in the US, a few may be higher, but they are in the same range; otherwise how can a country pay for things that it provides.

The Canadian nursing system is quite similar to that of the US. Are you asking for a school paper or because you wish to work there?

With one major difference if you are thinking of moving there: Ontario, which is the province for Toronto does not recognize the one year LPN from the US, they only accept the two year program that is required there and the four year RN degree for licensure.

I don't understand what do Canada consider a one year LPN program. I graudate from a College in USA.. The LPN program is one year (Meaning we spend one year doing Nursing classes.) But to grauduate from the program we needed general courses also, which takes atleast another year and half. So, basically to earn the LPN Certificate from the College all together it will take more than two years to get it, provided the students already have most of their general courses before they get accepted in the program. So, for those who keep saying in USA one year program, must not know that the Colleges in USA required students to have general classes to get the LPN Certificate. College that I attended required applicants have atleast a overall 2.5+ GPA completed all Sciences before you can even apply. Also, before you finish program...you have to have other general studies classes eg. Intro to Psychology, Developmental psychology (Human growth and development), Sociology, College level English, Statistics etc. and completed program with GPA of 2.5+ (above average). When we finish that..we still had to pass mandated test before they even send our name to board of nursing for us to sit exam (NCLEX-PN)

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That information should be in the cross-country comparison stickied to the home page for this forum. Most provinces have a recognition of certifications and degrees. It's added on separately to one's cheque as an educational allowance or some similar term. Whether your CCRN from the US will be recognised is often left to the discretion of the region or health authority you work for. Generally though, they only recognise certification from the Canadian Nurses' Association.

What information that I am getting from this forum is..not many nursing jobs available for foreign educated nurses and to get license, work permit to work in Canada will be a drag. On top of that taxes are way too high in Canada. I am thinking of coming to Canada because of mate, but each time I search web and this site, I feel discourage. I doubt I will be leaving the flexibility and career opportunities in USA to go to Canada.

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In the provinces which have changed the PN education to the two year programme, the LPN has basically become the diploma RN. When we leave with the PN certificate, we have one year of university arts transfer courses on top of the nursing education. We are able to hit the units and work without lengthy hiring orientations.

In my province, the career opportunities may be greater than in many states (going by what I read in the LPN thread). After obtaining our practice permits, LPNs can take advanced education and obtain specialty permits for Dialysis, Immunization (public/school clinics), Orthopedics (casting and all that it entails) and in the OR (scrub, circulating nurse).

If you value your job and put tax concerns above your "mate" that is only a choice you can make. It just seems strange to value a job and finances more than a life partner.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Med-Surg..

Hey Fiona59, I still want to come and live in Alberta and leave Ontario behind but my spouse says no way. Even though the price of oil is down, I strongly feel that it will rebound, and Alberta will continue to be the powerhouse that it is.

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Specializes in LTC (LPN-RN).
I don't understand what do Canada consider a one year LPN program. I graudate from a College in USA.. The LPN program is one year (Meaning we spend one year doing Nursing classes.) But to grauduate from the program we needed general courses also, which takes atleast another year and half. So, basically to earn the LPN Certificate from the College all together it will take more than two years to get it, provided the students already have most of their general courses before they get accepted in the program. So, for those who keep saying in USA one year program, must not know that the Colleges in USA required students to have general classes to get the LPN Certificate. College that I attended required applicants have atleast a overall 2.5+ GPA completed all Sciences before you can even apply. Also, before you finish program...you have to have other general studies classes eg. Intro to Psychology, Developmental psychology (Human growth and development), Sociology, College level English, Statistics etc. and completed program with GPA of 2.5+ (above average). When we finish that..we still had to pass mandated test before they even send our name to board of nursing for us to sit exam (NCLEX-PN)

Ontario does not accept the one year lpn here b/c it doesnt satisfy the 1500 practice hours needed in order to test. Also my lpn program didnt require prereqs. Ontario will accept a 2 yr program and you can be employed as an LPN.

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Ontario does not accept the one year lpn here b/c it doesnt satisfy the 1500 practice hours needed in order to test. Also my lpn program didnt require prereqs. Ontario will accept a 2 yr program and you can be employed as an LPN.

Your LPN program in Ontario didn't required you to finish the sciences before you could start the program? If this is the case, and you spend 2yrs in that program all together, that to me say... you spend atleast off of that 2 year program doing non-nursing courses. To even applied to the nursing LPN program that I graduated from, applicants have to finish all their sciences with a passing grade of before we could submit our applications. My LPN program from the Community College, would be more than equivalent to that so-call 2yr LPN program in Ontario.

Anyway, I am about to start a LPN to RN bridge program in the Spring semester and then go straight to BSN program at a local University that have a one year RN to BSN curriculum. I have no plans to come to Ontario again, because It's more logical for me to stay in USA and work as LPN and finished AA RN degree and get compensated for my years working as a LPN and then complete my BSN in one more year. My friend will be moving, and I think that is the best thing. Plus, not much jobs in Canada.

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.
Your LPN program in Ontario didn't required you to finish the sciences before you could start the program? If this is the case, and you spend 2yrs in that program all together, that to me say... you spend atleast off of that 2 year program doing non-nursing courses. To even applied to the nursing LPN program that I graduated from, applicants have to finish all their sciences with a passing grade of before we could submit our applications. My LPN program from the Community College, would be more than equivalent to that so-call 2yr LPN program in Ontario.

My RPN program required me to finish my sciences and my general ed courses first so it was a 5 semester program all together.

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Specializes in LTC (LPN-RN).
Your LPN program in Ontario didn't required you to finish the sciences before you could start the program? If this is the case, and you spend 2yrs in that program all together, that to me say... you spend atleast off of that 2 year program doing non-nursing courses. To even applied to the nursing LPN program that I graduated from, applicants have to finish all their sciences with a passing grade of before we could submit our applications. My LPN program from the Community College, would be more than equivalent to that so-call 2yr LPN program in Ontario.

Anyway, I am about to start a LPN to RN bridge program in the Spring semester and then go straight to BSN program at a local University that have a one year RN to BSN curriculum. I have no plans to come to Ontario again, because It's more logical for me to stay in USA and work as LPN and finished AA RN degree and get compensated for my years working as a LPN and then complete my BSN in one more year. My friend will be moving, and I think that is the best thing. Plus, not much jobs in Canada.

The prereqs are not part of the program...most LPN programs in the US are one year. The LPN program in Ontario is 2 years again excluding the prereqs. I too am doing my bridge. Ontario has more jobs than quebec i think but they do accept the rn as equiv. to their LPN. BTW the us has plans to change the nursing education as well...but they are doing it slowly.

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