Hi everybody :) I made this account just now so I hope I am doing this correctly!
Let me tell you about myself. My name is Farah, I'm 17 years old, I live in the Middle East and I graduated from high school 4 months ago. I knew I wanted to be a nurse when I was 13 years old when my father was diagnosed with early on-set Alzheimer's (he was only 55). I was so young and I knew nothing about it. Months and years passed and my father started to change. Me and my mom were his primary caregivers and we've seen it all. Right now my father is in his final stages, battling with lung infections. My dream is to become a nurse and I just can't stop reading about the Nursing field and what nurses do and I feel like I finally found myself. I want to study Nursing in Canada (BSc Nursing) but I am so confused about the best colleges and universities there. I am applying to 5 universities in Ontario (the only ones my mom could partially afford- TrentU, Mcmaster, UWindsor, Uottawa, YorkU) but I have no idea which colleges are considered the best for "Collaborative BSc Nursing (which are Nursing programs done in collaboration with a university)". If you live in Canada and have ANY idea, please help! I don't mind another provinces but I just need some help so that I know where to start.
If you graduated from a BScN program in Canada or you're currently studying in one, I'll really appreciate your help :)
I don't consider one Ontario nursing school better than another, but if you are curious about which Ontario schools have had a higher percentage of registration exam pass rates, look at the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) nursing registration exams report 2014. Also, since you are hoping to receive a scholarship, look at the availability of scholarships for international students on each of the university websites, as many scholarships are only for Canadian citizens or permanent residents. One more thing to consider, in order to meet the CNO registration requirements, you must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or hold authorization under the refugee protection act.
Hi Dishes. I've already searched for the scholarships for international students and they're all very good. Anyway, can you please tell me what exactly you mean CNO registration? All I know is that any Nursing student can write the NCLEX-RN exam upon graduation, regardless of her status in Canada? Or is it a must to be a Canadian citizen/PR?
Thanks for the informative answer companisbiki! Just a question: if i have some sort of work experience after graduating (say I worked part time), does this help count for the 1 year experience I need to qualify under CEC?
@farah writing the exam is just one of eight requirements for registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario, citizenship is another, see CNO org become a nurse new applicants, ontario registration requirements
in Ontario actually, if you have a legal working permit, which all international students will get IF they graduate any program over 8 months of duration in post-secondary institution, you will be ok to register under CNO. Also applies if you have a working permit due to Working Holiday, spouse sponsored visa, etc
You'd need full time hours. I don't suggest doing part time because it might take over 2 years to get that number of hours, if you can, just work a lot of hours! You should research Express Entry's CEC in your own time, to see if they accept part time work equivalent to full time hours. I do know that the fact that you have an actual a FULL TIME job offer is extremely important is applying for ANY provincial nomination immigration program & the CEC. Nowadays it might be your only ticket in applying
You are very young...while its competitive for non-residents to get into Canadian nursing schools you could always come here (perhaps stay with family?), gain some work and volunteer experience and become a permanent resident. The school I went to (UBC) gave preference to permanent residents and Canadian citizens equally, at least to my knowledge. If this is what you want to do you can for sure make it happen, it just might take some time. Best of luck to you!
dishes, BSN, RN
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I don't consider one Ontario nursing school better than another, but if you are curious about which Ontario schools have had a higher percentage of registration exam pass rates, look at the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) nursing registration exams report 2014. Also, since you are hoping to receive a scholarship, look at the availability of scholarships for international students on each of the university websites, as many scholarships are only for Canadian citizens or permanent residents. One more thing to consider, in order to meet the CNO registration requirements, you must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or hold authorization under the refugee protection act.