MONTREAL VS BC Nursing- just for fun

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Hello to all,

If you are a RN that speaks an "ok" french, and you have an equally good job offer on both places, which place is better to work for a single R.Nurse money wise? should it be Vancouver or Montreal? how does the taxes in this places impact ur pocket?

Dont think that I only work for money, helping a patient and seeing them recover with ur help is one of the best feelings in the universe, its just a reality that we got to have to reward ourselves too and money is a factor that should be considered, lol! let's start some friendly conversation here:)

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Specializes in OR.

I have not worked in either Vancouver or Montreal, I would suggest you look on line @ the wage scales, cost of living index etc.

What I would consider is the actual job, and the job satisfaction.. Think about your quality of life, which one is more challenging, which job leaves most room for advancement, which one has the best rotation.

Both cities are pretty expensive to live, I think Quebec's nursing wages are still lower than BC, but you can find that out.

Both places would be pretty awesome places to live I think!!!

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

Quebec's nurses are least of any province in Canada and have the heaviest workloads. The difference between a first-year RN in Montreal vs the same in Vancouver is $8.48 and hour and at the top of the scale it's $7.35. There are 9 steps on the scale in BC and 12 in Quebec.

Information about rotations isn't readily available prior to a person accepting a position. One may be able to see the master rotation at an interview, but it's unlikely. It's not one of those things that is typically shared at that time. All the posting will reveal is the number and type of shift worked, ie 12 hour D/N, 8 hr D/E or D/N and so on.

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Specializes in Medical unit and ICU.

I have worked in both places. Stay away from Montreal. Quebec has an enormous public debt and no money for health or anything else. There is corruption at every level of government (see the Mafia investigations and resignation of the mayors of Montreal and Laval). Taxes are the highest in Canada.

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