New graduate moving from Quebec to other province

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I am a nursing student in McGill University, will graduate in June 2019. My French is very poor, so i plan not to take OIIQ and move to another province directly after my graduation. 1. Can i take my first, initial registration in other province without OIIQ license? which i mean take the NCLEX exam in other province and apply for my license there.

2. What is the procedure i should follow and how long it will take for me to be able to take NCLEX exam and get my license?

3. I am an international student, which means i will hold a work permit when i start my practice, will it limit my job application?

4. Which province is better for a new nurse to get a job? part-time or full-time job?

Thank you!

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I know a few International students graduating from Mcgill and trying to immigrate in Canada or have succeeded in getting their PR in BC. You can take the Nclex outside of Quebec without having a Quebec license.

Just apply everywhere. My friend applied on Vancouver island and got a full time job right away (this was 3 years ago however). Most other new grad RNs get casual jobs pretty quickly around here. The key is to get a full time position or equivalent in hours (30+hrs a week) as soon as possible to be able to broaden your chances at both federal and provincial immigration options (and look into immigration as soon as you can...)

You can apply anywhere but Manitoba provincial immigration has a penalty for people who have lived or studied outside of Manitoba. The rest of the province is fair game given the fact that you get a job.

The hospitals won't care about your status as long as you have more than 1 year on your working visa, which you will. (1 year is because you can't extend your pgwp and nurses cannot be sponsored for work visa application)

Look into job opportunities and immigration rules for each province and take your chances. Good luck.

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Thank you very much! i was considering to go to Saskatchewen before, but someone said it is hard to find a job there if you are not live there yet. Do you have any information about the job opportunities in different provinces. Where do i mostly likely to get a full-time job?

Thank you!

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Thank you very much! i was considering to go to Saskatchewen before, but someone said it is hard to find a job there if you are not live there yet. Do you have any information about the job opportunities in different provinces. Where do i mostly likely to get a full-time job?

Thank you!

I would avoid Manitoba and Alberta (Alberta's job situation is not good for new grads with no experience)

I know Ontario has New Grad Initiatives, which I am unsure if that is offered for out of province graduates but their provincial immigration is a bit... difficult for health care professionals and has a low limit for acceptance. SK and BC I know are pretty good for getting casual jobs from the get-go. I heard Nova Scotia is including nurses in their provincial immigration program. Try applying everywhere. It is difficult to get full time jobs in acute-hospital settings so you will have to get your foot in the door first. I see so many Mcgill graduates in BC where I live... one just got hired this year so there are a lot of options if you do look out for them. I recommend looking at Express Entry and apply for jobs in provinces that have a good provincial immigration program for future backup.

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