Nursing registration in Alberta or Nova Scotia?

[Subhasree Bhaumik]

I am an Internationally Educated Nurse seeking to register for a Nursing license (RN) in Canada. I am interested in knowing whether Alberta or Nova Scotia would be the easiest and most convenient province for my registration, considering job opportunities and PR nomination. Any information and guidance on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

[ShirleyMc]

I'm in Alberta and have been a RN for many years. I work part-time and am having a hard time picking up any extra shifts, this is been going on for well over a year. Casual nurses have been obtaining very few shifts, despite being super flexible.  Overtime is virtually non-existent. Currently AHS and Cov have over-hired causals to take advantage of them because they need hours for living necessities but also to meet their Canadian work permit status. Agencies working with IEN do make tons of promises (a job, shifts, blah, blah), and charge you a lot of money to get here, but nurse is extremely challenging right now.  Agencies, and the regional health authorities haven't been keeping their promises. Once you are here, you are sorta screwed -- working conditions are horrible. The old mantra "there is a nursing shortage" is true and untrue --- there is a shortage in that we need more nurses when it comes nurse/pt ratios but there is no shortage of nurses willing to get ANY hours and no shortage willing to work in horrible conditions.  Caution.