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Hi dishes, If I come as PR but am not yet registered as a nurse in Canada, Can I work in other nursing-related occupations like assistant nurse or working in the elderly home as carers without doing any Exams? (To have some income while I am preparing to get registered as a nurse)

From what you wrote, Canada has a lot of their own local nurses... so I guess the hospitals are unlikely to employ foreign nurses (even if I get registered in Canada) as they need a visa sponsorship .. Should I at the same time try to get PR in Canada so that I won't need to get a visa sponsorship by a hospital?

Hi dishes, Thanks a lot for the information! I tried to find the post by rupirn if she could take the courses by Kwantlen and Thompson but could not find it. Can you post me the link to her post it tell me if she could take these courses there

Hi dishes, Thanks for your reply. I read now most of the nnas experience thread and am quite demotivated now about moving to Canada as a nurse. Did I understand it right.. I have to first apply to nnas (from what I read my degree will not be comparable with a CA degree in nursing) and then even though it's not comparable I can sit for the OCSE exam (or can they tell me that I have to do a bridging course straight away without even taking the OCSE exam???)... then if I fail the OCSE I need to do a full bridging course and if I pass the OCSE, I still might need to make up theory and practise hours somewhere before I am allowed to take the NCLEX exam?

Hi, i am a UK trained nurse and would like to immigrate to Canada or the US. i read that in both places I have to proof that i have enough clinical hours and theory in paeds, mental health and Midwifery. However, I know already that I don't have enough hours in any of these 3 subjects. Are here any foreign nurses who also had to make up hours in these subjects ? If yes, was it in Canada or the US, and how and where did you make up these hours? Did you take online classes somewhere (if yes where?) or Attended these classes in some nursing school (also where?) can they be done outside the US/Canada? i live in Europe and would need to make up these hours either online or by attending Here in Europethe missing classes.. hope that's possible? any experience and advice very appreciated!! thanks, Nati

Hi, I am interested in either moving to Canada or the US to work as a nurse. DO you think I should go first through the whole registration process to become registered as a nurse and then look for a job who sponsors my visa or should I rather immigrate first - for example try to get the PR in Canada first - and then once I have PR start the registration process? I am asking as it seems no point going through the whole registration process and in the end I get my nursing registration but then no job there as I am not a PR... whats your thoughts or experiences? cheers, Nati