gardengrower92

gardengrower92 has 8 years experience and specializes in Surgical RN.

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1. USA RN to relocate to Canada

   gardengrower92 replied to gardengrower92's topic in Immigration Advice

   Hi there, I was fortunate that my university where I got my BSN did most of my work for me… they sent the course syllabi, in addition to the learning objectives and whatever else the NNAS said...

2. American educated RN leaving america

   gardengrower92 replied to LP2017's topic in International Nursing

   Hi LP2017. You should be able to get your nursing license transferred over to Canada and Australia without too much difficulty (just lots of patience and paperwork!). They have similar educational...

3. USA RN to relocate to Canada

   gardengrower92 replied to gardengrower92's topic in Immigration Advice

   Hey there! I did not end up needing to take the NCAS thank

4. USA RN to relocate to Canada

   gardengrower92 replied to gardengrower92's topic in Immigration Advice

   I think the main thing for everyone on this thread is how you are going to get here in the first place... You will either need to get permanent residency or come on a spousal work visa (your spouse...

5. USA RN to relocate to Canada

   gardengrower92 replied to gardengrower92's topic in Immigration Advice

   Hey TatianaL, thanks for checking back on this post! I did make it to Canada and currently do work as an RN in acute care in Vancouver BC. My permanent residency application is still pending (covid...

6. USA RN to relocate to Canada

   gardengrower92 replied to gardengrower92's topic in Immigration Advice

   Pretty much all work visas seem to involve getting an employer to sponsor you. With Canada not really having a shortage of nurses, they don’t have an incentive to bring someone over / sponsor them....

7. USA RN to relocate to Canada

   gardengrower92 replied to gardengrower92's topic in Immigration Advice

   Yeah, I agree with dayandnight. The NNAS process alone (after you've gathered and submitted all your documents to them) will take about three months, and then you still have to apply to the...

8. USA RN to relocate to Canada

   gardengrower92 replied to gardengrower92's topic in Immigration Advice

   If the regulatory body you applied to were to find, after reviewing the NNAS report and other supporting documents submitted to them, that you did not meet their standards, they would require you to...

9. USA RN to relocate to Canada

   gardengrower92 replied to gardengrower92's topic in Immigration Advice

   Hey! I went to University of Portland school of nursing. Although I hesitate to make any definitive statements as I have not yet gotten my Canadian nursing license yet (still a chance I might need to...

10. USA RN to relocate to Canada

    gardengrower92 replied to gardengrower92's topic in Immigration Advice

    When I applied there was a section in which you could write out why you thought you should be exempt from needing to take the IELTS. So technically on a case by case

11. USA RN to relocate to Canada

    gardengrower92 replied to gardengrower92's topic in Immigration Advice

    I have a BSN. I'm not sure about ASN but I think you would probably want the BSN (especially if what lucydog14 is saying is true). Reading other posts out there about the NNAS experience, I've even...

12. USA RN to relocate to Canada

    gardengrower92 replied to gardengrower92's topic in Immigration Advice

    Re icecreamdreams: I cannot believe I'm saying this, but I'm still waiting to get my license transferred over to British Columbia! The crazy part is, it's my board of nursing here in Oregon that are...

13. USA RN to relocate to Canada

    gardengrower92 replied to gardengrower92's topic in Immigration Advice

    Hey there rssb13! You'll have to start with submitting an application to the NNAS for British Columbia. After they deem your degree comparable or not comparable with a Canada RN license, you can then...

14. USA RN to relocate to Canada

    gardengrower92 replied to gardengrower92's topic in Immigration Advice

    Hey, thanks for your response! I'm not looking forward to having to do both day and night shift (that must be awful, switching back and forth). Working with LPNs sounds like it could be nice though!...

15. USA RN to relocate to Canada

    gardengrower92 replied to gardengrower92's topic in Immigration Advice

    Hey! I applied to British Columbia, but mostly because their nursing board was the only one that was really responsive- definitely not wedded to any specific Province in particular? Any suggestions?...