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hi guys, thanks for reposting my messages here - it has become a bit frustrating repeating information over and over again. through the course of my application for registration in quebec, i have come to rely on allnurses as my sounding board- so i w...

mtdt and others - please read all the posts in this thread.

@djpinay - hi, please read my above post :) i did not go through an agency. i dnt know your agency. they might be legit, or they might not be. i really have no idea. i came to canada with a permanent resident visa, i was family-sponsored. just to le...

(to moderators, i hope it's ok to post this here, you may delete this if it's not in the proper thread) i just want to clarify something - i did not go through any agency or consultancy firm - i had a permanent resident status when i applied for ass...

hi howard, just to correct my previous post - i did handcarry all my documents to the oiiq. called them prior, and they said it was ok to mail it from the philippines, as long the envelope is sealed. @ewol - i posted the process i went through, inc...

hi howard, i hand-carried my application form and high school transcript... but of course, as directed, had prc and nursing school send my documents to oiiq. :)

hi guys. i came to canada with an immigrant visa, family-sponsored. so moving to another province was not a problem. :) what kind of visa are you applying for? is quebec open to giving work visas to filipino nurses? is this a program of oiiq?

hi silverdragon and helpdesk, thanks for the reply. by my previous post, you can probably tell that i'm all mixed up.. i am a permanent resident of canada, and i can apply for citizenship next year. @helpdesk - im learning about "shortcuts" the har...

i desperately need your help, for people who have dealt with ierf. i passed my nclex last year, through the california BON. I am now based in canada, have a canadian license, but do not have a SSN so i cannot get a USRN license through california. ...

ahhh. so who's going to arrange for your integration? are they going to enroll you in the training or study?

hi again, theresaaiza, as i mentioned in my previous post, i already had a PR visa before applying for OIIQ registration. :) I do not understand the information your consultancy office tells you. Just to clarify - you are in the Phils now, your do...

Hmm..the thing with the "integration process" is that the OIIQ gives you the option of finding a hospital that will admit you to be "integrated" into the quebec healthcare system. So from my own experience, I actually had to apply in hospitals and i...

Hi simoun, i just read this post of yours. Please be very careful when dealing with "agencies." They can do nothing to help you ease your way through the immigration process. All the information you will need will be in the canadian immigration web...

Hi theresaaiza.. there are hospitals in Montreal that do not necessarily require French. But having come from there, believe me, you WILL eventually need to learn the language. You will get strictly francophone patients, (even in Montreal) and bas...

Hi! i haven't been reading this site. i hope you still read my reply. are you in the philippines now? i dnt think i mentioned this in any of my previous posts, but i applied for assessment of my documents when i was already living in montreal, and ha...

hi pam, i came to quebec as a permanent resident sponsored by my family. i didnt come here as a nurse. you can check the canadian immigration website, or there should be a thread here. :) best of luck!

I passed the OIIQ exammm! yahooo! :yeah:thanks allnurses!

hi rnaffah, the book title is "Preparation Guide for the Professional Examination of the OIIQ," the english version was released just this april. They also have it in french. There's this only one going around now, unless you want to get the old edit...

Hi RNplaya. I was a sitter/caregiver/PAB for two homecare agencies in montreal. I did this until I got my papers from OIIQ. It's not a bad job, you get to practice your nursing skills in a way. I told the agency I prefer working as a sitter for patie...

:lol2:hi again jopin. thanks for your positive vibes. im not saying im sure to pass the exam tho, because i dnt know if i did well at all until i see the results. but pass or fail, im just saying it's not impossible for anyone having to take the oiiq...

hi jopin.. i'm in surgery now, struggling. the ratio on a good day would be 1 nurse to 4-5 patients. it doesn't sound much, but it's a lot of work for a novice like me. i have not worked anywhere else so i have nothing to compare my experience here ...

hi nicole, yes, i just did the exams two weekends ago , will have to wait 8 weeks for the results! i hope i pass. lol. anyway, pass or fail, i'd give you my general impression of the quebec exam. I have already taken and passed both the phils boards ...

hi jopin, you're an RN in BC? i guess you don't have to go through the loooong process that me and nicole have to go through? good for you! lol. about st. mary's, nicole is right, it's a bilingual/multi-lingual hospital, prides itself on its multi-r...

hi nicole, how are you now? are you working in a hospital? did you ask at st.mary's?

hi yoopian, i am a fresh graduate from the phils too, no hospital experience. i graduated sept 2008. i came to quebec as a permanent resident though, so i have no idea how it works in your case -- if you're applying as a skilled worker to come to th...