nursingbc

Like I have posted up top, I want to bring in international nurses into Canada, because of the nursing shortage. Has anyone done this or know of nurses who have done this. I have a good idea of the process and how to get a job, but I would like to talk to people who have actually done it.

So........ Has anyone here done this?

Exactly and it's only going to get worse. I will recruit from universities and nursing programs, but from what I have heard they all have jobs before they even leave the programs because the shortage is so drastic. I just read an article that in the states there will be a 200,000 nurse shortage per year and this will only increase as the baby boomers grow older. To work in Canada, you will have to get a job and then you will have to get a TN visa (Trade Nafta). Right now, the province has put on a hiring freeze so it will be hard to get on with a hospital at this time. It will probably take a year or two before it opens up again.

Our company is looking at bringing nurses into Canada. I am wondering if there are any nurses who have done and what their experience was. What were some of the positive things and what were some of the negative things?