Lyla_001

Hi Luca I´m on my way to finish my PhD, hopefully in November. Surely you have heard of King´s College London, it is the major training center for health care workers in Europe. They have a research center in my area (Midwifery), but I´m now aware of how it is the other fields. Maybe you could take a look at their website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk I spent 6 months there as part of my training, it was an amazing experience. There is an agreement between them and my Brazilian university (http://www.ee.usp.br). Maybe there is some similar program available in your university. What does your supervisor say about it? He or she should make the first contact with the other university (if you are in a post graduation program it is how it works, usually). Good luck :)

Get engaged in a physical activity that you really like. Otherwise it will be easy to find a excuse to do not doing it if you are tired. I have been swimming for years, I´m pretty sure it protected me from many problems related with the long shifts. Meditation, to calm the mind, is also essential for me.

I will try the CRNBC registration for the same reasons that you pointed out. I want to have a broad vision of the Canadian health system before opting to register as a midwife. It would be "the next step" for me. It would be a pleasure to discuss that subjects with you. :) Here we can have some hints on how to send private messages: https://allnurses.com/frequently-asked-questions/can-someone-please-431783.html We need to have 15 posts or more to be able to send pms. I still don´t have them!

Hi DBain Thank you for your suggestion. Last year I took part in a conference in Vancouver, hosted by UBC, and I talked to some midwives there. They told me that getting my registration in the CRNBC would be much easier than try to work in Canada as a midwife. Did you try this program for foreign-trained midwives?

It would be great to pay for only one exam. The Academic version is harder than the General training. However, the CIC site is very clear regarding the English language requirements.... I prefer not take the risk. 'IELTS has two options for the reading and writing tests: “General Training” and “Academic.” You must take the “General Training” option.' http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/language-testing.asp

Hi Silverdragon Thank you for the part time explanation. I can´t wait until June to get my documentation ready. It takes too long to get all the scholar transcripts and letters from the former employers. Yes, IELTS General Training for immigration and IELTS Academic version for the CRNBC (nothing less then 7 in the four skills).

Janfrn Thank you for your reply. Yes, CIC has stated that a maximum of 1,000 Federal Skilled Worker applications per eligible occupation will be considered for processing each year in the Federal Skilled Worker programa. The new cap opens on June 26th. Last year the registered nurses´cap was reached on January. That´s why I´m preparing my documents to submit my application in June. Everyone must be doing the same! I will first apply for the immigration and then start the CRNBC process. I´ve heard that it is pretty hard to find an employer outside of Canada, so I decided to go for the FSW program. What does it mean "One obstetrical/perinatal position is a 0.52 full-time equivalent and the other is a 0.71 FTE"? I assume that it is related to the payment system. I wasn´t aware that the private midwifery groups could be an option. That´s interesting.

Dear all I recently started to gather the paperwork to immigrate to Canada. I´m a 39 years old Brazilian nurse midwife and have been working in birth centers for 12 years. On my way to finish my PhD in the beginning of the next year. I´m currently in London, UK, as a part of my doctoral training. Would be possible to get a job in Vancouver? I´m trying to figure out the situation considering that the labour market for nurses in Canada seems to be frozen... Thank you in advance Lyla