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Hi fellow nurses all over the world! I am a nurse from the Philippines and currently working in Germany as assistant nurse while processing my registration (Annerkennung) in order to have the permission to work as a full-fledged nurse here in Germany. But as what usually happens in life, good things come simultaneously. Canada has also opened doors for me and I have the option of going there as an immigrant. Now I'm weighing my options: working as nurse in Germany or in Canada. If I go to Canada, i will start from scratch, learn the French language because i'll land in Quebec but I can also move to other English-speaking provinces there. I have to process either NNAS or OIIQ and have to study for at least 6 months for the integration. Studying again is not an issue because I'm passionate about it and I'm still young, my neurons can still accommodate new learnings. I am now earning Euros here in Germany, the health system is good, but I have difficulties with the language and almost half of what I earn goes to the taxes and insurance. The Nursing I know is based on US standards and I have also difficulty adjusting to German Nursing. I hope you could share your insights regarding this matter, about the comparison of life and work in Canada and Germany. Two heads are better than one. Your views would be of great help to my decision-making. Thanks in advance.

Hi fellow nurses all over the world! I am a nurse from the Philippines and currently working in Germany as assistant nurse while processing my registration (Annerkennung) in order to have the permission to work as a full-fledged nurse here in Germany. But as what usually happens in life, good things come simultaneously. Canada has also opened doors for me and I have the option of going there as an immigrant. Now I'm weighing my options: working as nurse in Germany or in Canada. If I go to Canada, i will start from scratch, learn the French language because i'll land in Quebec but I can also move to other English-speaking provinces there. I have to process either NNAS or OIIQ and have to study for at least 6 months for the integration. Studying again is not an issue because I'm passionate about it and I'm still young, my neurons can still accommodate new learnings. I am now earning Euros here in Germany, the health system is good, but I have difficulties with the language and almost half of what I earn goes to the taxes and insurance. The Nursing I know is based on US standards and I have also difficulty adjusting to German Nursing. I hope you could share your insights regarding this matter, about the comparison of life and work in Canada and Germany. Two heads are better than one. Your views would be of great help to my decision-making. Thanks in advance.

Hallo Mona77. I read your post and got interested about your comparisons of german and canadian nursing. I am in Germany right now working as Pflegehelferin and processing my Annerkennung but I am so displeased and depressed with my workplace. I am from the Philippines and was educated according to US Nursing standards that's why I have difficulty adjusting to german nursing and to the language. I have ongoing application as immigrant in Canada and I hope to get more insights from you about living and working as a nurse in canada as compared to living and working here in Germany. I hope to hear from you.

Hi Esme12! I'm a new member and interested to follow this topic. Where did you move the thread?

Hi crazedemz! I'm also an rn from philippines and planning to go to quebec as an immigrant. Pls let me know if you're able to look for a job that allows you to use your nursing skills while preparing for the french language and nursing licensure exams.. I'd like to know more about the real life and work situations in quebec and how can nurses like us adapt to it. ^_^