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hi..i still have not received my documents yet...but i spoke with one student who submitted her papers last december 2013 and then she received the response at the end of April 2014...Currently i am still waiting for all my stuff to work..you could email me if you want to..

Nabs88 thanks for hearing me out sweetie..at least there is still someone out there human enough to feel the situation i am struggling in right now..yes i am trying to get my hands on any work right now..working in a factory..washing dishes...just to make ends meet..thank you so much for your kind encouragement..

Okay so for the past few days I have noted a lot of information here in the site..it was really helpful..anyway im trying to search for some information on the people who had taken their oiiq exam..i wanted to know some points to consider and the study guide i need to prepare for..i recently just bought their book online too.. and also if they had their refresher course..anyone here staying in montreal and had been successful in making all these steps...? anyone here in montreal knows where i can buy/rent books aside from the library or probably some second hand books perhaps that i could possibly study on.. thanks

thanks for the info..actually for the "researching part" i made my homework about it...read a lot of blogs and info on the internet...yet it's rather different in the real world rather than just books and research nothing could prepare "us/me" quite more for what could come... but anyway i'll try my luck and gather info. from some of my friends too...i have read some blogs and info. here in the site about other people who has the same situation as mine.. i am still positive about this..thanks for the link...

i thank you for your honest response - "took advantage of a government program" honestly this is the best possible way to learn the language and communicate with other people. I have also studied french in my country but d/t the requirements from the government in order to work and preserve their french language it is best to study it rather than looking dumb in front of francophones. It was offered so what better way than take the opportunity to learn it. I was even grateful for it as I have said earlier though I still needed to work at the same study cause it was not enough. And it was only offered for a couple of months after these months the subsidized pay would then be terminated which leaves us no choice to work but finding a work would leave us a small chance cause it's either they need someone to speak fluently in french. More so, we are still required to study, I am open to studying of course but considering the cost of living and other payments it has been quite difficult. So I hope you understand my frustration. That is why I have considered the option of even looking into other provinces or places where I could find a decent work with a decent pay in order for me to survive. for Canada post - their reasons were lame apparently cause when I have asked them for some information regarding the documents I have sent all they could reply was that once it was out of the country it's not in their capacity to be held responsible for it. They have clearly noted that it would be 5-10 working days but my documents reached like 2 months and they don't have any answer as to what happened to it, so it's a bit frustrating too, so I have wasted 2 months for it. Anyway I have chosen the purolator services and have dealt with it already. I understand about all the assessments each places need, but with the lack of resources already and lost of time for studying french I was considering the option of looking for another place to start where I could get a job in the health service department. You see it is a bit frustrating for newly settled immigrants who learn french from school being taught french2x but is not quite the same with the french here in quebec so i hope you understand my point. I hope you would also understand that coming from a third world country and leaving our families to seek for a better life that we are hoping for the best for us. I love here it in Quebec but considering the fact of speaking fluently in french despite the qualifications and skills I have it just makes me frustrated. That is why I posted this just to seek some information or I could have a plan C just in case things would get really bad for me here. I wanted to know which place in Canada would have better job employment availabilities and opportunities for internationally trained nurses. Even considering the job of being an aide. I thank you for your response. I have greatly considered in mind Camrose Alberta, but I still needed more information and research about this place.

Hello and good day, I am a new member of this website and I was hoping to find some answers and a couple of advice here. I'm hoping someone could help me. I have been doing some of my research but I know it would be best to know it first hand from those who had their experiences already. This is my story... I am an internationally trained nurse outside Canada, which means we all know that internationally trained nurses outside of Canada need to process their documents and take examinations to become nurses here in Canada. I currently live in Montreal, Quebec, for the past 10 months I have stayed here and I learned their french language. It wasn't that bad at all cause somehow I learned a new language and the government had given immigrants a subsidized pay for those who want to study french. It wasn't that much per month but I was still grateful because it helped me a bit in my payments. The time I started my french I have also started to process my papers here in quebec to become a nurse. It wasn't that easy cause I had to send some documents back home. Apparently my documents took a long turn in getting to my country d/t bad handling services by POST CANADA so I advice you don't use it if you are in a hurry with important documents even if you are using their express service. Fast track I have completed and submitted all my documents and is now currently waiting for the decision of the nursing body with the next step that I must do. At this point it has been difficult to find a job in the health services with at least a starting salary of 15-20$/hr. despite the fact that they had given me my education evaluation for which I have studied in a University. I was thinking of moving to an english province and would stop wasting my time here. Luckily I found a job just a week ago and I am working in a residential place for the elderly people, I love what I am doing but the salary is just way too low and I am not making enough hours in the job cause they have other people working too. So now I am bit confused if I should stay or just move to another place or province. I want to move to a place which has a low unemployment rate, prices for housing are not that expensive, quiet, and the starting salary for health personnel would at least be 20/hr. Anyone here who could help me and tell me which place/province in Canada I could easily find a job and where I could become a nurse with the option for continuing studies too. I also wanted to know of I get my license here in Quebec is it possible for me to apply this license in other provinces in Canada if not what is the process to become a nurse who could work in other provinces like Alberta/Vancouver/Winnipeg/etc. Thanks