Provincial Wages?

http://www.bcnu.org/Bulletins_2003/bull_023_2003.htm BC's nurses get between about 25 and 34$ an hour. I think it's decent, especially in smaller towns where it's a really good wage. It isn't stellar in Vancouver, but I survived on it. I've heard the cost of living is better in Alberta, but the weather kept me away.

http://www.bcnu.org/Bulletins_2003/bull_023_2003.htm BC's nurses get between about 25 and 34$ an hour. I think it's decent, especially in smaller towns where it's a really good wage. It isn't stellar in Vancouver, but I survived on it. I've heard the cost of living is better in Alberta, but the weather kept me away.

Thanks for info, much appreciated! I heard that getting a BC license is tough. Did you find that to be your experience?

I'm from Sask, and I always thought Alberta had nice weather! lol

It's not too bad. It is somewhat expensive, but I graduated in BC so I didn't have too much trouble. Of course now with the BSN requirements for new nurses it can be harder.

I spent every summer and a few Xmases in Saskatchewan, so I know what you're talking about. All my family from Dalmany and Rocheville and Roleau think BC is paradise. My grampa wanted me to move to Saskatchewan to work and I politely declined:)

So BC requires a degree now for licensure?

I have been living in the US for the last eight years, and forgot what Sask winter is like. Believe me, the weather in BC is paradise!

I'm in the US too. I think BC's requirement is just for new grads, so you'd be fine whether you have the BSN or not.

I really miss BC. I've been living in Ontario and California for the last couple of years. I love the weather here, but I am homesick sometimes. I really believe BC is the best place on earth to live. It has a great quality of life. Hopefully I'll make it back in a few years and settle around Victoria or Vancouver.

We really missed Canada, and that's why we moved back. We don't regret it, yet don't exactly feel like we've found the right place for us. So we're doing a little homework.

I always reminded myself that I could always return to my home. Maybe you have that option as well? If you think it's the best place to live, I hope you find yourself back there some day. :)

I know I'll go back eventually, just not for another couple of years. Until then, I'll enjoy my time as a gypsy....

Good choice! Take advantage of it! I really thought Maine was beautiful. Idaho was my favorite, but we aren't L.A. types, if you know what I mean. I have a friend who lives in Pasadena, works for NASA and the Jet Propulsion Lab, and he loves it there but says the traffic is horrible.

I like California a lot and have lived in Washington State as well.... I don't know what'll be next... Maybe New Mexico, maybe Oregon or maybe the UK. My dad was in the RCMP, so I've been moving around for as long as I can remember. I know where I want to end up (BC), but I am enjoying taking the long way around. I appreciate the perspective living in both countries has given me. I'm also interested in doing work internationally for an aid organization or something.... I think I'll always consider BC to be "home", but I am so grateful for the different places I've lived and the people I've met in each one.

Where did you live in Idaho and what made it your fave?

It's differences in people, even between states, is fascinating to me. We've been in ME, OH, KS, OK, CO, MT, AZ, WA, CA, ID, WY, and everywhere in between. It had it's pro's and con's, but we had the opportunity to see alot of different things.

Wow! Quite a list!

You can try http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca which should give you averages for Alberta for registered RN's and so forth. There should be a link to an Alberta Wage Survey and you can take it from there.

Yaroslav