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i'm currently a PN student and I got really shocked when I read what suzanne posted about LPN programs here in Phils. I am taking up PN and I am planning to take the CPNRE as soon as I become eligible to do so. As i search the website of College of Nurses in Ontario, I found out that they are accepting internationally educated nurses both in RN and RPN programs. I have already contacted them and I actually have my Assessment Package with me already. In the website, they also admitted that they have shortage of nurses. you can check their website www.cno.org. But as i read the thread LPN programs here in Phils, I am now in the state of confusion. Does that mean I cannot use this LPN program too to go to canada? please help me. thanks.

For all intents and purposes, this is not article per se. It is an-email from someone who is not even in any health care field and his opinion being published. It is his opinion only.

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And notice that this writer wants the LPNs for the barrios as he calls it, no mention of them being sent to other countries.

But then again, licenses would need to be granted by your government, but that still does not change the fact that the training cannot be used in any other country to get a visa to work there.

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i honestly don't think that they'd grant me an immigrant visa based on the LPN status, but i am hoping to get a working visa thru that. is it possible to that i can get a working visa if i passed the CPNRE?

How does one get registered in Canada from US? Are there length of residency in Canada before you can transfer or do you have to take Canadian Boards?

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How does one get registered in Canada from US? Are there length of residency in Canada before you can transfer or do you have to take Canadian Boards?

Canada and USA are 2 totally different countries and unless you are a Canadian citizen then you can not transfer and work in the US. Even then you still have to meet BON/BRN requirements for the USA. If a Canadian citizen then at the moment you can use the NAFTA agreement but only if a RN and you can only apply for Canadian citizenship once you meet the permanent residence requirements which is a few years and any time spent outside of Canada is counted

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The one year training program is not recognized in the majority of the Canadian provinces as a start to meet their requirements for licensure.

Next issue is that you can obtain a visa to work there as an LPN. Same way that those from Canada cannot obain a visa to work in the US.

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