Reviews for Travelnurse.ca?

Daisy_08, BSN, RN · Aug 22, 2013

I have no info for you but am interested in any responses you get, best of luck.

smiley321 · Aug 28, 2013

I'm in the same position as you! Unfortunately I have not found any reviews on travelnurse.ca and am also interested in your responses. Another company I have been looking at but have not yet applied for is Select Medical Connections. Other than those two I am having a hard time finding travel nursing in Canada!

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Aug 28, 2013

There's a very good reason why you won't find much about travel nursing in Canada. That's because it doesn't exist in the same way that it does south of the border. Canadian nursing registration costs between $500 and $600 a year and not many people are interested in holding more than one very costly piece of paper. Staffing in Canadian hospitals tends to be more stable as well, because most acute care settings and many long-term care facilities are unionized. This means they're closed to travellers, more or less. The facility would have a very hard time selling bonuses for travellers and higher hourly pay for travellers in a unionized environment because those are not available to their members. Typically, travel assignments are found on fly-in reserves and in the far north. I notice that the Travelnurse.ca site doesn't tell you where they send people, just the province, unless you sign up. Those hourly pay rates will be the same as the regularly employed nurses at any given worksite. In Alberta, a nurse with 9 years experience will be paid a little over $53 an hour for a weekend night shift, but Travelnurse.ca pay tops out at $50 in Alberta. Things that make me go, "Hmmm".

godfatherfreak · Jan 20, 2014

Hi so im licensed in manitoba and so doing travel nursing requires you to be registered in EACH province that they cover (i.e. Alberta, BC, Yukon, NB, etc) meaning you pay YEARLY registration fee? Right? Then you would be paying 3000cad for registering alone?

loriangel14, RN · Jan 20, 2014

Yes. Plus it would take considerable time and money to apply for all of them.

joanna73, BSN, RN · Jan 20, 2014

No. Depending on the Province of your assignment. Most travel nurses hold 2-3 licenses at most because it's expensive.m

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Jan 22, 2014

Even holding only 2 provincial registrations is going to cost you about $1000. And yes, you have to renew those registrations annually. And you have to meet the continuing education requirements of each province annually - which are defined and reported differently based on the province. It's a large hassle.

godfatherfreak · Jan 23, 2014

Guess it's not for me then. Thanks for all the info!

WanderNurse85 · Aug 25, 2014

This thread is a bit old, but if you're still interested - here's my experience with Solutions Staffing. I am currently on my first contract with them. The application process is a bit crazy - tonnes of paperwork. It's totally worth it though. It is a fantastic company to work for with great support staff and potential opportunities for educational funding. Yes, if you accept assignments in other provinces, you do need to register in that province, but depending on the length of the assignment you take, you can negotiate the cost of your registration into your contract - ie you get reimbursed for it once you've completed your assignment. It is such a great way to travel the country and get paid at the same time. The wages are quite good, and they have a benefits apackage available after a certain amount of time worked. If you're truly interested in travel nursing in Canada, it's definitely worth the effort to apply. I would recommend contacting them; they're very helpful and happy to answer all of your questions.

Trina_13 · May 10, 2015

Interested to know more details about how your experience with Solutions Staffing was?

emergnurse · Feb 14, 2017

Hi Wandernurse. I don't know if you're still on this site. So, I'm looking at their contract (Solutions). Did you have to submit all of your hours to get your pay rate? I'm also wondering, they're recommending renters insurance for the housing and talking of the nurse having to pay if a contract is terminated early. Any issues? I tried Select Medical Connections and NOT happy. I paid to do all of my recerts and then they wanted me to do more so they could place me in a specialty I have NO experience in (I'm ER) and I told the recruiter how unsafe it would be.