Transferring NY NCLEX/license to BC, Canada

[Nancy Florence]

I cleared my NCLEX-RN via New York board (NYSED). I am a permanent resident in British Columbia, Canada. I'm quite not sure how the process of transferring the license would go about. When I applied for BC's board BCCNM, I was told to take a competency assessment and a simulation lab test by Inspire Global (formerly NCAS). I thought a pass NCLEX result from US would bypass those steps. Does it work that way? Has anyone gone through this? Any tips on how to go about would be much appreciated. Thank you! 

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

In what country was your basic nursing education obtained?  Did you obtain a US license after passing NCLEX?

If in the United States, would be considered an IEN: Internationally educated nurse and need to follow British Columbia Internationally educated nurses requirements.

See section on: Applicants educated in Australia, New Zealand, UK or US

Hope this info helps.

 

 

[Nancy Florence]

I did my nursing education in India and yes, I got US license after passing NCLEX. Although, I just heard it is better to transfer US license to easier provinces in Canada like Nova Scotia or Alberta first and then transfer the Canadian license to much stringent provinces like in my case BC. Thanks a lot for the info though! 

[kbrn2002, ADN, RN]

Interesting, educated in India, tested for NY in the US and live in Canada. It sounds complicated but it may not be....I had to do a quick search and found this:

"If you are a Canadian citizen, having your U.S. certification, licensure and education validated is the only hurdle you need to overcome in order to begin practicing as a nurse practitioner in Canada. If you are a U.S. citizen, you must obtain the appropriate visa and work permit to reside and practice in the country."

So if you are a citizen it should be pretty easy, The only possible barrier I see is getting you education certified since that was not US based. Might be easy, might not be. if you are not a Canadian citizen you'd need to jump through some additional hoops.