two applications in different provinces is it allowed? help!

[apoplexy]

hi guys good day! i am a new member here and just like anybody else i have some application dilemma that i wanna share with u guys.. i am an rn currently working here in the phil. for almost 3 years now and unlike other applicants in cno nursing is my first and only degree. last october i applied for an eligibility in ontario to take the exam but last february cno sent me their evaluation stating that i did not meet the requirements so they gave me an option to withdraw my application, do a bridging program or send them additional documents for reevaluation. i did not do this alone because i applied with an assistance from my agency. when the decision of cno came out my agency told me that it would be better to apply as an rpn in cno this time rather than pursuing the rn path because nursing degree from the phil. falls short compared to their nursing degree unless nursing is your second course. my agency also told me that they reviewed my credentials and it matches perfectly with that of the rpn course in ontario thus giving me a better chance of obtaining an eligibility to write the exam. so i gave them my consent to go ahead and transfer my application to rpn. few weeks ago we sent the application form to cno hoping that this time i will be granted the eligibilty as rpn.. now, my dilemma is this, i am thinking of applying for eligibility in another province where it is more lenient as an rn while i am waiting for the decision of cno. i just don't want to waste my time waiting for another uncertain decision and besides my ielts will be expired by dec. so i want to maximize it. do you guys think it would be fine if i will have two ongoing applications at the same time or is there any rule from any college stating that it is not alowed? i just think that it's alright because my ongoing application is for rpn, if ever i apply in another province as rn it would be a different story.. am i right? hope you give me your thoughts on this guys.. im so confused right now.. thank u so much!

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

You can apply to as many jurisdictions as you want. Just be aware that each province will charge you their going rates for assessing your credentials, the wait time will be what it will be and there is no guarantee that you'll meet their requirements.

[apoplexy]

thnks for the rep janfrn!

So does this mean that having multiple applications in different provinces all at the same time will not matter and will have no effect on each other jurisdiction's decision?

[dishes, BSN, RN]

It will not matter and will not have an effect on another provinces jurisdiction. However, you may experience difficulty finding work, so you will be better off applying to a province where you have family and/or friends you can live with until you are able to support yourself financially.

dishes

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@ dishes

I see.. But why did you say that I may experience difficulty looking for a job? Do you mean that opportunity for nurses in canada is in a halt?Unfortunately I don't have any relatives or friends in canada whom I can live with.. I have an agency assisting me on my application so that when my eligibility comes from the college of nursing I will already have an employer thru my agency who will back me up for my lmo and visa processing.

Im still contemplating about applying in another province without my agency's help. As of the moment, my agency only sends nurses to ontario and I think that it would be of my advantage if I go out of my way and apply on my own in another jurisdcition. This will leave me waiting for at least 2 ongoing applications at the same time so as to maximize my ielts eligibility and to shorten my agony of waiting and fulfilling my dreams to work and live in canada.

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

What you have to check out is what is happening in Canada with jobs, currently the healthcare in some provinces are having problems which is having an impact on nursing jobs.

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

I posted this in a thread entitled "For Those Considering Canada... Read On" three days ago. You really need to do the reading here before you assume that your questions have not already been answered...

Patient care compromised as nurses cut by hospitals trying to balance books: NDP Keith Leslie, THE CANADIAN PRESS Apr 26, 2010 19:36:22 PM

TORONTO - Ontario patients will get poorer health care in the wake of 2,000 registered nurses being laid off in the past year as hospitals struggle to balance budgets, the New Democrats said Monday.

"Nurses are being thanked with pink slips in this province," NDP Leader Andrea Horwath told the legislature.

"Patients and their families are seeing their local cancer screening programs disappear; they're seeing less support for the elderly, less support for people with mental health issues.

"How can the minister still claim that these cuts aren't impacting front-line care with statistics like that?"

Patient care compromised as nurses cut by hospitals trying to balance books: NDP - 680News (hat-tip to 2bNurse-88)

Please read the whole article for a current view of the situation in Ontario. I find it a stretch to think that an agency is placing registered nurses or licensed/registered practical nurses in Ontario given the current situation there. How much of your money has this agency already siphoned off your bank account?

[dishes, BSN, RN]

apoplexy

Hospitals in Ontario have not used agencies to recruit IENs for a number of years.

Some Phillipino nurses are being lured to Ontario by agencies to work as live-in-caregivers. The plan is usually that after two years of working as care-givers, they can apply for PR and take the RPN bridging courses, but this plan fails, because they find they cannot afford to support themselves and go to school. Toronto now has a number of disappointed underemployed and unemployed IENs.

IMO most agencies are comprised of greedy people with unsrupulous business practices who take advantage of uninformed IENs.

regards

dishes