Who wants to be a nurse in Canada?

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I am just wondering if there is anyone out there who is interested in coming to Canada and working as a nurse? What questions do you have about the process? What are the benefits of coming to Canada as opposed to staying and being a nurse in your home country? What are the challenges of coming to Canada?

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yes I am interesting in work as a nurse in canada now I am applying in usa but the process is very long.If the process for canada is easier please tell me what to do?

I am with bachelor degree diploma and I have 3 years experience in dental sector and ICU

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Is this a class assignment type question?

All you have to do is search any of the threads in this part of the forum and you will have all the answers.

The most common being there is no work at home, retrogression in the US, money.

Very few posters have expressed love of ice hockey, long cold winters, and an appreciation of universal healthcare.

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hi everyone!!! i am new here but i would just like to express my thanks to all the posters who have contributed to allnurses.com. i truly appreciate it....i still have plenty of readings to do here....and i would like to greet everyone advance merry christmas and a joyous new year!!!may all of us fulfill and reach our dreams in the right time...god bless!!!

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I have a question about working in Canada as a nurse. I spoke to a Canadian nurse (RN-BSN) who currently works in the United States. She told me that she goes back-and-fourth from Canada-US. I asked her how she was able to do that and she simply said "NAFTA". Apparently NAFTA has something to do with this. Does anyone have any explainations? Also, are there opportunities in Canada for US LPNs? I know that the horizons would be wider if it be RN-BSN.

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Apparently NAFTA has something to do with this. Does anyone have any explainations?

You can find info about NAFTA here: Working temporarily in Canada: Special categories - Business people

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.
yes I am interesting in work as a nurse in canada now I am applying in usa but the process is very long.If the process for canada is easier please tell me what to do?

I am with bachelor degree diploma and I have 3 years experience in dental sector and ICU

The process in Canada is actually much more difficult. While the immigration part of it isn't quite as lengthy as it is in the US, the nursing part is complex and time-consuming, not to mention expensive. As fiona59 has said, there is much already written here on the topic including comparisons of the two countries.

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Specializes in ED, L+D,.
Is this a class assignment type question?

All you have to do is search any of the threads in this part of the forum and you will have all the answers.

The most common being there is no work at home, retrogression in the US, money.

Very few posters have expressed love of ice hockey, long cold winters, and an appreciation of universal healthcare.

I'd like to say for the record - I have plenty of work here, earn good money, so thats NOT my reason for wanting to come to Canada.

However - i have recently been converted to loving ice hockey, am totally over tropical humid heat all year round, so a long cold winter actually sounds appealing (don't hold me to that comment though when I'm complaining I can no longer feel my toes!) and I think universal healthcare is a very sane, logical system, compared to a crazy, totally weird insurance based health system (but that could be because I've been raised in Commonwealth countries where universal healthcare is the norm).

I'd also like to add - other reasons for wanting to come to canada (even if not unique to canada - but is still different from australia) Dr Pepper, Peanut Butter M&M's, cute accents, mounties, snow, poutine (better taste as good as it sounds!) and maple syrup, just to name a few! Yes, I'd totally go through this lengthy, total PITA process of immigration, JUST for affordable peanut butter M&M's! Who wouldn't?? LOL :clown:

Oh, yeah, and I guess theres also the whole - experiencing another culture, expanding nursing practice etc etc, but those answers aren't as fun as M&M's and Dr Pepper :yawn:

Bec

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Specializes in Home Care.

In order to immigrate to Canada and qualify as a real Canadian, you need to know the location of at least 6 Tim Horton's.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
In order to immigrate to Canada and qualify as a real Canadian, you need to know the location of at least 6 Tim Horton's.

6 I thought it was at least 10 and that is in each of the provinces :eek::p

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