dollydee1

Really have had enough gone through all this for nothing, this country is meant to be crying out for nurses yet the process we have to go through to just get to the point of registration is disgraceful, I came here with the intention to start a new life, unfortunatly i am stuck here on a visitors visa as this is all I could obtain as my partner came in on an LMO. We have no funds so that I can return home to UK, and to top it all I am missing my morning crappy paper and sausage rolls

I felt that if i was going to sound off where better to do it than with my fellow expats

christmasoompa

Sorry to hear you're so fed up.

Are you not eligible for a Spousal Open Work Permit?

ultrarunner

Whinge Whinge Whinge...that is what we do best innit?

The whole "crying out for nurses" thing is an illusion. Do you know how many Canadian born, bred and trained nurses there are, that can't even get full-time gigs? I know quite a few

It's just one of numerous occupation sin Canada that is regulated. If you become registered and still can't find a job, you can always join the Military where you get a sign-on bonus

mandymoochops

Also sorry you are fed up - but did your research not show up anything about visitor visas / work permits / reassessing qualifications etc etc etc

dollydee1

Thank you for all your words of support much appreciated

christmasoompa

Hey, I tried! I was trying to check that your only option was a visitor visa, as it's unusual not to be eligible for a SOWP - I know that wouldn't make working as a nurse any easier, but at least you could get a job doing something to make your time easier until you've jumped through the hoops required for nursing.

hutchy100

To be fair my wife is a nurse in Canada and we was thinking of coming to England and she had to do a hell of a lot of tests and paperwork she even went though a english test so its not just Canada where its hard

bats

The OP could register as an RPN if she is not able to register as an RN.

Also go to M and Ms for sausage rolls, or President's choice. Can't do much about the newspaper though!

Oink

I'm usually pretty rubbish at advice but you've accidentally stumbled on one area I have vast knowledge about. As was noted above, President's Choice has them (the little ones, but very good) or the No Frills shop (same company I think) has them on sale this week.Most other supermarkets will have them but the aforementioned ones seem to be the best (proper). I've only found the bigger (longer) ones at gourmet pastry shops.

SambaDeAmigo

Loblaws has PC sausage rolls on sale this week (Ontario)

MillieF

Oink, I can't tell you how much you have grown on me!

ExKiwilass

Safeway has them too on little polysterene trays and wrapped in plastic.

Oink

Big ones or the little ones?

There's a shop in Granville Island market that does really nice ones but the girl at the counter gets really agitated when I don't don't want them heated up. But I get the last laugh as she can't charge me the HST that way.

ExKiwilass

BIG ONES.

Also if the OP is in Vancouver the Valley Bakery makes them fresh and from scratch. With proper butter and flaky pastry.

Oink

On a somewhat related topic, I was in the market yesterday morning buying some sausages and there was little lad who had his faced pressed up against the glass counter imploring his mum to buy him a large pork pie. The stingy women was having none of it though, she bought some revolting looking pate instead. I rather suspect she was French.