Help for prospective Social Worker
Jun 24th 2014, 8:56 am
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Help for prospective Social Worker
Hi guys,
Hopefully someone will be able to help me with this one.
I am about to start a Social Work Masters programme in the UK with the ultimate aim of practicing social work in Canada.
As social work is a registered profession I would be required to register with one of the social work colleges in the respective provinces.
My question is...
If I was to register with the BC College of Social Workers for example, by getting my credentials evaluated for equivalency, would I then be able to apply for positions in the province?
Would employers be able to employ me solely on this basis, or would I need to acquire a working visa beforehand?
Thanks in advance!
Hopefully someone will be able to help me with this one.
I am about to start a Social Work Masters programme in the UK with the ultimate aim of practicing social work in Canada.
As social work is a registered profession I would be required to register with one of the social work colleges in the respective provinces.
My question is...
If I was to register with the BC College of Social Workers for example, by getting my credentials evaluated for equivalency, would I then be able to apply for positions in the province?
Would employers be able to employ me solely on this basis, or would I need to acquire a working visa beforehand?
Thanks in advance!
Last edited by Whiskey1; Jun 24th 2014 at 8:57 am. Reason: edit
Jun 24th 2014, 4:14 pm
#2
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Joined: May 2004
Posts: 9,708
Re: Help for prospective Social Worker
Hi
1. The employer would have to obtain a LMIA (No Canadians/PRs available and have to show recruitment efforts/advertising), plus then you would require a work permit.
Hi guys,
Hopefully someone will be able to help me with this one.
I am about to start a Social Work Masters programme in the UK with the ultimate aim of practicing social work in Canada.
As social work is a registered profession I would be required to register with one of the social work colleges in the respective provinces.
My question is...
If I was to register with the BC College of Social Workers for example, by getting my credentials evaluated for equivalency, would I then be able to apply for positions in the province?
Would employers be able to employ me solely on this basis, or would I need to acquire a working visa beforehand?
Thanks in advance!
Hopefully someone will be able to help me with this one.
I am about to start a Social Work Masters programme in the UK with the ultimate aim of practicing social work in Canada.
As social work is a registered profession I would be required to register with one of the social work colleges in the respective provinces.
My question is...
If I was to register with the BC College of Social Workers for example, by getting my credentials evaluated for equivalency, would I then be able to apply for positions in the province?
Would employers be able to employ me solely on this basis, or would I need to acquire a working visa beforehand?
Thanks in advance!
1. The employer would have to obtain a LMIA (No Canadians/PRs available and have to show recruitment efforts/advertising), plus then you would require a work permit.
Jun 25th 2014, 3:26 am
#3
slanderer of the innocent
Joined: Dec 2008
Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 6,695
Re: Help for prospective Social Worker
If you want to do social work in Canada, why don't you just do it here?
Jun 28th 2014, 10:56 pm
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Joined: Jul 2005
Location: St. John's, Newfoundland
Posts: 10,129
Re: Help for prospective Social Worker
In was talking to my SIL yesterday who lives in ON, is Canadian & has both bachelors and Masters degrees in social work. Her opinion was that without a Canadian degree you will find gaining employment as a social worker next to impossible.
