Looking to move to Canada asap. Currently i am a stay at home mum but want to get into midwifery. Would it be better to train at home in the UK or apply to a Canadian College and do my training over there? Can i apply for a study visa?
My partner currently is employed in the UK but his dream job would be any kind of driving job.We have 2 children aged 5 years and 2 1/2 years. What is the child care like and does the average child minder/nursery cost the same as the UK?

Hi and welcome to the forum.

You can certainly apply for a study permit and study in Canada, your partner (assuming you've lived together for at least a year) would then get an open work permit so could do pretty much any job in Canada. Check out international tuition fees though as they can be quite steep. I don't know what requirements there are if you study in the UK (a lot of professions have to sit equivalency exams or similar in Canada, not sure about midwifery though) so if you want to study over here instead you'll need to look in to that.

If you do a search of the forums you'll no doubt find lots of useful info on midwifery in Canada and childcare costs too.

Good luck.

Which province are you planning to move to?

First off, you need to find out if midwifery is legal in that province. There aren't a lot of options for midwifery study in Canada. There is a programme at UBC in Vancouver, but it's under threat and extremely competitive to get into as there aren't many spaces. I have a friend who has tried 3 times who already has 2 degrees.

I'd check this stuff out first as part of your decision making on where to train.

childcare - same. It depends on the province and it depends even on where in the province you are. There's no one answer. :-)

From an education/registration to work point of view it would be better to research the courses available where you want to live province wise and take one there.

However as previously stated, tuition fees would be really expensive as a non-canadian. I would research into the process of changing from a study to work visa also should you take this route.

For studying and qualifying in the UK, check the regulatory bodies in the province you wish to work in for their requirements to work as a midwife (For example, fluent French is required in Quebec, even if you work in an Anglophone environment). You may be required to have your qualifications formally assesed and do extra studying/exams/internships to meet the requirements for registration before you can work. For this reason, a good deal of working experience within your chosen field is seen as very beneficial.

is that the only way into Canada is having a trade?if so oh is thinking about doing a welding course to help us get in.

It's not really that simple, unfortunately. As a trade qualified welder I believe he would require to have worked a goodly number of hours before it would be satisfactory to CIC.

I agree with what the other posters said about midwifery here.
I am an RN, not a midwife, but I work in Sexual Health and work closely with the local teams of Midwives.
It is very different from Midwifery in the UK.
There are a couple of members on here that work as Midwives and I believe one that is moving over. Maybe use the search engine to find them and DM them with questions.
Good Luck.