Hi there

I am currently a nursing student. When I qualify, and have worked a year to gain more experience myself, husband and two children plan on moving to Canada. St Catharines, Ontario.

Does anyone know if there are many opportunites for nurses in this are and if not were is best to go.

My husband has family there and this is why we pick this area.

Also some advise on the location. We have been a few times and find it a lovely place especially for a family.

Any information will be greatly appreciated

Many Thanks in Advance
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Hi, good luck on the rest of your nursing course!

I haven't much advice, but wasn't sure if you knew you would have to do another years training here before you could work as a nurse, and i think (but not def sure) pay for tutition costs.

You obviously know St Catherines so it a good head start for you.
Nurses get paid a lot more here which is a plus!

Enjoy the rest of your studies and planning your move

Could I ask why I will have to do another year's training when I come over. This has never been said before.

English nurses are supposed to be the most qualified.

I though you just had to sit an exam to make sure you know your stuff????

Please help!!!! Starting to panic now.

Many thanks
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sorry didn't mean to panic you. i need to learn to shutup on these things when i don't know fully what i'm talking about!

i will ask my sis in law (she cam over being a midwife) and i will let you know. You are prob right as you have looked into it and i am using crap memory of what my SIL had to do. Sorry

i agree though that Brit nurses are very well qualified!

Thank you. appreciate your help. I maybe wrong
Many thanks hope to hear from you soon
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Ok, being a midwife she had to do an exam, then college and exams to get to 2nd semester, then final exam, then had to pass clinical side also. Took a year

Its probably completely different with nursing. maybe take another final look into it and find out the exact requirements. Really hope i am wrong and its just midwifery that requires all the extra crap!

Or wait till someone who knows properly comes along on here.

Good luck.

http://www.cno.org/international_en/..._edu/index.htm

This tells you what you need to be able to register as a nurse in Ontario

This organisation exists to help internationally trained nurses

http://www.care4nurses.org/

I was in hospital in the UK and those nurses were most certainly not " most qualified " so if you are starting to panic then you will know what its like to be a one of you patients The best nurses are in Switzerland

The usual is for nurses to need 2 yrs experience post qualifying, plus your schooling will have to be verified by the College of nursing in the Province you're applying to work in before they make you elligible to take the CRNE (which is the Canadian registered nurses Exam) the rules on working prior to taking the exam vary from Province to Province, so you will have to check it out. Each Province has a comprehensive website with all the info on it.

Also many Provinces are now degree only, Ontario being one. Many UK nurses who are training post early project 2000 are finding they are being asked to make up hours both clinical & practical - usually in paeds, maternity & pyschiatry since the NMC screwed up the training to make it harder for nurses to escape! This can add extra time & cost to your application.

You may wish to check out www.allnurses.com as the Canadian/International forums there have tons of info for international nurses wanting to come to Canada.

On your other note actually I think Canadian nurse training totally wipes the floor with UK training & if you make it here I know you'll end up agreeing with me!

Don't give up but it will be a long haul - especially as the hiring freeze is only being lifted, very slowly, now in many Provinces.

I applied for licensure last year in Ontario from the Canadian Nurses Association and after all the credential checking etc did my CRNE exam in June. I passed and they wrote and told me that once I get my permanent residency, I will be eligible for a nursing license in Ontario. You need to have a degree. I think some Provinces may need you to do a course for foreign trained nurses. Ontario is not one of them, unless they find your education lacking in some way. I did a 3 year adult nursing degree in London. HTH.

I also did some additional very short courses (1 essay with 2 weeks placements in each area) just in case in, midwifery, children nursing and mental health just to make sure I had everything. I do not know if it helped my case or not. A friend of mine who went to the same uni as I did, did not do the additional courses and she was able to get licensure in BC. Good luck.

I am so sorry I didn't reply I have not had notifications for any of these reply's. thank you so much for your help x

Thank you so much for your help. much appreciated x

Well each to there own I suppose!!!!!!!!!! Was it actually and English Nurse???? I was only looking for help not to offend anyone

Many Thanks for you help. Much appreciated

Thank you for your help it is much appreciated. Where did you do the aditional course in midwifery, childrens nursing and mental health. did you do it as an add on after doing your degree. Im doing mine at Manchester Met University