Just to add for your wife to meet Canadian nurse requirements she will need both clinical and theory hours in Mental health, Paeds, Obstetrics as well as general adult. Even then we are seeing UK nurses struggle to meet requirements in some provinces and have to do some form of assessment before meeting requirements. At some stage she will need to pass CRNE and than can only be taken in Canada three times a year.

Unfortunately The Aviator, Bill_S, et al. are correct. However, if you are determined and can sell yourself, I'm sure you could land something. If you wanted immediate full-time work, private or remote [far North] teaching is probably the best route. The teaching wiki is spot on. There are 100s of education related jobs posted weekly across the nation (http://www.educationcanada.com/); there are some regional shortages, and an overall need for administrative educators (even in Ont/BC/QC).

If you can teach in French (programme, not subject) and the advanced sciences/math, you'd stand a pretty good chance of getting a job right away - in almost any province.

Good luck!

So after obtaining a Masters and working for 10 years, you believe a salary of $81,488 is a good one? I have no idea where Qualicum is, but after spending the time in school and the time on the job required for that salary, I do not believe it is "very generous"

But it is likely good in comparison to UK teaching salaries? Although perhaps not enough to make up for not having any guaranteed income for 2-3 years before you break into teaching.

Lots of people with an education and working 10+years don't even get that much. Unless a masters is required to do the the job then it is of little value to the employer.

I could have got a doctorate, but it would not meant I did my job any better than a guy who had just had a high school diploma and similar experience.

You have a good point. If one considers teaching a profession, they are paid $hit. The job security does compensate for the comparatively lower income (getting the big loan from the bank). Teachers also have six weeks off during the snow melt . There are guaranteed pay increases (cost of living each year, renegotiated contracts, etc.).

Around the turn of the last century (2000) many provincial govs reduced the teacher pay scales for MA & PhD teachers - their perceived intention was to force these teachers into the higher education sectors and administration. It worked for a while, but I still see numbers of staff completing their MA and even PhD - why, I'm not sure, 'cos it doesn't rap any big benefit. Who knows? Who cares?

http://www.nucleuslearning.com/conte...-across-canada

http://www.ctf-fce.ca/TIC/Default.aspx?SID=625892

http://www.qpat-apeq.qc.ca/corporati...dbenefits.html

UK salary scale (NUT)
http://www.teachers.org.uk/taxonomy/term/233

In Nfld, you need to have your Masters to get into an Administrative position, e.g. Vice Principal or Principal. Many teachers do it simply to get a bump up the pay scale. Permanent teachers can get funding/time off to study so it's a bit of a win win.

Contract teachers like Mrs AX on the other hand..........

I believe it's the same in Alberta for the time off and funding. Definitely the same for getting into admin..

I think it's good. I'd be more than happy to earn that personally, how much money do you really want?! So long as it's enough to get a mortgage with your spouse on a decent size house that's all I'd want.