Rwilkins1989

Hi there I'm new on here and have many questions...

I am a uk registered nurse currently in A&E. My husband is a Vet Nurse.
We are wanting to immigrate to Vancouver island. We have met with Brazolot but not paid anything to them yet.
Any advice on whether we should start the visa side of things first or should I get my NNAS and CRNBC started then move onto visa?

Also my husband is type 1 diabetic- does anyone know if he will encounter any problems with this?

I've read they are on about streamlining the international nurse recruitment this year is that right?

Thanks in advance

Almost Canadian

I am a Type I diabetic and it didn't cause any issues for me. I know of lots of others in the same situation.

A thing you may not know is that your husband's medication will not be covered by the Province you choose to live in. Either he will have to fund it himself, or he will have to fund it via some form of health insurance. Typically, employers provide this for their employees, but not all do.

Without insurance, his medication will be expensive. I am on Lantus and Novorapid. The insulin would cost around $400 a month without insurance. Test strips cost around $80 a month.

Rwilkins1989

Thank you very much, good to know it hopefully won't cause any problems..
We have looked into pharmacare plans and/or would hopefully find employers who offer healthcare. Any other tips or advice on immigrating?

Siouxie

Hello and welcome to BE!

I would strongly suggest that you do a search on BE for the company you have named - who do not have the greatest of reputations - before using them.

Getting your credentials recognised will likely take at least a year - again, if you do a search on BE there are many threads on the subject and lots of members who will be more than willing to give advice.

If you have any immigration questions, please could you start another thread in the Immigration forum?

Silverdragon102

Starting point would be reading the various threads on nursing in Canada, then get NNAS and provincial college of RN sorted as that can take over 12 months and for most longer to get sorted. BC hasn't yet I understand released any info on streamline

dbd33

I wonder what Vancouver Island has that Scotland does not, both offer the sea, both offer dampness and moss. Scotland has the NHS and no complicated administrative requirements.

Tinpusher63

Fewer Scots and English. Although that is up for debate.

rivingtonpike

We have Arbutus Trees and Tim Hortons.

Bevm

Dampness and moss??? The island is quite big but most of it has dry summers. It's a much lower latitue, so longer winter days. Victoria is 48.4, and Edinburgh 55.51. (Both, of course, are in the southern end of possible.) The overall climate is also milder -- it's technically a Mediterranean climate. Vancouver is a temperate one, like England -- much more rain. Scotland, I gather, has a much higher rainfall than England overall.

But I agree. Vancouver Island doesn't have the NHS.

dbd33

Minor differences I would have thought. One might want to move for family, for career, even to build a better life for the children, but to give up healthcare and employment in order to gain longer winter days while still needing a strong complement of umbrellas isn't an obvious win to me.

Still, if not Scotland, Cornwall. Maybe one can even grow an Arbutus there.

charlottyb

I'm an RN living and working in Victoria. Permanent positions with Island Health here in the south island area are still difficult to get. You often have to start as a casual. Don't be fooled by the nursing positions they have recently added, that was only temporary and mainly north of the island in areas they find it hard to recruit.
There are lots of threads on here you should be able to find that discus the challenges of having your qualifications recognized and the process involved. I moved in January 2009 and was lucky that the process was easier then.

BTW, this week it has been blue skies, 20-21.c and sun.

Smith16

Hi we are also new to this. Myself and my wife are both nurses and im diabetic type 2 insulin dependant so wondering much the same things. I actually have a citizen certificate as my parents lived out there when i was 2 until 9 years of age and to be honest im not sure how the affect us due to the fact that we all moved back to uk in 89. If anyones got any clues please pass them on . Also theres a SEC assessment that is to be done by some , anyone know if it applies to BE's?

Silverdragon102

SEC or any type of assessment is made on a case to case application so until you go through NNAS it is difficult to say. Most IEN's do go though it

Smith16

Kinda thought that would be the case , there was always hope it wasnt though lol. Hate exams . Anyway thanks for the reply

charlottyb

BCNU have just finished bargaining for a new contract for us nurses in union positions in BC.
I went to a meeting about it this week. We are voting between now and May 10th on it.
There are changes which would impact those coming in from outside of the Province, with no union seniority.
They will be able to fill positions on seniority alone, with no interview.
The bumping process is also changing so that if you are displaced and chose to bump someone you do not need experience in that area (the employer has to train you).
This means it will be harder than ever for new grads and those moving into BC to get a permanent position and to keep it.