It has been 2 months since we've arrived in Canada...

[Leon]

Good for you that you kept an open mind to move and find a job elsewhere when it didn't work in BC. Alberta is colder in the winter but take it day by day, it is not so bad.

Did you manage to get health coverage right away as an international move or do they make you wait for 3 months because you were in BC first?

 

[meanne]

Very helpful information. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jho111]

thank u for sharing ur story, lpntocanada.. it feels great to read real life experiences of surpassing challenges, achieving success and fulfilling the dream in the end.. congratulations!

Best wishes for the future ;D ;D ;D

 

[fromdubai]

Thank you for sharing your valuable experience

 

[igbehinadara]

Thanks for sharing ipntocanada,it sure did raise my hope about migrating.I have a degree from UK community,health and social care,what is job looking like for this sector.Do i need any certification or top up?I need to make a move now.


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[lpntocanada]

Good for you that you kept an open mind to move and find a job elsewhere when it didn't work in BC. Alberta is colder in the winter but take it day by day, it is not so bad.

Did you manage to get health coverage right away as an international move or do they make you wait for 3 months because you were in BC first?

Yes. We immediately got our Alberta Health card since we did not receive any from B.C. That is another thing that I liked with Alberta. No grace period for health insurance and at the same time no monthly premium. In B.C., I believe we had to pay for about $150 per month.

 

[GreenLeaf]

Very inspiring experience you have shared from us, and great information fro m your side, which is well appreciated

 

[figola]

Yes,i can now believe in this work and live in canada since i got to this forum
but i live in Africa,i have been trying my best to get a job and live in canada
but i did not find anyone to help me out.
pls if possible you can connect me with anybody or you give me the right source to get a job over there,
i will apprecaite it.
thanks.
oladapo olaniyi johnson

 

[rosellyalung]

@lpntocanada-that is a good story for us to be inspire and bring our families here in canada particularly in Alberta, I am a caregive in Edmonton and our PR is in process, i hope when my family is here , we can survive as you deed! god bless!

 

[dreaming of canada]

First off congrats to you! I too am a LPN from the US. Are you working at AHS? For those that are wondering a couple of weeks ago I attended the new employee orientation with AHS (Alberta Health Services). It is true about BC right now. There was at least 4 or 5 LPN/RN in the orientation from BC along with alot of new grads. Glad that you are settled but sorry that you wound up having to move. I did alot of research before we came to Canada and so far I am very happy that I chose Alberta versus Manitoba. I was found eligible for Manitoba registration but decided against it since I was already registered in Alberta. I am finding that at least at the facility I am working at that it is a more organized system then in the US. A few differences but for the most part it is about the same.

 

[peanuts]

thanks for posting lpntocanada! ;D it surely is inspiring to read real-life stories of new immigrants in canada. may God bless you more!