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Hi colleagues!

Let's share stories ;D thought lets make a separate thread exclusively for our profession :)
 

pinaynurse1

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join na ako...
 

mistletoes

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Hello! Am a nurse myself working on getting my license here in Canada and same time sponsoring my hubby from Philippines. Allnurses.com re:international nursing is a must check-out to get some ideas on how to apply for canadian nursing licensure. Also, every province has it's own licensing body kaya dapat check it out too. SRNA (Saskatchewan) and CARNA (Alberta) just to name a few. There's a lot of infos frome their websites that we IENs (internationally educated nurses) can use. Assessment for IENs takes a long time, i meant a loooonnng time, kaya even if you guys are still in Philippines or wherever, start getting your papers assessed na. Then waiting time won't be too long once landed in Canada. English exams: you can do IELTS or CELBAN ( there are other options too, just can't remember all of it). Although CELBAN is only offered in Canada, however it's far easier than IELTS in my opinion and it relates to our profession (nurse).Hope it helps. :)
 

pinaynurse1

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Nov 22, 2011
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Philippines
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Canadian Embassy Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-10-2011
IELTS Request
(not required, but i took it for employment purposes @ 7.5)
File Transfer...
12-12-2011
Med's Request
comes with my application
Med's Done....
16-09-2011
Interview........
hopefully not
Passport Req..
10-1-2012 (received 2-2-2012 - PPR sent at same day)
VISA ISSUED...
29-2-2012 (27 days after my passport was submitted)
LANDED..........
17-3-2012 (now in Canada :)) Good luck to those who are waiting. Its really nice here :)
mistletoes said:
Sis san ka bound?
saskatoon, saskatchewan ako sis :) hehe. Ikaw?
 

pinaynurse1

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Nov 22, 2011
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Philippines
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Canadian Embassy Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-10-2011
IELTS Request
(not required, but i took it for employment purposes @ 7.5)
File Transfer...
12-12-2011
Med's Request
comes with my application
Med's Done....
16-09-2011
Interview........
hopefully not
Passport Req..
10-1-2012 (received 2-2-2012 - PPR sent at same day)
VISA ISSUED...
29-2-2012 (27 days after my passport was submitted)
LANDED..........
17-3-2012 (now in Canada :)) Good luck to those who are waiting. Its really nice here :)
RDQ said:
Hello! Am a nurse myself working on getting my license here in Canada and same time sponsoring my hubby from Philippines. Allnurses.com re:international nursing is a must check-out to get some ideas on how to apply for canadian nursing licensure. Also, every province has it's own licensing body kaya dapat check it out too. SRNA (Saskatchewan) and CARNA (Alberta) just to name a few. There's a lot of infos frome their websites that we IENs (internationally educated nurses) can use. Assessment for IENs takes a long time, i meant a loooonnng time, kaya even if you guys are still in Philippines or wherever, start getting your papers assessed na. Then waiting time won't be too long once landed in Canada. English exams: you can do IELTS or CELBAN ( there are other options too, just can't remember all of it). Although CELBAN is only offered in Canada, however it's far easier than IELTS in my opinion and it relates to our profession (nurse).Hope it helps. :)


thanks sis...if okay na lahat papers ko, mag submit na ako sa SRNA. If matagalan process nila, k lang yun...di pa naman ako ready to take CRNE. hehehe. Inaalala ko lang, wala talaga ako hospital experience kasi, pag katapos ko mag IVT, nag asawa agad ako. hehe. Then nag review sa NCLEX, pero di pa ako kumuha ng exam. Then ang negosyo...etc. Ayaw kasi ng asawa ko mag trabaho ako kasi gusto nya, every morning (phil time) mag usap kami sa skype. Wait ko nalang daw visa ko at lubusin ko nalang trabaho sa Canada kung gusto ko mag work. Paano yun sis??? sa SRNA, okay lang kung walang working experience kasi okay naman daw ang no. of hours noong nag duty tayo ng students pa tayo. Pero, papano ang employment? What if pumasa ako sa CRNE (sakali lang, hehe)...pwede ako mag nurse agad, kahit "no how" talaga ako sa ospital? Ay nako, papano ba yan. Feeling ko kasi, baka next month mag ka visa na ako (feeling lang, sana Lord). So, parang di na rin advisable mag volunteer nurse pa ako dito (actually tamad ako mag volunteer...parang di kasi nakakamotivate mag work pag wala sweldo, haha).
 

mistletoes

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pinaynurse1 said:
saskatoon, saskatchewan ako sis :) hehe. Ikaw?
@pinaynurse : Edm berta ako sis. Im guessing we differ in the prepartion as IEN, musta ang rqmnts ng saskatoon sa IELTS?

@RDQ thank u for the info. Yes, that is what my husband told me he even gave me an example abt the celban.. Not that im confident but at least celban really just talks abt whatever we studied in nursing, unlike in IELTS its aything under the sun. I hope i can pass the ielts soon so i can work on the preparation for carna,so when we land we'll just gonna have to wait few mos.
 

pinaynurse1

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Nov 22, 2011
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Philippines
Category........
Visa Office......
Canadian Embassy Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-10-2011
IELTS Request
(not required, but i took it for employment purposes @ 7.5)
File Transfer...
12-12-2011
Med's Request
comes with my application
Med's Done....
16-09-2011
Interview........
hopefully not
Passport Req..
10-1-2012 (received 2-2-2012 - PPR sent at same day)
VISA ISSUED...
29-2-2012 (27 days after my passport was submitted)
LANDED..........
17-3-2012 (now in Canada :)) Good luck to those who are waiting. Its really nice here :)
mistletoes said:
@ pinaynurse : Edm berta ako sis. Im guessing we differ in the prepartion as IEN, musta ang rqmnts ng saskatoon sa IELTS?

@ RDQ thank u for the info. Yes, that is what my husband told me he even gave me an example abt the celban.. Not that im confident but at least celban really just talks abt whatever we studied in nursing, unlike in IELTS its aything under the sun. I hope i can pass the ielts soon so i can work on the preparation for carna,so when we land we'll just gonna have to wait few mos.

sa saskatoon, 7.5-8 ang listening...the rest, 6.5-7...pwede...overall score, 7....pero if you come to think about it, parang, 7 in all, except listening which is 7.5 or 8. SOBRANG TAAS. Tapos, sabihin nila, in demand ang nurses doon, pero sobrang taas naman ng requirements nila. Hay nako. sa inyo jan sis?
 

mistletoes

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pinaynurse1 said:
sa saskatoon, 7.5-8 ang listening...the rest, 6.5-7...pwede...overall score, 7....pero if you come to think about it, parang, 7 in all, except listening which is 7.5 or 8. SOBRANG TAAS. Tapos, sabihin nila, in demand ang nurses doon, pero sobrang taas naman ng requirements nila. Hay nako. sa inyo jan sis?
7.5 listening
7 writing,speaking
6.5 reading

Di lang nosebleed to earbleed na lahat ng orifice lol!
 

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mistletoes said:
Hi colleagues!

Let's share stories ;D thought lets make a separate thread exclusively for our profession :)
hi. rn din ako and september batch. meron bang puntang BC? kailangan ba talga mag ielts muna?
 

KMAEP

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pipay said:
hi. rn din ako and september batch. meron bang puntang BC? kailangan ba talga mag ielts muna?
you can take your english proficiency dito sa canada marami kang choices kung anu gusto mo di lang IELTS..
 

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pinaynurse1 said:
thanks sis...if okay na lahat papers ko, mag submit na ako sa SRNA. If matagalan process nila, k lang yun...di pa naman ako ready to take CRNE. hehehe. Inaalala ko lang, wala talaga ako hospital experience kasi, pag katapos ko mag IVT, nag asawa agad ako. hehe. Then nag review sa NCLEX, pero di pa ako kumuha ng exam. Then ang negosyo...etc. Ayaw kasi ng asawa ko mag trabaho ako kasi gusto nya, every morning (phil time) mag usap kami sa skype. Wait ko nalang daw visa ko at lubusin ko nalang trabaho sa Canada kung gusto ko mag work. Paano yun sis??? sa SRNA, okay lang kung walang working experience kasi okay naman daw ang no. of hours noong nag duty tayo ng students pa tayo. Pero, papano ang employment? What if pumasa ako sa CRNE (sakali lang, hehe)...pwede ako mag nurse agad, kahit "no how" talaga ako sa ospital? Ay nako, papano ba yan. Feeling ko kasi, baka next month mag ka visa na ako (feeling lang, sana Lord). So, parang di na rin advisable mag volunteer nurse pa ako dito (actually tamad ako mag volunteer...parang di kasi nakakamotivate mag work pag wala sweldo, haha).
hi just like to share pero not sure if pareho ang SRNA sa CNO dito sa ontario.. pareho tayo wala din ako working experience nung pina assess namin papers ko pero nag volunteer ako nito lang Jan 2011 ako nag ka trabaho pero 8 months lang hanggang august kasi sept lumipad na ako papunta dito sa canada... kaya RPN lang inapplyan namin for assessment pero based sa mga nakausap ko if may masters degree ka and working experience pwedeng ma qualify sa RN, medyo mas expensive nga lang ang assessment.. pero if wala try pa din wala naman mawawala..

dito din kasi sa ontario once you passed the exam pwede ka na mag ka trabaho unless yung mga needed doc na hinihingi especially verification of registration na ipapadala ng PRC sa liscencing body sa canada they wont give you your liscence then if completed na dub ka lang nila i register..

my application/assessment took almost 1 year pero pina asess na kasi namin nung nanyan palang kasi ako sa pinas kaya on time lang nung landed na ako :D
 

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KMAEP said:
hi just like to share pero not sure if pareho ang SRNA sa CNO dito sa ontario.. pareho tayo wala din ako working experience nung pina assess namin papers ko pero nag volunteer ako nito lang Jan 2011 ako nag ka trabaho pero 8 months lang hanggang august kasi sept lumipad na ako papunta dito sa canada... kaya RPN lang inapplyan namin for assessment pero based sa mga nakausap ko if may masters degree ka and working experience pwedeng ma qualify sa RN, medyo mas expensive nga lang ang assessment.. pero if wala try pa din wala naman mawawala..

dito din kasi sa ontario once you passed the exam pwede ka na mag ka trabaho unless yung mga needed doc na hinihingi especially verification of registration na ipapadala ng PRC sa liscencing body sa canada they wont give you your liscence then if completed na dub ka lang nila i register..

my application/assessment took almost 1 year pero pina asess na kasi namin nung nanyan palang kasi ako sa pinas kaya on time lang nung landed na ako :D

may I butt in heheh. is RPN like CNA sa US? sabi ko sa asawa ko kahit ung dipa rn applayan ko bsta lang makasama ko na sya haha pero mahirap din pala kaya u are right kmaep dpat while we are still here we are working on this na, ung niece hubby ko don mag GN na this april inggit na inggit ako hahah pagdating nya don nagcelban na agad luckily she passed. Yes, i heard pag may masteral ka u can sit in na for the CRNE yon advantage mo and i was thnking sna nag masterals ako LOL like i loove public speaking yay! anyway sna maipasa na, i took ielts 2005 and used it for my application for US,imagine 7 yrs? bka sobrang pahirap na ngayon ang ielts hahah, sna maipasa na dito para di pressured pagdating jan at tama pra lumakad na assessment.

sino alberta dito mga colleagues?
 

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RPN is also LPN, LVN.. not sure anung meaning ng CNA sa US hehe.. yah mas maganda if nga start na mag process kasi lalo na pag may kelangna mga docs sa pilipinas wala ng mag aasikaso mas hassle pa kasi kelangan ng authirazation letter etc...
 

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KMAEP said:
RPN is also LPN, LVN.. not sure anung meaning ng CNA sa US hehe.. yah mas maganda if nga start na mag process kasi lalo na pag may kelangna mga docs sa pilipinas wala ng mag aasikaso mas hassle pa kasi kelangan ng authirazation letter etc...


oh ok yan sis sna kahit ganyan muna ako, ill ask hubby to ask around heheh, do we need english exam para mag pa assess? pwd ba sabay i pa assess if ever? sounds interesting sis. saskatoon ka ba? bka jan lang applicable yan , sige il ask hubby heheh thanks sis ha.
CNA is certified nsg assistant , parang from RN meron syang LPN,LVN at CNA.