The only thing I would add is that it isn't a Canadian company that does the assessments. It's an American company in Philadelphia, and they employ non-nurses to assess whether your nursing education is equivalent to Canadian nursing education. Ridiculous but 100% true.
National Nursing Assessment Centre NNAS
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Hi, I applied for a job just after I submitted my EE profile, before I even got an ITA. I let them know that I will be coming to Canada later, and they were gracious enough to keep the position. They have a lot of positions here in the Vancouver area. I only did my application for British Columbia. I only paid for RN, since I'm not an RPN and have no psychiatric nursing experience. I went for Express Entry as it gave me the option to settle wherever I want, while PNP would require you to settle in that particular province. PNP also takes longer than express entry and has more stringent rules.
NNAS is a Canadian organization, registered in Toronto, ON. The only link with Philadelphia, PA is a mailbox that they have. The reason for this is that most of the applicants live in the US and it is more convenient and cheaper for US applicants to send the forms. All the board members are registered nurses in Canada in different capacities.
Its good to file both RN and RPN because RN process is bit long.most of the cases in RN candidate gets non comparable but in RPN usually get comparable result.Ontario is only province where IELTS is exempted
Hi my employer sent letter from their side with job description .i worked in call center in canada.will this experience help to waive away IELTS requirement or i shd book my ielts exam without wasting my time .kindly reply @RNeducator
Ha! I fully understand NNAS. You are correct it is registered in Canada etc etc. It is a storefront essentially, and NNAS is just a "cover name". They won't answer the phone in Toronto, or emails, or inquiries at all. The board members are RNs in Canada, sure, but this doesn't change the fact that NNAS was created to keep 'foreigners' out. Most applicants to Canada are actually from India. Very few from US comparatively. The link to Philadelphia is not about convenience or cost effectiveness for applicants. Philadelphia is where the real office of GGFNS International is. GGFNS is just an American company that won the bid to assess nursing education. It already existed prior to NNAS, assessing education according to American standards. The Philadelphia office is where staff (not nurses) 'assess' applicants' nursing education and verify their identity. Trust me on this one. The creation of NNAS was not a clean business.
hello everyone,
I got eligibility to write nclex exam. I am RN in India, but never worked before as an RN. Education is met but evidence of practice is outstanding, how long do i have to work to meet the requirements for cno?
Will CNO accept my evidence of practice If i go back to india and work as an RN or shall i take a bridging course in Ontario?
I got eligibility to write nclex exam. I am RN in India, but never worked before as an RN. Education is met but evidence of practice is outstanding, how long do i have to work to meet the requirements for cno?
Will CNO accept my evidence of practice If i go back to india and work as an RN or shall i take a bridging course in Ontario?
Hi, congratulations on getting the eligibility! If you don't mind sharing, what was your NNAS report and ETP%? Did you get the eligibility directly from CNO or after you went through OSCE?
For your safe practice requirement, I think it would be best if you enrolled into George Brown's bridging program since it will help you meet the safe practice requirement. You will have a clinical practicum in the program, which will also give you an idea of the health care service in Ontario so it'd be a win-win, in my opinion.
https://coned.georgebrown.ca/courses-and-certificates/academic-pathway-for-internationally-educated-nurses-graduate-certificate/
Hi Dairmeey,
Whether to apply as either RN or LVN is a matter of qualification as they differ in scope of practice and renumeration. There seems to be some confusion about the RPN role here in the forums, and hopefully I can shed some light. RPN (Registered Psychiatric Nurse) in general is a registered nurse who has specific training in psych. RPN(Registered Practical Nurse) is equivalent to LVN and only used in Ontario. When you say RPN elsewhere in Canada, it is understood to be the Psych nurse. I applied and got licensed by BCCNP, and had IELTS waived as well. CNO also waived my IELTS requirement.
https://www.nnas.ca/nursing-requirements-in-canada/