Yes, it is not automatically recognized as there is an application process. But by this I assumed they were referring to the fact that nurses (Canadian and IEN) cannot just outright practice in any province where they would like to work as screening needs to be done first to know if the applicant has records that would prohibit them to practice nursing in the receiving province. It does not directly pertain to IEN's which is a good thing. Once considered a Canadian applicant (refer to the requirements needed for a Canadian to endorse their license to another province), it means you no longer have to go through the harrowing process of submitting all of your credentials (except for the PRC verification) from overseas all over again for yet another assessment, but you only have to provide the details of your license from another province and your country of origin (in the case of Alberta) and your work experience. Below is part of the response I received via email from CRNM and CARNA:aspire said:
CRNM:
"If you are currently registered as an RN in Canada, then you are considered to be a Canadian applicant to our College.
The requirements for applying as a Canadian applicant are available on the College’s website available via this link:
http://www.crnm.mb.ca/applicants-canadian.php"
CARNA:
"You will need to download the Canadian application off of our website www.nurses.ab.ca
Click on 'Applicants' and then 'Canadian Applicants'
A verification will need to be received from both Ontarion College of Nurses and the Philippine nurse registering body. Request forms will be found in your application package."
If you visit those links, you will notice that both Colleges are no longer asking for the school records which is a good news for Filipinos since that is the area where we often falter. As for the PRC verification, I reckon nobody will have a problem with that.
Aspire, goodluck. Hope to see you in Canada. It is true what you said about the job opportunities in provinces that are not so frequented by immigrants, but I am really hoping to find one in GTA area in Ontario as my lifestyle best fits that place. But worse comes to worst, other provinces will do at least for the first year. I have Canadian co-workers who went back to Canada now and are willing to help us find a job so we are really keeping our fingers crossed.
