How to Live and Work in Canada
By Stevie Kremer, eHow Editor
Canadian laws restrict who may immigrate to the country. To qualify for an immigration visa, you must prove that you are skilled or educated in a field that is in demand in Canada (Skilled Worker Class Immigration), prove that you have the money and the know-how to start a new business or buy an existing one in Canada (Business Class Immigration), immediately contribute as a Provincial Nominee who has the education and skills to make an immediate impact to the province or territory or you may be sponsored by a relative who is already a Canadian citizen (Family Class Immigration). Canada, one of the richest nations in the world, does not allow people who are potential drains on its welfare system to enter the country.
How to Live & Work in Canada Step1Hire an immigration lawyer to help you fill out immigration application papers, or read the Canadian government website information, such as that found on the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website (see Resources). Step2Determine whether you qualify to enter as a skilled worker. To do this, you must have at least one year of continuous full time work experience in the past ten years, and that work experience must be in a managerial, professional or technical occupation or skilled trade on the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC). Step3Determine whether you qualify to enter as an investor, entrepreneur or self-employed person. Canada expects business immigrants to make at least a $400,000 investment or to own and manage a business in Canada. Canada recognizes three classes of business immigrants: investors (who invest at least $400,000), entrepreneurs (who have a net worth of $300,000 and business experience) and self-employed persons (who have "relevant experience that will make a significant contribution to the cultural or athletic life of Canada or experience in farm management and the intention and ability to purchase and manage a farm in Canada"--Citizenship and Immigration Canada website). Step4Determine whether you qualify to enter as a Provincial Nominee (one who has the "skills, education, and work experience to make an immediate economic contribution to the province or territory that nominates them. They are ready to establish themselves successfully as permanent residents in Canada"--Citizenship and Immigration Canada website). Step5Determine whether you qualify to enter as a sponsored individual. Canada recognizes it is important to help families from other countries reunite in Canada. "If you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada, you can sponsor your spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner, dependent child (including adopted child) or other eligible relative (such as a parent or grandparent) to become a permanent resident"--Citizenship and Immigration Canada website. Step6Pass a medical exam and background check after you have qualified as an immigrant or been granted a work visa. Then you must apply for a Social Insurance Card, similar to the U.S.'s Social Security Card. You will be expected to pay both Canadian and U.S. employment taxes as long as you remain a U.S. citizen.
Nursing Schools in Canada
By nursing-school-degrees.com
Nursing schools in Canada have not been able to accept as many students a they would like due to the shortage of nursing faculty plaguing nursing programs across the country. This trend has added to the severe nursing shortage in Canada. Nursing schools in Canada have been recruiting 8000 to 9000 annually but it is not enough to keep up with demand. Nursing schools in Canada should be recruiting 12000 students a year.
Hospitals in Canada, where over 94% of RNs are employed, are now seeking registered nurses with baccalaureate degrees in nursing. This evolution in nursing education came about as a result of several factors, including: changing technology, increased patient complexity and acuity, increased responsibility and accountability for RNs, changes in scopes of practice, changes in health care delivery, and particular requirements for specialized care. As of 2005, 66% of registered nurses in Canada held a diploma, 31.5% held a BSN and only 2.4% held a masters degree. Salary studies of registered nurses in Canada confirm that RNs holding baccalaureate degrees in nursing or master’s degrees in nursing earn significantly more than those holding a diploma in nursing.
To help alleviate the backlog of registered nurses waiting to be accepted to post-basic baccalaureate nursing programs (RN to BSN) in Canada and to also offer an online option to those registered nurses seeking to continue working while earning an RN to BSN or MSN, we have put together the most well known and tenured online nursing programs in Canada. These online Canadian nursing schools are fully accredited and offer RN to BSN, RN to MSN and a variety of MSN nursing programs. Take a minute to request free information from our featured online nursing schools to learn more about how they can help you reach your personal and professional goals.
Nursing job Outlook and Nursing Salary Information in Canada
Due to the nursing shortage Canada is experiencing, job security in the field of nursing is great. Nursing schools in Canada are doing more to recruit applicants and fill nursing faculty vacancies but it will be a long time before the number of graduates from Canada’s nursing schools can meet the demand for nurses in the work force. For the present, if you are a registered nurse with a diploma go earn your post-basic baccalaureate nursing degree or RN to BSN to open up new job opportunities that will pay significantly more money. Since many provinces are requiring a baccalaureate in Nursing for a entry-to-practice competency, the influx of baccalaureate nursing degree holders will continue to increase each year. They will be qualified for nursing positions that diploma holders are not. There has not been a better time to start or advance your career in nursing. Request free information from the featured nursing schools in Canada you’ll find below.
Average hourly wages for registered nurses in Canada are listed below:
Ontario hourly wage range: $26.80 to $38.74
Alberta hourly wage range: $27.93 to $36.67
British Columbia hourly wage range: $29.30 to $38.46
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