Some internationally educated nurses in British Columbia said the language proficiency requirement to become a registered nurse is an unnecessary barrier forcing them to give up their career and look for other jobs.
Amid the strain of the pandemic on other nurses, they say they feel frustrated and unable to help.
Many internationally educated nurses immigrated to Canada almost a decade ago with hopes of continuing to work in their profession.
However, after multiple attempts at passing the English proficiency exam, they had to make the difficult decision to switch careers.
Multiple nurses are unable to score above the IELTS requirements for nurses and give up after multiple attempts.
#nurses, #English, #IELTS
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ien-english-exam-petition-1.6182882
October 19, 2021
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) Marco Mendicino has been working with his counterparts across the Government and provinces, as well as with the Canadian Public Health Agency to collect the data of immunized citizens in of provinces.
According to Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, while the federal government aims to implement the framework this fall, Canadians will probably receive their vaccine passports for travel 'in the next couple of months.'
The vaccine passport will be the proof that ‘a traveller has been vaccinated against COVID-19’ and is able to travel to and from Canada.
#COVID_19, #Vaccine_passport, #IRCC, #Mendicino, #LeBlanc, #vaccination
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-restaurants-luc-ervajec-1.6184041
October 18, 2021
On October 13, 2021, the Quebec.ca website presented information on the Foreign Student Program.
All of the information regarding the Program is available in the ‘Period of study in Quebec’ section of the Quebec government’s website.
In this new section, candidates who wish to apply for temporary selection for studies in order to come and stay in Quebec will find useful information.
In addition, prospective applicants are now able to submit a comment about the content at the bottom of the pages.
#Quebec, #Study_in_Quebec, #Foreign_Student_Program
https://www.quebec.ca/en/education/study-quebec
October 15, 2021
New Brunswick will hold 3 virtual international recruitment events in the last quarter of 2021.
Currently, New Brunswick’s employers are recruiting in the transportation, poultry, and forestry sectors.
International candidates who have experience in one of these sectors are encouraged to get registered to receive an invitation to work in the province.
In order to participate in the events, applicants must prepare the following documents: the photo page of the applicant’s current passport, visa for applicant’s current country of legal residence if it is not country of citizenship, language test results, ECA report, CV, and applicant’s spouse's CV (optional).
#New_Brunswick, #Job_fair, #recruitment_event, #NB
https://www.welcomenb.ca/content/wel-bien/en/recruitment_events.html
October 14, 2021
