Immigration Canada

Career Resources for Newcomer Nurses

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You got your education and became a Registered Nurse. You worked in this challenging field, giving your skills and talents to help your patients. Now you've immigrated to Canada. How can you get back to work in your chosen profession?

The following is a directory of resources for newcomer nurses who want to get back into the practice of nursing. Each province and territory has different resources, and different governing bodies that control licensing of nurses. The country as a whole also has a national association, and a national exam, the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination, which all registered nurses must pass in order to be licensed to practice in Canada.

There are some resources here for practical nurses and psychiatric nurses, too; more will follow. All involve help to get your qualifications in line with Canadian requirements, so you can get back to working in the nursing field.

All of Canada:

The Canadian Nurses Association provides information for Internationally Educated Nurses wishing to practice in Canada, and sells an Examination Prep Guide to help you get ready to write the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination (CRNE).

The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials has information on requirements for Internationally Educated Nurses who want to work In the field in Canada.

Ontario:

The College of Nurses of Ontario has pages of information devoted to Internationally Educated Nurses, with information on how they can qualify to register for practice in Ontario.

HealthForceOntario has a special section of their website for nurses outside the province who want to practice, including requirements, immigration information, and other useful resources.

The CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses is an organization dedicated to helping IENs bridge their qualifications and successfully enter nursing in Ontario. They offer workplace-specific language courses, networking, job shadowing, workshops and exam preparation classes.

The Government of Ontario website provides information, career maps and links for Internationally Educated Nurses wishing to practice in Ontario.

Mohawk College offers the Bridging for Internationally Educated Nurses (BIEN) Certificate Program, to integrate your skills and safe practices with Ontario standards as required by the College of Nurses of Ontario. The program includes nursing-specific language courses.

Centennial College has a Practical Nurse Bridging Program for Internationally Educated Nurses who do not wish to pursue baccalaureate nursing education in Canada.

The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario is a professional association for the profession in the Province, with information and multiple links to help for IENs wishing to practice there.

Fanshawe College offers the Bridging for Internationally Educated Nurses (BIEN) Certificate Program, to integrate your skills and safe practices with Ontario standards as required by the College of Nurses of Ontario.

George Brown College offers an Academic Pathway for Nurses Graduate Certificate Program, which provides Internationally Educated Nurses whom the College of Nurses of Ontario have assessed as needing to meet designated theory and clinical elements.

British Columbia:

The College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia is the governing body of the profession in the province. In addition to information, they provide a registration application package especially for IENs.

The Internationally Educated Nurses Assessment Service of British Columbia provides IENs an opportunity to demonstrate their professional knowledge, skills and abilities, supporting the completion of registration requirements.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University offers a Graduate Nurse, Internationally Educated Re-Entry Certificate Program to enable IENs to bring their qualifications into line with those of British Columbia, and preparing them to write the CNRE.

The College of Licensed Practical Nurses of British Columbia is the governing body for Practical Nursing in the province, and has information for IENs wishing to be registered in practical nursing.

Thompson Rivers University offers transitioning courses, which Internationally Educated Nurses may use to support their Canadian licensure.

The HealthMatch BC website has a Frequently Asked Questions section for IENs wishing to practice nursing in BC.

Alberta:

The Alberta Learning Information Service offers occupational profiles for different kinds of nursing in Alberta.

The Government of Alberta provides a flowchart for the nursing registration process, as well as information about accreditation and requirements.

The College & Association of Registered Nurses in Alberta has information and links for Internationally Educated Nurses wishing to practice in the Province, as well as this set of Instructions for Internationally Educated Applicants.

The College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta also provides information and links for IENs wishing to work as practical nurses in Alberta.

Mount Royal University has an Internationally Educated Nurses Assessment Centre, whose purpose is to provide Substantially Equivalent Competency (SEC) assessment services which support the completion of nursing registration requirements.

The Live and Work in Alberta website has an extensive page with information about how IENs can qualify to work in the Province.

Directions for Immigrants provides information and links for IENs who want to work as practical nurses in Alberta.

Bow Valley College offers a Practical Nurse Diploma for Internationally Educated Nurses Program, for IENs wishing to work as practical nurses in Alberta.

Saskatchewan:

The Saskatchewan Registered Nurses’ Association has information and links for Internationally Educated Nurses wishing to practice nursing in Saskatchewan.

The Government of Saskatchewan has resources to help IENs become licensed and practice nursing in the Province.

The Saskatchewan Association of Licensed Practical Nurses details the steps for IENs to licensure for practical nursing in the Province, with helpful links and downloadable forms.

The Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) offers an Orientation to Nursing in Canada for Internationally Educated Nurses Certificate Program, designed to bring your qualifications into line with the province’s specifications and prepare you to write the CRNE.

Manitoba:

The College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba has a page of Frequently Asked Questions for IENs wishing to qualify to practice nursing in the Province.

Red River College has a Bridging Program for Internationally Educated Nurses which will prepare you for working as a Registered Nurse in Manitoba.

The Manitoba Nurses Union offers programs which help IENs improve their English skills and cultural knowledge related to Canadian nursing, as well as a Diversity Coordinator who can help you learn what you’ll need in order to practice nursing in Manitoba.

The Government of Manitoba provides a Resource Guide for IENs immigrating to Manitoba who want to practice their profession in the Province, as well as a guide to the Licensing Process http://www2.immigratemanitoba.com/browse/work_in_manitoba/profession/list/rn.html.

The College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba has information and links for Internationally Educated Psychiatric Nurses who wish to practice in Manitoba.

The College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Manitoba provides credentials assessment and resources for IENs who want to work as practical nurses in Manitoba.

Québec:

CEGEP John Abbott College offers a tuition-free Professional Integration Nursing in Québec for Internationally Educated Nurses attestation program, to prepare IENs to integrate into nursing in Québec.

Ordre de infirmières et infirmiers du Québec is the governing body of the nursing profession in Québec, and provides information for IENs wishing to qualify to work in the Province.

The Government of Québec (Immigration-Québec) provides much information for IENs who wish to practice nursing in the Province.

New Brunswick:

The Nurses Association of New Brunswick offers information and links for IENs wishing to practice nursing in the Province.

The Nursing in Atlantic Canada website is specially dedicated to helping Internationally Educated Nurses pursue nursing careers in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island.

Atlantic Connection for Internationally Educated Health Professionals is a website devoted to helping IENs and others internationally educated in the health care field qualify to continue their careers in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island.

Prince Edward Island:

The Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island provides this downloadable application form for Internationally Educated Nurses http://www.arnpei.ca/images/documents/Registration%20-%20internationally%20educated%20nurses2011.pdf who wish to practice in their field in PEI. The Association requires that prospective nurses who are IENs have their credentials assessed by World Education Services (WES) http://www.wes.org/ca/arnpei.asp.

Capital Health Registered Nurses Professional Development Centre has an Internationally Educated Nurse Assessment Centre, which helps IENs obtain qualifications to work in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

Nova Scotia:

The College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia is the governing body for the profession in the Province, and provides information for Internationally Educated Nurses planning to practice in Nova Scotia.

The College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Nova Scotia has information for IENs who wish to work as practical nurses in Nova Scotia.

Health Team Nova Scotia offers steps for IENs to follow for registration and licensure in the Province.

Newfoundland and Labrador:

The Association for Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador is a professional association for nurses, which provides information for IENs wishing to register and practice in the Province.

Practice Newfoundland Labrador has a Resource Guide for Internationally Educated Nurses wishing to practice in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador provides information on licensure to practice the profession in the Province.

Nunavut:

The Registered Nurses Association of Northwest Territories and Nunavut is the licensing body for the nursing profession in those Territories, and has licensing information for Internationally Educated Nurses wishing to pursue the profession there.

Northwest Territories:

Yukon:

The Yukon Registered Nurses Association is the licensing body for the nursing profession in the Territory, and has licensing information for Internationally Educated Nurses wishing to pursue the profession there.

We hope these resources have been of help. If you find more that you believe we ought to include here, feel free to let us know!

Source:http://www.cnmag.ca/not-only-doctors/1682-resources-for-newcomer-nurses

Canadian Immigration presents agri-food opportunity.

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Changing needs in the domestic market won’t be enough, however, to meet premier’s agri-business challenge says economist

by SUSAN MANN

New Canadians present a growing market opportunity for agri-business, provided businesses can adapt to changes in food preferences and can quickly roll out their products, says Farm Credit Canada’s chief economist.

But a Western University economist says he doubts shifts in the domestic market present enough of a growth opportunity for companies to meet Ontario Premier and Agriculture Minister Kathleen Wynne’s challenge of doubling the province’s agri-food sector growth by 2020.

“When you’re talking about adding billions of dollars of extra food processing and sales of primary agricultural products, you’re not going to do that in Canada,” says David Sparling, chair of agri-food innovation and regulation at the university’s Ivey School of Business. “Our market isn’t big enough.”

The industry therefore must also focus on increasing exports and adding more value to products, such as establishing local food systems, or manufacturing more value added products, he says.

Jean-Phillippe Gervais, chief agricultural economist with Farm Credit Canada, highlighted the market opportunity presented by new Canadians on Tuesday in a company news release. The release notes that by 2020, “immigration will account for 2.2 million new Canadians and two-thirds of Canada’s population growth.” FCC predicts that the growth could mean an additional $27 billion in Canadian food spending over the next seven years.

In 2011, the largest share of Canada’s immigration population — 45 per cent — came from Asia; Statistics Canada has estimated 55 per cent of new Canadians will come from Asia by 2031, the news release says.

It adds that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has projected that demand will grow for foods such as poultry and chickpeas.

Last year Ontario imported $19.8 billion worth of agri-food products, and Wynne noted meeting consumers’ changing tastes presents one way agri-business can meet the challenge she issued Monday at the Premier’s Summit on Agri-Food Innovation at Queen’s Park.

Supplying niche markets, such as organic, health and artisan foods, specialty goods, and biochemical or composite materials as well as competing more aggressively to capture a growing share of existing and emerging international markets presented other opportunities, she says.

Wynne’s challenge has garnered both support and criticism.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business was encouraged the premier is focusing on the potential of the province’s agricultural sector says Mandy D’Autremont, the organization’s policy analyst. But for the sector to grow, “it will be important for the government of Ontario to provide the environment that will address the sector’s competitive challenges,” such as government red tape, he notes.

Ontario Progressive Conservative agriculture critic Ernie Hardeman predictably found fault with the challenge, noting it lacked details of how Wynne expects the industry to achieve the goal.

Source: http://www.betterfarming.com/online-news/significant-growth-canadian-immigration-presents-agri-food-opportunity-52365

Eligibility criteria and benefits of Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program

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Posted on October 7, 2013

Canada is one of the most sought after countries for skilled workers. The country has long since attracted highly skilled professionals with its Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) Program and other Study and works Visas.

The Canadian Visa Processing is stringent and highly monitored. However, it has launched Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) which makes easier for skilled workers to move to and work in Canada.

The main idea behind these PNPs is to attract skilled professionals to specific provinces of Canada so that they can work in the country and the province can be benefited from the immigrants’ skill. This will provide with easy Canada Immigration for individuals and the province will have a surge in its economy through the immigrants.

Manitoba is one of the provinces of Canada and the Manitoba Provincial Nomination Program is one of the best programs that the Government of Canada offers to skilled workers looking for migrating to Canada.

Eligibility criteria for Manitoba PNP:

Currently, there are two paths to Manitoba Provincial Nomination Program:

1. Working in Manitoba at present: Temporary Foreign Workers already working in the province can apply for MPNP. Also, a foreign student graduate who has been working full-time for a minimum of 6 months and whose employer has extended a long-term, full-time job ca also apply for the program. Individuals applying under this should be working in Manitoba at the time of applying for Manitoba PNP.

2. Overseas Skilled Workers: Applications are accepted from highly skilled workers who gain enough points for adaptability and employability based on 5 factors –English proficiency, age, work experience, Connection to Manitoba and Education.

Nominating individuals for the Canada PR Visa is solely at the discretion of the Province of Manitoba. This will be based on the Manitoba PNP’s assessment of the applicant’s probability of having a establishing oneself as a successfully economic independent skilled worker with the genuine ability and intention to settle in Manitoba with permanent residency.

There are two primary reasons that attract individuals toward Manitoba Provincial Nomination Program which are:

1. Canada Permanent Residence: Through this program, individuals can apply for Canada Permanent Residency (PR). A Permanent Residence gives an individual almost equal status to a citizen of Canada and after a few years of living in the country and fulfilling a few norms, a PR holder can even apply for Citizenship.

2. Expedited Processing: Individuals who are ‘nominated’ by the Manitoba Government have the option of preparing a separate application that accelerates their Visa Processing.

So, these are the eligibility criteria and benefits of applying for a Canada PR through Manitoba PNP. For a hassle free processing of your Visa documentation, contact ‘Opulentus – The Visa Company’. We have an experience of over 12 years and out expert consultants provide excellent advice on Study Visas, Work Visas, Visit Visas and more.

Alberta at forefront of seeking Americans to work on resource projects

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By Mario Toneguzzi, Calgary Herald

CALGARY — Labour-starved employers should take a short look south to American workers, according to a new study by The Conference Board of Canada released on Friday.
The report said Alberta, which faces the most severe skills shortage in Canada, launched a pilot project last year that brought nearly 1,000 highly-skilled U.S. workers into the province.
“Alberta has been at the forefront of a strategy to recruit U.S. workers, particularly for resource projects, but Saskatchewan and Manitoba are also increasingly facing labour shortages,” said the conference board’s Global Commerce Centre.
The study said: there is no simple mechanism to bring in U.S. workers; resource projects require different approaches to workforce planning because they involve short, intense bursts of activity in geographically dispersed regions; and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program is a band-aid for skills shortages, but it is not a panacea or a long-term solution.
“With 50,000 unfilled vacancies and more than double that number expected within a decade, the labour and skills shortage has a direct impact on Alberta’s ability to develop its resource and energy sector. That is not just a regional problem, it affects our national economic prospects as well,” said Laura Dawson, author of Skills in Motion: U.S. Workers May Hold the Key to Canada’s Skills Shortage.
“Alberta has been a real role model in finding innovative ways to solve or to mitigate the short-term labour crunch. I think that there is no doubt that in certain regions and certain sectors of Canada there is a skills shortage.”
Education and training programs to grow those skills is a good idea but that takes time, she added.
“In the meantime, Alberta has this short-term demand and workers from the United States are particularly well-suited for filling demand in certain sectors,” said Dawson. “I’m impressed with the fact that both the government of Alberta as well as the employers and the unions have actually pulled together to find some innovative solutions. I think Alberta’s much further ahead than other provinces in tackling this issue.”
The report said many Alberta employers consider U.S. workers to be ideal to fill Canadian vacancies because they have comparable training and experience. They also understand the language and work culture, can enter Canada without a visa, and live nearby.
But the report said there is no simple mechanism for Canada to bring in U.S. workers in skilled trades. For example, the North American Free Trade Agreement does not allow mutual recognition between Canada and U.S. for regulated trades and professions.
The Alberta Occupation-Specific Pilot was launched in 2012, and has already allowed nearly 1,000 highly-skilled U.S. workers to enter the province, said the conference board report. It allows employers to hire foreign workers certified in certain occupations without needing a Labour Market Opinion from the federal government.
“Alberta’s Department of Apprenticeship and Industry Training has stepped in to provide its own evaluation of workers’ foreign credentials and experience. The province has launched a recruitment campaign in the United States. Alberta employers are also targeting Canadian and American veterans of the armed forces,” it said.

“Alberta’s experience with U.S. worker recruitment provides a number of lessons for employers and policy-makers elsewhere in Canada.”
Geraldine Anderson, spokesperson for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, said the industry is generally supportive of this initiative.
She said the industry believes in hiring Canadians first and building that workforce.
“However, there is a shortage of skilled labour in the industry and this is an important tool to sort of fill a gap in the labour market.”
Alberta deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk said the Alberta response to the skilled labour shortage is a practical one for the situation.
“We know in Alberta right now that our government and our employers are doing what they possibly can to hire local, Canadian workers because it simply makes sense. It’s cheaper to do so and it’s more practical to do so and frankly most importantly it’s the right thing to do,” he said.
“But the fact is that at a time right now where we have about 4.6 per cent unemployment rate and we have 70,000 temporary foreign workers, that speaks to the fact that there’s simply a shortage of labour and it will continue to grow. We expect that we will have a shortage of somewhere around 120,000 workers within the next 10 years.”
He said that for the last 10 years or so the province has on an ongoing basis about 70,000 to 75,000 temporary workers.
Lukaszuk said the Alberta response makes sense and it allows employers to get workers here faster “because they need these workers now. Not in six months or nine months.”
According to the Alberta government, total work permits issued under the Occupation-Specific Pilot program between July 2012 and August 2013 were: Steamfitter-pipefitter, 721 (320 from U.S.); Welder, 967 (U.S. 177); Ironworker, 453 (U.S. 355); Carpenter, 154 (U.S. 12); Estimator, 81 (U.S. 22); and Heavy-duty equipment mechanic, 92 (U.S. 8).

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For Canada, immigration is a key to prosperity

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CLÉMENT GIGNAC

Special to The Globe and Mail

Canada has become an attractive pole for immigrants from around the world who are looking for a host country that will give them good opportunities. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Canada’s annual immigration flow is now proportionately one of the highest among OECD members, at 0.7 per cent of its population.

In 2011, there were 249,000 new permanent residents, after a record year of 281,000 in 2010. (The official planned admission range is between 240,000 and 265,000 new permanent residents a year.) That is not counting the 190,800 temporary foreign workers that were admitted in 2011 as well as the 98,400 foreign students who came to benefit from our universities and may decide to stay and put their skills to use in Canada’s industries.

There are many myths floating around about immigrants, ranging from them being low-skilled workers to them having difficulty integrating into the labour force. A quick read through the OECD’s 2013 International Migration Outlook debunks all of those myths – and makes the reader realize just how well Canada is faring on the immigration front.

Time to address unfounded myths about immigrants

The OECD finds that employment for foreign-born Canadian citizens has gone up since 2008, while it has stalled for native-born citizens (see p.71 here). The employment rate for Canadian immigrants in 2012 was the third highest in the OECD. This shows that immigrants are quickly integrating into the labour force and putting their skills to work.

For that matter, it is worth noting that more than 50 per cent of Canadian immigrants are highly educated, putting Canada at the top among the OECD countries. As well, a significant number of the almost 100,000 foreign students visiting Canada each year decide to stay after getting a degree from one of our world-class universities (McGill, University of Toronto, UBC, etc.). Many other immigrants are also looking in Canada’s direction, attracted by job prospects and the open-arm culture for which Canadians are known.

One reason why foreign immigrants favour Canada as a destination is the labour mobility it offers. According to its latest Global Competitiveness Report published last month, the World Economic Forum ranks Canada as the world’s seventh most efficient labour market.

High labour-market efficiency means that workers are more likely to be allocated to their most effective use and provided with an environment where they are encouraged to give their best effort. On a macroeconomic level, this also means that the country’s work force is flexible enough to shift workers from one economic activity to another – for example, from factories in Quebec and Ontario to oil sands in Alberta – rapidly and at low cost. It also means that there are strong incentives in place for employees, promoting meritocracy and providing equity in the business environment.

Canada has gone to great lengths to liberalize its labour market, and it is paying off. Canada’s labour market now offers a great deal of mobility to its workers; it is quite easy for anyone to move from Montreal to Toronto, Calgary or Vancouver (and vice versa). As a former Quebec minister responsible for economic development and trade, let me tell you that I am proud to have had the opportunity to work with my provincial counterparts on internal trade agreements, fostering Canada’s economic ties, and ultimately strengthening the federation.

Positive implication on Canadian economic growth – and real estate

Canada’s strong economic performance since 2008 is explained by many factors, including well-capitalized banks, massive public infrastructure spending – and a strong influx of immigrants. Immigration last year explained two-thirds of Canada’s population growth of 1.2 per cent, well ahead of the 0.7 per cent and 0.3 per cent seen in the United States and the euro zone, respectively.

Why is this so important? Because without this immigration flow, Canada’s population aged between 20 and 44 years old would be declining. That cohort, which constitutes most of the labour force, is the one that creates new households, buys new houses, has children and pays the greater part of taxation revenue. Without immigration, Canada’s natural population growth would not be enough to sustain economic growth and welfare. Quebec, given its demographic structure, especially needs immigration to increase its labour force in the short term so as to sustain the costs of its social programs.

We also note that a large percentage of every province’s immigrants are in the 20-to-44 age group, meaning that the benefits of household formation are spread all across Canada. This helps explain why the housing market in Canada has been so resilient during the past five years.

I am happy to see that one of Canada’s strengths is clearly working in its favour. As Canadians, we need foreign talent to sustain the country’s demographic and economic growth, and we have just the labour market to attract it. Canadians need immigration just as much as immigrants need a destination such as Canada. Immigration, as it turns out, is most likely the key to Canada’s prosperity.

Clément Gignac is senior vice-president and chief economist at Industrial Alliance Inc., vice-chairman of the World Economic Forum Council on Competitiveness and a former cabinet minister in the Quebec government.

Canada immigration alert: Alberta offers immigration on federal level to its employees

English: Alberta Province within Canada. Español: Provincia de Alberta en Canadá. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Majorie van Leijen

Published Saturday, October 05, 2013

When looking for opportunities to immigrate to Canada, the federal immigration policy might not always look as welcoming as one had hoped. On the provincial level, chances may increase from time to time. At the moment, this is the case in Alberta.

On September 13, the Province of Alberta announced a number of changes to its Provincial Nominee Program. The changes offer some temporary workers nomination for immigration on the federal level.

Alberta is a province located in the south-west of Canada, bordering the US state Montana in the South, while bordering Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and British Colombia in Canada.

It is the fourth-largest populated province of Canada, and has one of the strongest economies in Canada thriving on the flourishing petroleum industry and to a lesser extent, agriculture and technology.

Recruitment to the province is possible though four programs, being the Employer-Driven Stream, the Strategic Recruitment Stream, the Family Stream and the Self-Employment Farmer Stream.

For some of these categories, Alberta is offering the opportunity to obtain a Canadian residency.

As part of the Employer-Driven Stream, workers in the food services industry are offered the opportunity to be nominated for immigration on the federal level.

Until November 28, 2013, Alberta employers with eligible workers may nominate up to 20 per cent of their total workforce per restaurant location, for Canadian Permanent Residency.

In the same stream, graduates from a Canadian educational institution currently working in Alberta may be nominated for immigration on the federal level without an employer-supported application.

Required is that the employee has a valid post-graduation work permit, the occupation is considered either skilled or semi-skilled, and the certificate, diploma, degree or graduate-level degree is obtained from a publically funded community college, trade/technical school, or university in Alberta or another province of Canada, or from a private institution in Alberta authorized by the province to confer degrees.

Apart from post-graduate employees, some work permit holders under the Strategic Recruitment Stream are now eligible for federal immigration.

This applies to individuals who are working in most skilled and semi-skilled occupations.

For some low-skilled workers a limited number of applications will be accepted until November 28, 2013. These include workers in the following fields: Construction Trades Helpers and Labourers, Other Trades Helpers and Labourers, Light Duty Cleaners, Specialized Cleaners, and Janitors, Caretakers and Building Superintendents.

In order to work in Alberta and be eligible to one of the nomination programs, applicants can apply for the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) giving preference to the province of Alberta.

In order to qualify for the 2013 FSWP applicants without a Canadian job offer or PHD must have one year of work experience in one of 24 eligible occupations in the last 10 years, demonstrate acceptable language proficiency through a language test, and obtain 67 points on the FSWP selection grid. Occupations on the FSWP have a cap and might be closed at this point.

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Canada immigration alert: Alberta offers immigration on federal level to its employees

English: Alberta Province within Canada. Español: Provincia de Alberta en Canadá. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Majorie van Leijen

Published Saturday, October 05, 2013

Immigration Canada

Career Resources for Newcomer Nurses

All of Canada:

Ontario:

British Columbia:

Alberta:

Saskatchewan:

Manitoba:

Québec:

New Brunswick:

Prince Edward Island:

Nova Scotia:

Newfoundland and Labrador:

Nunavut:

Northwest Territories:

Yukon:

Canadian Immigration presents agri-food opportunity.

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Alberta at forefront of seeking Americans to work on resource projects

For Canada, immigration is a key to prosperity

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