Bridging Programs

Bridging programs opportunities provided by Canadian employers, healthcare organizations, and academic institutions to help Internationally Educated Health Care Professionals who must fill theoretical or practical gaps in their learning.

Disclaimer: N4 does not provide referral to bridging programs. You need to apply directly to the bridging program opportunity.

If you know of a bridging program opportunity for IEHPs, please share it with us.

Nursing

New Brunswick: CEN Re-Entry/IEN Bridging (NB CRIB) Program

NBCC is committed to the successful delivery of the NB CRIB Program for internationally educated nurses (IENs) and Canadian educated nurses (CENs) seeking re-entry into the profession. The NB CRIB Program is offered in English. The program is approximately 13-months in length and is facilitated through online learning, classroom sessions, lab practice and clinical practicums. Some courses are delivered entirely online, while others have a blended approach (e.g., online and face-to-face classroom sessions). Learn More

5 Tips: Choosing a Health Care Bridging Program in Canada

To work in Canada as a licensed health provider, individuals are required to pass a licensing exam. Unfortunately, even if you have already worked as a physician or health care provider in another country, you will still need a new license to practice in Canada. But there is good news: You do not have to start all over again. Immigrants with a background in health care can attend a health care bridging program. These include classes that allow you to skip the basics. Instead, they focus on teaching the specific training that is required to practice in Canada...

Physician

If you know of a bridging program opportunity for Internationally Trained Physicians (ITPs), please share it with us.

Lab Technologist/Diagnostic Technician

Ontario: The Michener Institute of Education at UHN

Bridging Programs for Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHPs)

Medical Laboratory Science
This bridging program is designed for internationally educated and experienced medical laboratory technologists whose training and work experience. have been assessed by the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) and have been issued a Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Report.

Radiological Technology
This program has been specifically designed to help prepare internationally educated medical radiation technologists whose training and work experience have been assessed by the College of Medical Radiation and Imaging Technologists of Ontario (CMIRTO), and have been issued an Order so they will be better prepared to write the national CAMRT certification examination.

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