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Internationally Educated Nurse (IEN) Navigation Support
The Alberta Association of Nurses (AAN) supports all nurses who want to practice in Alberta through our Internationally Educated Nurse navigators. If you are an LPN, NP, RN, or RPN who received education outside of Canada, you can connect with the AAN! Our navigators help with information about registration, educational support, and employment postings. Each of these resources are easily accessible on the AAN website, or nurses can meet with an IEN Navigator for personalized support.
For more information, please send an email to IEN@albertanursing.ca
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| British Columbia |
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HealthMatch BC: Navigation Services for Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs)
Health Match BC is a free health professional recruitment service funded by the Government of British Columbia.
- Navigators work one-to-one with IENs to support them through the steps necessary for obtaining registration with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
- Navigators are available to answer your questions, provide up-to-date information and guidance, connect you to services, and provide encouragement and support as you meet the requirements for registration.
- Register to connect with a Navigator.
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| Manitoba |
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Manitoba Internationally Educated Nurses Program
Please submit the form below if you are interested in supports that could help you become a nurse in Manitoba.
Read the FAQ before submitting the form.
Submit the Form
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| New Brunswick |
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The IEN Navigation Service
New Brunswick’s IEN Navigation service, designed specifically for internationally trained nurses (IENs) provides customized, client-centred assistance at no cost to the candidate. The service works with each candidate, helping them to navigate key challenges they might experience during the process to licensure, offering guidance surrounding:
- The National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS);
- Provincial entry-to-practice competency assessments;
- Bridging programs available in the province; and
- Provincial regulatory bodies.
Internationally educated nurses can connect with the IEN Navigation Service by completing this short form.
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| Nova Scotia |
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International Community of Health Workers Engagement (NICHE) Program
NICHE works with system partners to help internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) get started in:
- Obtaining professional licensing in Nova Scotia
- positions that match your skills and interests
- Orientation and relocation information if you are new or outside of Nova Scotia
- Accessing language supports
Our efforts to integrate internationally educated health care workers into communities and the health system fall within the NICHE Program. Through this program, Nova Scotia Health, in collaboration with our partners, is developing pathways for the recruitment and retention of internationally educated health professionals to improve access to care in Nova Scotia. Positioned within Nova Scotia Health’s Innovation Hub, the objectives of the NICHE program are to:
- Create recruitment, immigration, settlement, and licensure pathways for internationally educated health care workers who are looking to practice in Nova Scotia.
- Deliver education, training, and supervision to recruited professionals across various pathways;
- Prepare communities and the health system for the successful integration of recruited healthcare professionals and their families; and
- Provide comprehensive settlement and transition-to-practice support to recruited professionals and their families.
For more information, please send an email to niche@nshealth.ca or complete this form.
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| Ontario |
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Access Centre for Internationally Educated Health Professionals
The Access Centre for Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHPs) provides programs and services to IEHPs to help them integrate into the Ontario health care system with the primary goal of helping them become trained, licensed, and employed in their profession or an alternative career.
Free Services for IEHPs
- Licensing and registration information for all regulated health professions;
- Referral to relevant organizations and community resources;
- Information sessions, group appointments, and online webinars focused on various topics;
- Question and answer sessions to validate decisions and provide information on available supports and services; and
- Reference materials and resources.
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Resources
- Resources for IEHPs, such as toolkits, videos, and links to external resources.
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If you have questions, send a detailed email to accesscentre@ontariohealth.ca
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| Saskatchewan |
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Healthcare Recruitment and Retention Navigation Supports
The Healthcare Recruitment and Retention Navigator Team is part of the province’s Health Human Resource Action Plan to accelerate efforts to attract and retain health care workers. The Navigation supports are free and intended to support the recruitment of internationally educated healthcare professionals (IEHPs) wanting to relocate to Saskatchewan from abroad.
Navigators provide a one-stop shop of support for families or individuals including:
- Support pre-arrival connections to Saskatchewan;
- One-stop for individuals and families;
- Community connection to cultural/interest groups and networks;
- Personalized action plans for career pathway to find employment in the Saskatchewan health care sector;
- Potential funding supports;
- Professional development through formalized bridging programs, language assessments, licensure process; and,
- Referrals to other agencies and support.
To book a time with a Navigator, contact hhr@health.gov.sk.ca
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