British Columbia, Canada is hiring thousands of nurses offering bursaries for all steps of licensing. The available funding apply to any NCAS-approved Education
Credential Assessment (ECA) reports, English language proficiency testing, IELTS or Celban and
educational upgrading required by BCCNM.
On April 19th, 2022, the Province of British
Columbia announced several new strategies that will make it easier for
internationally educated nurses to enter the province’s health system. Health
Match BC, in partnership with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives
(BCCNM), the Nursing Community Assessment Service (NCAS) and the
Provincial Ministry of Health, will support IENs who want to work in BC by
consolidating the assessment processes for nurses, offering approximately $9
million in financial support (bursaries) to help with application and
assessment fees, and create a new navigation services team to help IENs
successfully navigate the licensing process.
Health Match BC is a free recruitment service funded by the
Government of British Columbia, Canada. It facilitate the recruitment of
nurses, physicians, and allied health professionals on behalf of BC’s publicly
funded health employers.
Health Match BC, through its navigation team, will support
internationally educated nurses throughout their journey to practice in BC. The
team will provide customized support in assisting candidates to navigate their
licensing and registration applications. Health Match BC will also provide
information and access to financial supports, in the form of bursaries, and
guide candidates throughout the immigration process.
Through Health Match BC’s recruitment team, IENs will be
supported in accessing career opportunities with BC’s public health
employers.
- Nursing
jobs in BC?
- British Columbia offers a wide range of
nursing opportunities in all areas of nursing practice as well as a
variety of settings including large urban centres, medium and small
cities, and rural and small communities.
The wide range of opportunities enable nurses to find the
perfect fit for their professional preferences, career growth, and family
needs. Opportunities also exist for career development in acute care
(medical/surgical, intensive care unit, operating room, and emergency room) as
well as ambulatory care, rehabilitation, long-term care,
leadership/administrative, public health, community health and primary care.
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Licensing (Registration)
Yes, to work in BC as a nurse you must have provisional or
practising registration with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
The licensing (registration) process in BC can vary
depending on an individual’s education, credentials, and experience. All
IENs must have their international credentials and English language proficiency
assessed, apply to the Nursing Community Assessment Service (NCAS) and the BC
College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
You can apply to BCCNM at the same time as the Nursing
Community Assessment Service (NCAS). IENs are encouraged to visit the BCCNM and NCAS websites
in advance to review the application requirements.
During the NCAS application process you may be asked to
provide the results from an acceptable English language proficiency test,
either the Canadian English
Language Benchmark Assessment for Nurses (CELBAN) or International English Language Testing System
(IELTS) Academic test. You can learn more about English language
requirements here.
NCAS is a competency assessment service for nurses and
health care assistants seeking licensing (registration) in British Columbia (BC).
NCAS reviews the IEN applicant’s credential assessment and English language
proficiency, and administers a two-part nursing competency assessment
(computer-based and simulation-based). This competency assessment evaluates the
applicant’s nursing skills, knowledge and practice against competencies
required for entry-level practice in BC for each specific nursing (or health
care assistant) role.
As nursing education and practice differ from one country to
another, most internationally educated nurses need to complete the NCAS
assessment, before the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) makes a
registration decision for a nursing license.
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The triple-track assessment will allow internationally
educated nurses to have their competencies assessed for three professions –
registered nurse, licensed practical nurse and health care assistant – in a
single process. In assessing your competency for multiple professions at once,
the triple-track assessment can expand your career options and help you find
work faster in British Columbia. You can learn more here.
Yes. If you have an active referral as an RN or LPN, you can
upgrade to the triple-track assessment by contacting NCAS
directly.
The NCAS assessment includes two parts, a Computer-Based
Assessment (CBA) and a Simulation Lab Assessment (SLA). For RN (Registered
Nurse) and LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) assessments, the CBA may be completed
in a number of Prometric testing
centres located in countries around the world. However, the SLA component must
be completed in-person in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For RPN
(Registered Psychiatric Nurse) assessments, both the CBA and SLA assessments
are available via remote proctoring.
Financial Support (Bursaries)
Through Health Match BC, the Province of BC will be
supporting internationally educated nurses with financial support, in the form
of bursaries, to offset some of the costs of becoming licensed to work in BC.
The available bursaries apply to any NCAS-approved Education
Credential Assessment (ECA) reports, English language proficiency testing, and
educational upgrading required by BCCNM.
Some nurses may qualify for a travel stipend to cover costs
associated with travel within BC to the NCAS assessment site in Vancouver, BC.
The English Language Test (ELT) funding is available for up
to two (2) attempts, whether an applicant is
successful or not. Funding is up to $400 per test and is based on official
receipts from a recognized English Language Proficiency Test. Receipts
for tests must be dated on or after May 1, 2021.
If you are registered as an LPN in BC and want to start your
RN registration process with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM),
those costs would be eligible for financial support through bursaries.
Becoming a nurse in BC
means you'll have to follow a few key steps, starting with NCAS! Information on
each of these steps can be found throughout our website. You can do many of
these steps at the same time. Here's a simple checklist.
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