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Graduate Nurse (GN) Permits or Temporary Licenses/Registration or Provisional Practise Permits are practise permits/licenses given to applicants who will write the national entry-to-practise RN exam, the NCLEX-RN within the validity period or those who are waiting for their NCLEX-RN results. GNs/Temporary License holders are allowed to earn from and practise the profession with conditions and restrictions. Restrictions and policies are set by the regulatory boards and vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. For a more detailed policy on temporary practise permits, refer to your College/Association of RNs website. A GN status or temporary/provisional practise license/permit is given to applicants who meet all other registration requirements:  Education Proof of Language Jurisprudence Evidence of RN Practise IENs MUST meet these four requirements to be eligible to have a temporary practise permit or a GN status. Aside from the above requirements, all components and docu

According to PayScale , an American website which provides information about salary, compensation and benefits, said that a Canadian RN makes an average of 33.01 CAD per hour (March 2018). Graduate Nurses or Temporary License Nurses make the lowest in the scale. Registered Nurses in Canada earn depending on their RN experience and education. Baccalaureate degree holders earn more while Nurse Practitioners (NPs) make more for having specialist's knowledge, experience and more education. This data does not include Registered Psychiatric Nurses (only in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan). They are not part of this pay scale. Let's debunk myths and fantasies about this matter.

Different struggles, one goal, three stories. Stories that galvanize your passion to be the Canadian RN you always wanted to be. The Pinoy IEN had the chance to talk to three Pinoy IENs from Canada’s East Coast. From the Canadian capital, Ottawa to the Maritime city of Halifax, learn from their experience and what made them took chances to make their dreams a reality. Cathy Realiza, RN Tinadhana Pinoy IEN: WOW! Barely 12 months in Canada, RN kana agad agad! Ikaw lang talaga mahal ni God! Hahaha! Tell us your background. Cathy: Hahaha. Hi! My name is Cathy! I graduated in Siliman University in 2009 and completed my Master's in Nursing major in Maternal and Child Nursing in Misamis University in 2012. I have over 5 years RN experience and most of my assignment was in the hemodialysis unit. I came to Canada just barely a year ago under the Québec Skilled Worker Program and have lived in the National Capital Region (Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada) since then. Pinoy IEN