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Quick Reference Guide 8: Graduate Nurse Status and Temporary or Provisional Practise Permits

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 ...

Quick Reference Guide 3: Canadian RN Reciprocity to Québec RN Practice

Bonjour tout le monde! Ça va bien? In case you don’t know, Canada has 2 official languages: English and French— l’anglais et le français . French is predominantly spoken in the province of Québec. 80% of its population are Francophones (French-speaking) and 95% speak French as a first or second language. It is also spoken in some parts of Ontario, Newfoundland & Labrador and Acadia ( l’Acadie ): Nova Scotia & New Brunswick, the only officially bilingual province. Canada is proud of her French patrimony as she is to her aboriginial and British as we celebrate and value diversity. Can a Canadian RN practice in Québec? Oui mesdames et messieurs! Reciprocity makes life easy in Canada as it is in the States. The Agreement on Internal Trade of 2009 stipulates that an RN who holds legal authorization to practise nursing in a Canadian province or territory is not ony entitled to a permit issued by the Ordre des Infirmieres et Infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ, Québec Order ...