More people have been issued permits to be a nurse in Alberta so far this year than in the past four years combined, according to the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta.
So far this year, CRNA has issued 4,500 permits, which it said will add over 2,300 RNs to the workforce., which is three times the total number of permits that were issued in the last four years, CRNA said.
To compare to other provinces, the B.C. government says up to 700 international nurses are typically assessed for competency each year. The Nova Scotia College of Nursing said it registered and licenced 282 international nurses in 2022.The increase in the Alberta numbers can be explained in part by a change to the process of getting registered, according to Greg Loveday, an executive director at CRNA.
In the same vein, international applicants can now use the standardized exam all nurses must take to be registered and use that as part of proving their competency, Loveday said.
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