18 October 2023, Calgary - The Philippine Consulate General welcomes the announcement made on 17 October 2023 by the Alberta Government regarding the new funding of $11 million for the nursing bridging programs for internationally educated nurses (IENs).
This new funding complements the first $15.6 million funding, announced on 13 February 2023, that the Alberta Government is currently implementing in compliance with the Philippines-Alberta MOU on the Recruitment of Filipino Nurses that was signed on 6 October 2022.
A total of 1,847 new seats for the nursing bridging programs for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses, to be offered by ten institutions in Alberta, will be created under the MOU (626 seats) and the new program (1,221 seats).
Eligible IENs can also receive as much as $30,000 in financial grant under the bursary program included in the $15.6 million funding in February 2023.
In addition to this financial support, the licensing process for IENs has also been streamlined and the Nurse Navigator Program has been activated, as also called for by the MOU.
The Philippine Consulate General strongly encourages the Filipino IENs in Alberta to take advantage of the financial assistance available to them and the growing opportunities for them to practice their nursing profession in the province by undergoing the credentialing process and the nursing bridging program.
For more information, please visit these sites:
New $11 million investment in nurse bridging programs for internationally educated nurses (October 2023): https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=891156D263EEA-B7C1-68E6-0CCFE48ABEF4FBF2
Application for Bursary Program for IEN (BIEN): https://rhpap.ca/programs-services/bien/
Nurse Navigator Program: https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=84821C971AA2C-DF7D-FCDC-4E2F693A11486B5F&fbclid=IwAR1zMeWBmJm_9qHD9b1LgLvRX6021ICCW_tKdG0ObNlSQXRskcfZQVXzRwE#jumplinks-0
Streamlined Assessment of Requirements of IENs:
CRNA:
https://www.nurses.ab.ca/strengthening-the-system/groundbreaking-changes-made-for-internationally-educated-nurses-coming-to-alberta/
https://www.nurses.ab.ca/strengthening-the-system/the-requirements-to-join-the-register-in-alberta-internationally-educated-nurses/
CLPNA:
WWW.CLPNA.COM/2023/06/INTERNATIONALLY-EDUCATED-NURSES-CAN-NOW-APPLY-DIRECTLY-TO-THE-CLPNA/
Announcement on Bursary for Internationally Educated Nurses (February 2023):
