Nursing careers are amazing and fantastic career opportunities in Canada. The demand for Registered Practical Nurses offers a high-paying salary, long-term job security, and opportunities to help needy people in health care.
There are many nurses competing to get attractive jobs in the health and medical market. So, it will be a challenging task for hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes to find an appropriate nurse who has skills, and professionalism, and can fulfil all the requirements of the job.
Demand for Registered Nurses in Canada
According to the Canadian Nurses Association, if no policy interventions are applied in Canada, the demand for full-time registered nurses will reach up to almost 60,000.
While nursing jobs in Canada are in high demand and RN shortage is not a foregone conclusion, there will be more job vacancies created in coming years, with an increasingly wide range of job opportunities to work in diverse regions of Canada like Ontario, Calgary, Alberta, Toronto, Quebec, Mississauga, British Colombia, Ottawa, and more community-based care centres.
Recruitment Agencies in Canada
Most of hospitals, nursing homes, and medical clinics take the help of many Recruitment Agencies in Canada to hire skilled and professional RPN. There are multiple healthcare staffing industries in different locations in Canada that are highly experienced to recruit Registered Nurses for the fulfilment of vacant positions. This is one of the common practices of hospitals and nursing homes.
They need it from time to time for employing nursing staff such as some supplement Registered Practical Nurses to fill in the vacancy of their workforce. These RPNs can be hired from several Nursing Recruiting Agencies in Canada and they are generally employed as mobile nurses who can easily work in the hospitals and nursing homes’ float pools.
Registered Practical Nurse Careers in Canada
| Company | Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Community Nursing Care, Clinics |
| Job Location | Across Canada |
| Nationality | All Nationality Can Apply |
| Language | English, French |
| Education | Diploma/Degree and Equivalent |
| Experience | Experience an asset (Minimum 1 year) |
| Credentials | Nursing License, CPR Certificate |
| Salary Range | $14–$30 Per Hour |
| Employee Benefits | Attractive |
Nurses in nursing homes are the key to success in any health service delivery organization. Efficient health care comes not merely from modern technology, equipment, and drugs, but from a group of professional, well-motivated medical, paramedical, and skilled workforce. “A happy and self-motivated employee is a productive employee for any organization” who must be satisfied with his/her profession. So, job satisfaction in nursing practice should be of great concern to any healthcare organization.
There is also a high demand for Forensic Nurses and it is growing yearly and so are the salaries. The registered nurses for forensic nursing made a median salary of $72,520 in 2020. If you have completed the master’s in forensics nursing degree, it would be great to pursue a career as a Forensic Nurse. This profession is expected to increase at a rate of 20 per cent in the next few years.
Nursing Jobs in Canada with Salaries
Any nurse planning to immigrate to Canada must be deemed qualified and experienced to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed/Registered Practical Nurse (LPN/RPN). To be qualified for nursing jobs in Canada, an applicant must register with either the Canadian Nurses Association (CAN) or the Canadian Council for Practical Nurse Regulators (CCPNR).
Experienced Registered Practical Nurses are eligible to apply for all the nursing jobs available across Canada. Several hospitals, nursing homes and clinics are hiring RPN in various locations of Canada like Alberta, Ontario, Toronto, Brampton, Mississauga, Quebec, Ottawa, Calgary, and many more. Let’s explore your nursing career opportunities in Canada:
| JOB TITLE | COMPANY/ORGANIZATION | LOCATION | SALARY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse (R.N.) | Pro Vita Care Management | Richmond (BC) | $36.00 to $48.00 hourly |
| Licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.) | Alberta Health Services | Drumheller (AB) | $26.45 to $34.63 hourly |
| RN (registered nurse) | St. Gabriel’s Villa of Sudbury | Chelmsford (ON) | $33.23 to $47.57 hourly |
| Nursing assistant (registered – Québec) | 9067-4367 QUÉBEC INC. | Terrebonne (QC) | $20.00 to $23.00 hourly |
| Registered practical nurse (R.P.N.) | St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre of Sudbury | Sudbury (ON) | $29.04 to $32.46 hourly |
| Registered practical nurse (R.P.N.) | St. Gabriel’s Villa of Sudbury | Chelmsford (ON) | $24.59 to $27.54 hourly |
| RN (registered nurse) | Pro-Care Health Services LTD | Winnipeg (MB) | $42.00 to $45.00 hourly |
| Licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.) | Peoples Park Tower | Moncton (NB) | $20.00 to $21.00 hourly |
| Registered nurse (R.N.) | Plan A Timmins | Timmins (ON) | $50.00 to $57.00 hourly |
| Registered nurse (R.N.) | Home Care Assistance Edmonton | Edmonton (AB) | $60.00 hourly |
| Registered practical nurse (R.P.N.) | ULTIMA HOME CARE | Leamington (ON) | $28.00 to $30.00 hourly |
| RN (registered nurse) | Plan A Health Care Staffing Solutions Inc. | Sudbury (ON) | $50.00 to $57.00 hourly |
| Registered nurse (R.N.) | St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre of Sudbury | Sudbury (ON) | $33.90 to $48.53 hourly |
| Registered practical nurse (R.P.N.) | St. Gabriel’s Villa of Sudbury | Chelmsford (ON) | $24.59 to $27.54 hourly |
| Licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.) | Medicare Walk-in Clinic Country hills | Calgary (AB) | $18.00 hourly |
| Licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.) | Simpe Q Care Inc. | Burnaby (BC) | $28.43 hourly |
| Licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.) | The Palace | Alexandria (ON) | $25.44 hourly |
| Registered practical nurse (R.P.N.) | Chelsey Park | London (ON) | $23.99 hourly |
| Registered practical nurse (R.P.N.) | Bayfield Manor | Kemptville (ON) | $25.41 hourly |
| Licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.) | Parisien Manor | Cornwall (ON) | $24.07 hourly |
| Licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.) | Seaforth Retirement Community | Seaforth (ON) | $24.81 hourly |
| Licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.) | Errinrung Long Term Care Home | Thornbury (ON) | $23.13 hourly |
| Licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.) | Country Village Homes – Woodslee | South Woodslee (ON) | $24.41 hourly |
| Licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.) | Parkview Manor | Chesley (ON) | $23.85 hourly |
| Licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.) | Maple View | Owen Sound (ON) | $23.40 hourly |
| Licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.) | Simpe Q Care Inc. | Burnaby (BC) | $28.43 hourly |
| RN (registered nurse) | Plan A Health Care Staffing Solutions Inc. | Toronto (ON) | $50.00 to $57.00 hourly |
| Registered nurse (R.N.) | Bethesda | Kelowna (BC) | $40.35 to $47.58 hourly |
| Registered practical nurse (R.P.N.) | LAKELAND LONG TERM CARE SERVICES CORPORATION | Parry Sound (ON) | $26.81 hourly |
| Registered nurse (R.N.) | Simpe Q Care Inc. | Abbotsford (BC) | $40.75 hourly |
| RN (registered nurse) | Simpe Q Care Inc. | Kamloops (BC) | $31.06 hourly |
| Nurse aide | Alternative Home Care Inc | Pickering (ON) | $19.00 to $23.00 hourly |
| Registered practical nurse (R.P.N.) | ULTIMA HOME CARE | Windsor (ON) | $26.00 to $28.00 hourly |
| Registered nurse (R.N.) | ULTIMA HOME CARE | Kingston (ON) | $32.00 to $33.00 hourly |
| Registered practical nurse (R.P.N.) | ULTIMA HOME CARE | Chatham (ON) | $25.00 to $27.00 hourly |
| Nurse aide | AB Care Healthcare Inc | Halifax (NS) | $18.50 to $19.80 hourly |
| Nurse aide | Hillcrest Village Inc. | Midland (ON) | $20.21 hourly |
| Nurse | Bonafide Healthcare | Milton (ON) | $20.00 to $30.00 hourly |
| Nurse aide | Champlain Gardens | Barry’s Bay (ON) | $21.80 hourly |
| Nurse aide | Manoir Pascal Poirier | Shediac (NB) | $17.00 hourly |
| Nursing assistant (non-registered) | Résidence Ormstown | Ormstown (QC) | $20.00 to $21.00 hourly |
| Nursing services aide | Errinrung Long Term Care Home | Thornbury (ON) | $18.69 hourly |
| Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | OTTENBREIT FAMILY | Regina (SK) | $17 – $18hr |
| Aide, health care | Belmont House | Toronto (ON) | $19.83 hourly |
| Nurse | Résidence Les Écores | Laval (QC) | $24.50 hourly |
| Continuing care assistant | MacLeod Group Health Services | Mahone Bay (NS) | $17.56 to $18.96 hourly |
| Resident care aide – medical | MacLeod Group Health Services | Kensington (PE) | $14.00 to $18.00 hourly |
| Operating room technician | Canadian Armed Forces | Montréal (QC) | $35,820.00 to $62,424.00 annually |
| Operating room technician | Canadian Armed Forces | Victoria (BC) | $35,820.00 to $62,424.00 annually |
| Operating room technician | Canadian Armed Forces | Halifax (NS) | $35,820.00 to $62,424.00 annually |
| Operating room technician | Canadian Armed Forces | Alouette (QC) | $35,820.00 to $62,424.00 annually |
| Operating room technician | Canadian Armed Forces | Fredericton (NB) | $35,820.00 to $62,424.00 annually |
| Operating room technician | Canadian Armed Forces | Winnipeg (MB) | $35,820.00 to $62,424.00 annually |
| Nurse | Pierre Chapdelaine | Sherbrooke (QC) | $20.00 hourly |
| Medical orderly | Manoir du Quartier Inc. | Saint-Georges (QC) | $16.30 hourly |
| Medical orderly | Société en commandite Lokia Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières (QC) | $16.00 hourly |
| Resident care aide – medical | Hartshire Community Care Inc. | North Wiltshire (PE) | $14.50 to $18.00 hourly |
| Health care assistant | Lynn Valley Care Centre | North Vancouver (BC) | $18.36 to $25.83 hourly |
| Medical orderly | 9300-6971Quebec inc | Cowansville (QC) | $14.50 to $15.00 hourly |
| Health care aide | Valleyview Care Ltd. | Valleyview (AB) | $21.50 hourly |
| Medical orderly | Résidence Manoir St-Charles inc. | Caplan (QC) | $16.00 hourly |
| Medical orderly | L’Auberge de la Rivière Joliette inc. | Saint-Charles-Borromée (QC) | $15.00 hourly |
| Medical orderly | Le Belvédère du Lac | Lac-Etchemin (QC) | $15.00 hourly |
| Medical orderly | Domaine des aînés inc. | Alma (QC) | $16.00 hourly |
| Aide, health care | Adaptacare Personal Care Homes Inc. | Lethbridge (AB) | $16.00 to $25.00 hourly |
| Personal support aide – medical | Middlesex Terrace Limited | Delaware (ON) | $20.44 hourly |
| Medical orderly | Les Soins Nomades Inc. | Riviere-Rouge (QC) | $20.00 to $25.00 hourly |
| Medical orderly | 9160 6913 Quebec Inc. | Sherbrooke (QC) | $15.00 hourly |
| Medical orderly | Les Résidences de Longpré | Québec (QC) | $19.25 to $24.75 hourly |
| Medical orderly | Résidence Monseigneur (MGR) Bourget inc. | Lévis (QC) | $15.50 hourly |
| Health care aide | POINTS WEST LIVING PEACE RIVER | Peace River (AB) | $21.39 to $22.75 hourly |
| Health care aide | Pro Vita Care Management | Ladysmith (BC) | $18.99 to $25.83 hourly |
| Nursing orderly | La Résidence l’Amitié Saraguay | Montréal (QC) | $20.22 hourly |
| Nursing orderly | Pavillon de Beauharnois | Beauharnois (QC) | $20.30 to $21.27 hourly |
| Nurse aide | Bayshore Healthcare Ltd. | Barrie (ON) | $19.00 hourly |
| Nurse aide | C.A.R.E. Montmagny-L’Islet | Montmagny (QC) | $20.34 hourly |
| Nursing orderly | Accès services santé | Saint-Hubert (QC) | $19.00 to $21.75 hourly |
| Nurse aide | Bayshore Healthcare Ltd. | Hamilton (ON) | $21.00 hourly |
| Nursing orderly | Groupe Thomassin inc. | Québec (QC) | $19.50 to $21.27 hourly |
| Nursing orderly | Groupe Thomassin inc. | Québec (QC) | $19.50 to $21.27 hourly |
| Nursing orderly | Résidence Marie-Clothilde | Joliette (QC) | $15.45 hourly |
| Registered care aide | Simpe Q Care Inc. | Delta (BC) | $25.83 hourly |
| Registered care aide | Simpe Q Care Inc. | Burnaby (BC) | $25.83 hourly |
| Nurse aide | 2118033 Ontario Ltd. | Various s | $21.00 to $22.00 hourly |
| Registered care aide | Simpe Q Care Inc. | Agassiz (BC) | $22.00 to $25.83 hourly |
| Nursing assistant (registered – Québec) | Domaine Lanaudière | Mascouche (QC) | $18.98 hourly |
| Nursing orderly | Manoir Louis Jolliet | Joliette (QC) | $18.00 hourly |
| Personal support aide – medical | Marianhill Inc. | Pembroke (ON) | $21.75 to $22.42 hourly |
| Health care aide | Ottawa Home Care | Ottawa (ON) | $34,360.00 to $35,360.00 annually |
| Personal support aide – medical | Richmond Terrace Limited | Amherstburg (ON) | $20.76 hourly |
| Resident care aide – medical | Aster Joint Venture Limited Partnership | Kelowna (BC) | $19.80 hourly |
| Resident care aide – medical | Aster Joint Venture Limited Partnership | Lumby (BC) | $19.80 hourly |
| Resident care aide – medical | Aster Joint Venture Limited Partnership | Salmon Arm (BC) | $19.80 hourly |
| Resident care aide – medical | Aster Joint Venture Limited Partnership | Williams Lake (BC) | $19.80 hourly |
| Personal support aide – medical | Spectrum Health Care | Mississauga (ON) | $17.50 to $20.50 hourly |
| Personal support aide – medical | Spectrum Health Care | Markham (ON) | $17.50 to $20.50 hourly |
| Personal support aide – medical | Spectrum Health Care | Toronto (ON) | $17.50 to $20.50 hourly |
| Personal support aide – medical | Jarlette Health Services | Orillia (ON) | $18.61 to $20.84 hourly |
| Nurse aide | Bishops College General Partner Inc. | St. John’s (NL) | $17.00 hourly |
| Nursing orderly | Le Gîte du Bel Âge | Sherbrooke (QC) | $19.25 to $20.75 hourly |
All the nursing jobs are collected from Job Bank Canada. If you want to search and apply directly through Canada Job Bank, you can click here.
Nursing Jobs Requirements in Canada
- Languages: English/French
- Education: College/CEGEP, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert., Dipl., AAS)
- Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): Completion of the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination, CPR Certificate; Eligible for licensure as a practical nurse by the province/territory of work
- Experience: Not less than 1 year
- Area of Specialization: Any
- Work Setting: Hospital, Nursing home/home for the aged
- Security and Safety: Criminal record check
- Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Physically demanding; Standing for extended periods; Large caseload
- Personal Suitability: Initiative; Effective interpersonal skills; Flexibility; Accurate; Team player; Excellent oral communication; Excellent written communication; Client focus; Interpersonal awareness; Dependability; Judgement; Values and ethics; Reliability; Organized
- Licensed Practical Nurse Specific Skills: Administer medication and observe and document therapeutic effects; Provide nursing services, within the defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures; Monitor patients’ progress, evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of the healthcare team
Specific Skills for Registered Nurse Jobs
- Deliver health education programs
- Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
- Collaborate to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care
- Dispense and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician
- Monitor, assess, address, document and report symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions
- Supervise licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff
- Provide nursing care
- Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
Specific Skills for Registered Prationer Nurse Jobs in Canada
- Assist in surgery and other medical procedures
- Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
- Collaborate to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care
- Dispense and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician
- Monitor, assess, address, document and report symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions
- Provide supportive counselling and life skills programming
- Supervise licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff
- Provide nursing care
- Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
- Administer medication and observe and document therapeutic effects
- Take vital signs, apply aseptic techniques including sterile dressing, ensure infection control, monitore nutritional intake and conduct specimen collection
- Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures
- Monitor patients’ progress, evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of the healthcare team
How to Apply for Nursing Jobs in Canada?
If you are eligible to apply for nursing jobs in Canada, then you must have to follow the job application process to get hired as a registered nurse. Here is the step-by-step guide for how to apply for Registered Nursing jobs in Canada:
- Click on the “Apply Now” link provided after each nursing job title [you will be redirected to the JobBank Canada website]
- Read all the job information very carefully [you may find the job description, duties, responsibilities, required education, and experience, license requirements, specific skills, work settings, work location, hiring company etc.]
- Then click on the “Show How to Apply” button [you may find the email address or job application link]
- Submit your job application with an updated CV at the provided email address or fill up the online job application form completely and upload your CV/Resume]
Now you are done. Wait for the HR manager of the employer’s call or email regarding your nursing job application. If you still have any queries regarding registered staff nurse jobs in Canada for foreigners, please feel free to leave a comment in the comment section below.
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