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"A Missing Part of Me:” A Pan-Canadian Report on the Licensure of Internationally Educated Health Professionals
N4 has recently published, ““A Missing Part of Me:” A Pan-Canadian Report on the Licensure of Internationally Educated Health Professionals.” This report explores the barriers that internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) experience on their path to licensure in Canada, as well as some facilitating factors. The research is the result of individual and organization stakeholder visits that N4 conducted in 2022 and provides a snapshot of the everyday realities of frontline and lived experience professionals at this time.
New Members
Health and social service professionals across Canada join N4 to ensure equity for our newcomers. Here's some of the cities where our newest members have joined from.
Bathurst, NB · Brandon, MB · Burnaby, BC · Calgary, AB · Edmonton, AB · Halifax, NS · Hamilton, ON · Kingston, ON · London, ON · Mississauga, ON · North York, ON · Ottawa, ON · Peterborough, ON · Regina, SK · Saint John, NB · Saskatoon, SK · St. Catharines, ON · Surrey, BC · Timiskaming, ON · Toronto, ON · Vancouver, BC · Victoria, BC · Waterloo, ON · Windsor, ON · Winnipeg, MB
Featured Webinar
Tapping Canada’s Hidden Healthcare Talent Pool: Tips and Tools to Recruit and Retain International Experience
Based on a 2022 pan-Canadian outreach with healthcare stakeholders, N4 has developed an Employer Resource Toolkit designed to optimize the integration of Canadian internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) into the workforce. This session will provide healthcare employers with the knowledge and tools to augment the diversity of their workforce through the recruitment and retention of IEHPs.
Speakers: Christine Kouri, Manager Health Equity & Diversity, CHEO · Catherine Penney, Quality Improvement Specialist, N4
March 8 · 1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free
A Look Inside our Member Directory
- 1,200+ members to engage with and consult
- You can search members by type of organization, organization name, languages spoken, languages written, and much more!
- Members come from 10 provinces and two territories
- Industries and sectors: Health, Settlement, Government, Social Services, Academia etc.
- From 400+ organizations
- 100+ spoken languages
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Upcoming Webinars
March 8 · 1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free
Tapping Canada’s Hidden Healthcare Talent Pool: Tips and Tools to Recruit and Retain International Experience
Speakers: Christine Kouri, Manager Health Equity & Diversity, CHEO · Catherine Penney, Quality Improvement Specialist, N4
Register NowMarch 15 · 1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free
Workplace Inclusion: A Roadmap for Senior Managers
Speaker: Michaël Séguin, Assistant professor, Saint Paul University Providence School of Transformative Leadership and Spirituality
Register NowApril 5 · 1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free
Equity in Hiring and Retention of IEHPs
Speaker: Ann Curry-Stevens, Associate Professor, Wilfred Laurier University
Register NowApril 19 · 1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free
Leveraging Internationally Trained Physicians (ITPs) to close healthcare labour market gaps: A Roadmap for Change
Speaker: Hosted by N4
Register NowApril 26 · 1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free
Leveraging Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) to close healthcare labour market gaps: A Roadmap for Change
Speaker: Hosted by N4
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Featured Member
Dr. Edward Cruz is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Windsor, in Windsor, Ontario. Dr. Cruz also holds several other degrees, including a PhD in Dental Science and Microbiology from Niigata University in Japan, as well as a PhD in Development Education from Central State Luzon University in the Philippines. Dr. Cruz is currently pursuing a PhD in Adult Education and Community Development at the University of Toronto. N4 is fortunate to have Dr. Cruz’s expertise in his role as Co-Chair of N4’s Community of Practice Internationally Educated Nurse (IEN) Working Group: Pathways to Employment.
Public Data
Job Market Outlook for Healthcare Workers 2023
Provinces report the likely job market outlook for various professions. N4 has developed maps showing the projected job market outlook for general practitioners and family physicians, registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates for 2023. This data can help guide decision-making for internationally-educated health professionals, as well as settlement agencies planning service delivery.
Featured Organization
Established in 1988, the Centre for Newcomers (CFN) in Calgary, Alberta, provides training programs and collaborative support services for immigrants and refugees to promote full integration, cultural diversity, community participation and citizenship to more than 20,000 newcomers each year.
Our Latest Organizational Partnerships
- Talent Beyond Boundaries, Toronto, ON
- Colleges of Nurses Ontario, Toronto, ON
- University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
- NOSM University, Sudbury, ON
- University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
N4 meets regularly with stakeholder organizations to ensure we support their efforts to create equity for newcomers.
Book a virtual meeting with N4.
Metropolis Opinion Panel Survey
The purpose of this survey is to collect information on the views of immigrants and newcomers to Canada on a variety of issues, generating valuable insights for policymakers, researchers and service providers. Share your opinion with us for a chance to win a pre-paid Visa gift card up to $300.
Virtual Care for Newcomers: What have we learned and how will we plan for the future?
This webinar touches on the challenges/barriers newcomers experienced during the pandemic, what we have learned, and how we will approach things differently in the future with respect to care online in a virtual space.
Speakers: Michaela Hynie, Professor, Department of Psychology, York University · Marcela Diaz, Manager, Settlement & Integration at The Multicultural Council of Windsor · Ellen Goldbloom MD FRCPC, Pediatric Endocrinologist, Ambulatory Care Medical Director & Deputy Chief Medical Information Officer, CHEO · Catherine Dulude PEng, MDes, Human Factors Specialist, CHEO
Resources
Social Determinants of Health Associated With Patient Portal Use in Pediatric Diabetes)
The impact and evaluation of synchronous pediatric virtual care delivery: a scoping review protocol
Virtual Care for Newcomers: What have we learned and how will we plan for the future? Join the discussion!
What Members Say About N4
“It gave me the opportunity to reflect on the past and makes me push through my goal to become a Registered Nurse in Ontario. I also got the chance to meet other IEN through Peer Mentoring Group and shared common goals and experiences.”
Natalie Acosta, Internationally Educated Nurse (IEN) Participant in the N4/SPU IEHPs Online Program
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