Healthcare workers
Building a healthcare career in Canada?
I'm Taelim Kim, a licensed immigration consultant in Vancouver, BC. I help nurses and other healthcare workers find the immigration pathway that fits their occupation, registration timeline and employment plans.
At a glance
- Who this is for
- Nurses and other healthcare workers moving to Canada or already working here
- Credential recognition
- Handled separately, by your regulatory body, before or alongside your immigration file
- Fee
- Quoted individually Priced case by case, once I know what the file involves
Two things, not one
Moving to Canada as a healthcare worker involves two separate processes that run on different tracks: getting licensed to practise your profession in Canada, through your regulatory college or association, and getting permanent residence, through IRCC. I don't handle the licensing side, that's between you and your regulatory body, but I coordinate around it so your immigration timeline makes sense alongside it, and I tell you where one depends on the other.
Which pathway fits
Most healthcare workers I see end up on one of two pathways. Most provinces offer streams for healthcare occupations, depending on your profile. Express Entry is the other option, and can be the stronger pathway if your profile is already strong or if a provincial program isn't the right fit. Which one actually fits depends on your occupation, your job offer (if you have one), your credentials, and your province. That assessment is what the consultation is for, not something I can answer generically on this page.
What I do on your file
I assess which program fits, tell you if the answer is neither one yet, and then run the file, nomination or profile strategy, documentation, and the permanent residence application, start to decision, under whichever service actually applies. If your situation changes partway through, for example your job offer or your credential recognition timeline, I tell you what that changes about the plan rather than continuing on autopilot.
Whether you are already working in Canada or still outside it, I cover the questions that come up along the way: keeping your status valid while your registration is completed, which work permit fits, and which provincial or permanent residence pathway matches your employment plans.
Check my licence
Every licensed consultant is listed on the public register maintained by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants. Mine is RCIC-IRB R524774. It takes about ten seconds to check, and it is worth doing for anyone you are considering hiring.
Start with a consultation
We go through your situation, the options open to you, and what the timeline realistically looks like. The fee is credited toward your service fee if you decide to work with me within 14 days.
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