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# Working as a nurse in Canada

In Canada, the occupation group "Technicians and associate professionals", which includes nurses, earns ≈ 2,735 EUR/month (gross, 2014). Nurse is a regulated profession in Canada. Foreign qualifications go through: Eligible internationally educated applicants submit records to NNAS, receive an Advisory Report, then apply to the selected regulator; alternate routes apply in Quebec, territories and some nurse types. In Canada, nurses are listed on the Canadian Occupational Projection System — projected labour-market conditions.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Technicians and associate professionals": ≈ 2,735 EUR/month (gross, 2014)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Eligible internationally educated applicants submit records to NNAS, receive an Advisory Report, then apply to the selected regulator; alternate routes apply in Quebec, territories and some nurse types.
- Recognition authority: The local nursing regulator issues registration; NNAS is an assessment step for most provinces, excluding Quebec and territories.
- Language requirement: NNAS no longer collects language scores; the selected regulator sets language evidence and any test.
- Shortage list: Canadian Occupational Projection System — projected labour-market conditions

## Sources

PDF p. 1 WORKING section; six named examples of regulated jobs — https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/documents/pdf/english/corporate/publications-manuals/welcome-to-canada_fcr_e_2023.pdf
Lines 28-34 and 57-63: recognition and licensure occur in destination province/territory. — https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/foreign-credential-recognition.html
CSV Future_Labour_Market_Conditions; rows containing Moderate risk of Shortage or Strong risk of Shortage — https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/e80851b8-de68-43bd-a85c-c72e1b3a3890/resource/446fe474-96e7-47cd-a3f9-3bb391b2df60/download/flmc_cfmt_2024_2033_noc2021.csv?download=1
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Nurse in Canada: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9fe8f76fb7f4403701bdbd7c4526d5bd]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/nurse/canada/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_nurse-in-canada-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_205a2de8675a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Nurse in Canada: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {9fe8f76fb7f4403701bdbd7c4526d5bd},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/nurse/canada/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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