Important Dates
Next Refresher Program for Registered Nurses licensed in Québec
TBA
Information Session
TBA
Registration
If you are interested in attending the next information session, please contact nursing@johnabbott.qc.ca and provide the following:
1. First Name, Last Name
2. Contact Number: Home phone number and /or cell phone number
3. OIIQ license number
All candidates interested in attending the next information session will be contacted by the Nursing Department within 48 hrs to confirm their registration.
Notes
This Information Session is for nurses licensed in Quebec who have been out of the workplace for four (4) years or more.
For additional information, contact nursing@johnabbott.qc.ca
Program Overview
Full-time Program - Attestation d’Études Collégiales (AEC) CWA.OD
A full-time day program designed to prepare you for a RETURN TO NURSING after four (4) years or more out of the workplace. This program is combined with the Professional Integration into in Quebec Program for Internationally-Education Nurses.
FUNDING
This is a FULL-TIME TUITION-FREE program funded by the “Ministère de l’Education de l’Enseignement supérieur (MEES)”
Job Outlook
The health care sector is actively searching for qualified candidates; job prospects are excellent. Graduates of the Nursing program work in many health care settings, such as acute or chronic care hospitals, rehabilitation centres, clinics and more…
Graduates of the program are ready to re-integrate into the workforce. They will function as collaborative members of the health care team, in accordance with the Québec Nurses’ Act.
Courses & Schedule
Cohort
1-2 cohorts per year (January & July depending on number of students)
Duration of program
23- 25 weeks (480 hrs)
Classes and clinical assignments take place Monday through Friday mostly during the day.
Theory
150 hrs
Lab
75 hrs
Stage
285 hrs (38 days)
Students will participate in stages in clinical settings throughout the Montreal region (days/and or evenings)
* COURSES ARE OFFERED IN AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT
Credit Courses
Consists of 4 credit courses integrated with internationally educated nurses program
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
- Nursing graduate
- Hold a valid eligibility certificate from the “Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec” (OIIQ)
- Have been away from nursing for four (4) years or more
- Have a working knowledge of French
- Mandatory attendance at an Information Session
Application
- Application is done online
- All eligible candidates will receive an email invitation from the Nursing Office that includes the link to register for the Refresher Program.
When applying: – Use this checklist to ensure that you have included all the necessary documents – please click here.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM
(these documents are NOT required for the application package – they will only be needed if you are accepted to the program)
- Up-to-date Immunization List according to Québec protocols for Health Care workers
- Immunization Attestation Form (start as soon as possible as the process takes few months)
- Certificate of Medical Health
The Québec Ministry of Social Affairs has stated that all students within career Programs requiring field work in hospitals must be properly immunized for certain communicable diseases. Student must show proof of proper immunization.
NOTES:
- Contact your physician and your CLSC immediately to make an appointment; the above documents are both mandatory for the clinical part of the program and the process will take more than one visit before being completed.
- NO wait list available when a program is full.
Admission Fees
| Title | Cost |
|---|---|
| Application fee (non-refundable) | $ 30 |
| Registration fees (per semester – based on full-time/QC residency status) | $ 117 |
| Books & Materials (an approximate cost and may be subject to change | $ 900 |
| Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ) - Re-Enter Roll | $ 450 |
