I understand that once I have gained my BSc Podiatry in the UK I can apply to work in some states of Canada.
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Are there any conversion courses or postgraduate opportunities that would allow me to work in British Columbia or Alberta?
Also where can I find out information on Salaries in New Brunswick and Ontario?
Any help is appreciated
Thank you.
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One has to have a U.S. DPM to work in B.C. or Alberta....but then the foot care nurses are taking over anyway since the fees have been dropped by health insurance...No a rosey place to come.
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Thanks for your help.
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I think you would be able to work in manitoba and possibly saskatchewan
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I have had some information from some of the Canadian Societies, the general consensus is that International Applicants holding a BSc (Hons)in podiatry is able to work anywhere but Alberta and British Columbia, unless they complete the 4 or 5 years training in the U.S. to gain the D.PodM.
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UK Trained Podiatrists are to work in Manitoba, after applying for admission to the College of Podiatrists of Manitoba.
We currently have a vacancy for a Poidiatrist in Brandon Manitoba.
CV to podiatry@mts.net
Rob Bellmont -
I have spent a considerable part of my career in Canada actively participating in changing our provincial legislation.
For those interested, here my personal synopsis of podiatry’s interests in Canada for those thinking of working here:
Health care is a provincial jurisdiction, since Canada’s federal laws delegate regulation of health professions to individual provinces, there is regional variation in this legislation which currently somewhat inconsistent.
There is no nationally recognized education standard for Canada for podiatry.
There is no nationally recognized training program for podiatry.
Differences of opinion appear to exist between some provincial professional organizations representing podiatrist’s interests regarding the level of competence in the various levels of practice according to training.
The Federal government identified a while ago, that it’s goal of facilitating interprovincial employment mobility for professional s was not being met in many cases, this included podiatry.
Currently there is a federally funded study being conducted which aims to compare, objectively, by a 3rd party analyst with no political axe to grind, the level of training and scope of practice of those with US DPM, UK BSc Podiatry , and I believe Canadian trained Chiropody diploma education.
Once this study is completed the various bodies that regulate our profession will hopefully get their heads together and see what this information amounts to. Optimistically, this may in the long term rid us of the often divisive and unhealthy atmosphere which can permeate this kind of discussion.
Unfortunately much of the commentary made by people with political rather than rational opinions regarding their and others training is based on ignorance and self interest. No comparative study of global podiatry education this has been done before to my knowledge, so how can we make unequivocal statements currently?
As far as “foot-care a nurses taking over” is concerned, taking over what exactly, cutting toenails and palliative footcare? This view seems to epitomize the view of podiatrist professional financial self interest. What kind of health service administrator, doing their job well, is going to agree to pay podiatrists for trimming toenails, trimming calluses and doing basic wound care when someone with nursing training can do these tasks, just as well and safely for less cost. It is common sense with a burgeoning elderly population to make sure that health care funds, be they private or public are spent wisely. If podiatrists want to be paid for doing these tasks it would seem reasonable that the fees billed would reflect the level of expertise required to do them. I cannot imagine this would be a problem for the funding agency or why podiatrists want to be doing this anyway.
cheers
Martin
The St. James Foot Clinic
1749 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg
Manitoba
R3J 0E6
phone [204] 837 FOOT (3668)
fax [204] 774 9918
www.winnipegfootclinic.com -
Regarding wages? How does the wage in canada fair against a UK Podiatrist?
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Hi, I have noticed adverts for positions in Manitoba (Bellmont, this may have been a position you advertised as this was located in Brandon) and occasionally Saskatchewan in 'Podiatry Now' magazine and have always been very tempted to apply.
What is the process like for a UK applicant? Do we have to organise visas/paperwork to be able to actually work there/fees etc or is this normally taken care of by the employer etc?
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cheers
Martin
The St. James Foot Clinic
1749 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg
Manitoba
R3J 0E6
phone [204] 837 FOOT (3668)
fax [204] 774 9918
www.winnipegfootclinic.com -
http://www.mts.net/~copom/
http://www.podiatrycanada.org/
hope this helps
cheers
Martin
The St. James Foot Clinic
1749 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg
Manitoba
R3J 0E6
phone [204] 837 FOOT (3668)
fax [204] 774 9918
www.winnipegfootclinic.com -
Hi, thanks for the links. They were useful, although some parts of the websites are under construction or being revised and have no content. If anyone has gone through this process previously or know how long it takes I would be very interested to hear from them.
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Thank you, that is a great help.
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To obtain immigration status the immigration dept needs evidence that a suitable Canadian citizen is unavailable to the work. It may be also possible to get entrepreneurial status if you have enough net worth. Typically in Manitoba, immigration occurs to fill vacancies in the various private clinics which are fairly rare (population of Manitoba is small - approx 1 million). Because until the past few years, there has not been a nationally recognized program operated by a Canadian University there tends to be a shortage of available Canadian Grads, most go to US or UK to train. Finally we now have a DPM program operating in Quebec and grads from that program should be entering the workplace soon, though I suspect most will be Francophone and likely to stay in Quebec.
Keep any eye out on the pod Arena, definitely a good place to look. If you are really keen, be pro active and send resumes to as many clinics as the postman can deliver to.
Be careful regarding any offers you might receive, I like many others had a pretty dodgy experience when I first came here and wish that I had had an opportunity to talk to a trusted 3rd party before I arrived.
Good luck . . . . . . . Canada is a great County (the greatest) to live in. Professionally it suffers many of the same problems that I have seen elsewhere, but it is like most things, largely what you make it and there is plenty of opportunity here for those who care to push themselves a little.
Cheers
Martin
The St. James Foot Clinic
1749 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg
Manitoba
R3J 0E6
Phone [204] 837 FOOT (3668)
Fax [204] 774 9918
www.winnipegfootclinic.com -
Thank you again!
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Hi Mart, good to hear of your experiences. What was 'dodgy' about your first post? How long did it take for you to get your first placement and did you have to complete the paperwork yourself before even applying for positions?
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Immigration wise things have likely changed since I arrived. My understanding is that you still need to present a job offer which has met the immigration requirements with other supporting documentaion to the Canadian Consulate from which ever country you are applying from. First step is find a job. Contact the Canadian High Commission to verify what this amounts to.
If you are looking for an offer contact Rob Belmont in Brandon, I think they are still looking for someone, I have known the person who started that clinic for a long while and would consider him a fair and reasonable person to deal with.
Good luck
Cheers
Martin
The St. James Foot Clinic
1749 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg
Manitoba
R3J 0E6
Phone [204] 837 FOOT (3668)
Fax [204] 774 9918
www.winnipegfootclinic.com -
You should have a look at the website for canadian high commission in london (google is your friend!). It is almost impossible to speak to anyone in London office, but the web site has a good deal of info.
hth
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Anyone know who the Podiatrists are and have contact details?
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The Federal Labour mobility study is still ongoing, There is a nominal end date for this next year. Although it is likely to solve some issues for Canadian Pods being able to move from one province to another, I am not sure if it actually going to answer any issues about world wide podiatric education.
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cheers
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Hello,
Thanks for all your help and advice so far. I'm just wondering, whether from a UK qualified pod now working in Canada or vice versa, is the world of working in east canada in podiatry like the UK or very different? -
Does the UK surgical qualification hold any weight in canada?
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Its difficult to tell at the moment, traditionally BC, AB and to some degree ONT have taken the DPM model of education as standard (in Ont only for pod surg).
MB is looking to develop surgical practice, and is this may be inclusive to UK surgical training, but this is in early stages of development and may take some time to come to fruition. -
Hi Simon,
Thanks for your help. I am seriously considering a move to Canada, just want to check the scope of practice and how it compares to the UK.
I have relatives already in British Columbia, I know I can't work there, but East Canada sounds a nice place to live and work too.
Moosepod
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