anyone from the Philippine find work in Canada

[drumbeat39]

Hi,
I am putting this out for a wonderful Physiotherapist (my girlfriend) from the Philippines. She had a clinic in the Philippines and will be wonderful at it. She has her landed immigrant status, and has been in Canada for 5 years.
She is now in the states and I will go there in two days to help her.
She could not get accredited here in Canada easily.
Anyone know of any tips or how do Philippinos get accreddited here in Canada? Is it true you have to go back to school for a couple years? Is it different in each province?
I am in B.C. and maybe another province is better for her (with respect to the accreditation process), as it is hard for me to be so far from her, and she is in the States which makes it harder for us to be together.

thanks for any input.

[physiofind]

Hi
there is a Philippine Educated Physical Therapy graduates Association in Ontario

I dont know much about them they seem to quite organised from the website .
PEPTAO Website - Home
Contacts
Office location: 951 Wilson Avenue, Unit 3, GF, Toronto, Ontario M3K 2A7

Contact nos.: 1 (647) 4046792, 1 (416) 8292683,

Email: info@peptao.org

You find one of your Former classmates There

[Roselyn Longares]

Hi Drumbeat.
I graduated BSPT in the Philippines and is now reviewing for the PCE exam. I have completed my credentialling with the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapist in Canada. I believe that the accredditation process for International Graduates is similar throughout Canada as no matter which province you are in the country, you start the credentialling process and application through the CAP. They will determine if you are qualified to take the PCE or if you have deficiencies in your credentials. Based on my experience, I only had to take a couple of courses/subjects that tackles the Canadian health system, issues and policies. That took me about six months to finish through the PLAR program that I took through Thompson Rivers Open Learning while working at the same time. The CAP will give you a list of school/options how to bridge your gap through the PLAR program - and depending on what you choose, the length of completion will vary.