Articles about what’s new at CARE
It is my great pleasure, as the new Executive Director of CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs), to wish everyone a Happy Nursing Week on behalf of our organization and Board of Directors, led by our new Chair, Lesley Hirst, a fellow IEN. This year is especially meaningful as CARE Centre celebrates 25 years […]
Nursing Week 2026 Message Read More »
CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses (CARE Centre), a not-for-profit professional organization, is celebrating 25 years of service in 2026. Funded by the Ontario Government since 2001, CARE Centre was one of the first bridge-training programs to receive full government funding. Since 2016, CARE Centre has received funding from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
CARE Centre’s new Executive Director is Rola El Moubadder, an internationally educated nurse with more than 27 years of combined healthcare experience in Canada and internationally. She has a long and meaningful history with CARE Centre, beginning in 2010 as a member IEN. Over the years she progressed through several roles, including case manager and
Welcoming Rola El Moubadder As Executive Director Read More »
CARE Centre was honoured to received the Employer of the Year Award at the Partners in the Integration and Education of IENs (PIE-IEN) conference in Halifax in April 2026. Executive Director Dr. Ruth Lee, who has served the organization for over nine years and supported it for many more, retired at the end of March.
CARE Centre receives ‘Employer of the Year’ Award Read More »
The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) has announced that starting April 1, 2025, anyone applying to become an RN or RPN for the first time in Ontario will be required to meet a Transition to Practice (TTP) requirement. This new requirement will help support nurses’ integration into the Ontario practice setting. In response, CARE
Transition to Practice Course- Registration Open! Read More »
RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION AMONG NURSES IN CANADA AND THE IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A SCOPING REVIEW.” Read the report HERE.
Racism and Discrimination in Nursing Report Read More »
CARE Centre was privileged to contribute to the global nursing conversation and share our expertise in supporting IENs.
CARE Centre presents at the International Council of Nurses Congress (ICN) Read More »
“The nursing profession is stronger as a united front”
Nursing Week Message from Leigh Chapman, RN, PhD, Read More »
CARE Centre Case Manager & Communication Lead Tina Novotny, has a written article in the latest issue of Hospital News. Page 28 and 29
“Accelerating internationally educated nurses’ entry to the nursing workforce” Read More »
Executive Director Ruth Lee on Focus Cantonese to discuss the journey of Internationally Educated Nurses and CARE Centre. Watch HERE.
Executive Director Ruth Lee Read More »