The Philippines Recruitment Initiative | Update
October 25, 2024
Second PRI Evaluation Quarterly Report Released
The PRI team has completed and released their second evaluation report. to measure expected benefits associated with PRI. Thank you to the SDOs for your continued participation and support. As a reminder, we are measuring indicators related to:
- Permanent residency and retention
- New arrival’s satisfaction with the PRI processes
- Clinical orientation time-to-complete
- Nurse re-entry program and bridge education time-to-complete
The PRI team would like to remind all SDOs about the importance of submitting their quarterly data.
The overall goal of this ongoing evaluation is to enable informed decision making for future international professional health care provider recruitment, training, and retention initiatives.
Highlights from this quarter’s report:

Candidate Arrival Rates Continue to Grow
The PRI has now welcomed 134 new arrivals, all of which have started work with their SDO employers. We are planning for 18 more candidates to arrive.

Our PRI team is ensuring that all new arrivals are welcomed with open arms at the Winnipeg International Airport. When planning their arrival with the PRI settlement team, many candidates express excitement for beginning their new life in Manitoba.
Looking to earlier stages in the candidate journey, we continue to see progress:

Overall, the average immigration journey from immigration lawyer retainer signature to arrival is 180 days for HCAs and 211 days for IENs.
CCAs are Now Complete
All our IEN and SIEN candidates have completed their Clinical Competence Assessment (CCA). Success rates are 73% for SIENs and 72% for IENs.
University of Manitoba has supported PRI by hosting virtual reality CCA for both IEN and SIENs in Manila, Philippines. We are extremely grateful for their unwavering support thought this process.
Thank you, University of Manitoba!
The Power of Peer Support
Gwen Bico, an IEN/UNE who arrived in December 2023, is working at Health Sciences Centre, and recognizes the importance of providing informal peer support to other PRI new arrivals. She has met with several to share tips and provide words of encouragement about moving to Manitoba. She kindly leant her baby’s car seat so that a new arrival’s family can travel safely from the airport to their new apartment. Gwen has formed a support group with other PRI new arrivals (Sam, Rcae, Raquel, Germaine, and Gillian) to help upcoming arrivals in their own special way. Gwen reflected on how she received support when she arrived and truly believes that “one simple act of kindness creates an endless ripple”, and that paying it forward will help change the way we see things.
At a Glance
- Second PRI Evaluation Quarterly Report Released
- Candidate Arrivals Rates Continue to Grow
- CCAs now Complete
- The Power of Peer Support
Inquiries
Questions on specific activities? Contact the workstream leads:
Clinical Competence Assessment (RN, LPN)
Lisa Merrill
Bridge Education (RN, LPN)
Lisa Merrill
Hiring and Shared Health Immigration Activities
Shelby Turman
Settlement, Onboarding, and Orientation Community Settlement & HR
Shelby Turman
Clinical Onboarding
Lisa Merrill
Communications
Olivia Baldwin or
GoM Intergovernmental Affairs
Sean Hogan
John Simba
GoM Immigration (RN, LN, HCA)
Natalia Hnydyuk
Crystal Everett