For internationally trained professionals

You trained for this abroad.Now practise it here.

Map my pathSee a sample plan
  • ICU nurse · Manila → Sudbury
  • Registered nurse · Lagos → Halifax
  • Nurse · Kerala → Waterloo
  • Nurse · Kyiv → Calgary
  • Nurse · Lahore → Mississauga
  • Nurse · Bogotá → Montréal
  • Nurse · Kyiv → Calgary
  • Nurse · Lahore → Mississauga
  • Nurse · Bogotá → Montréal
  • ICU nurse · Manila → Sudbury
  • Registered nurse · Lagos → Halifax
  • Nurse · Kerala → Waterloo

How it works

  1. Speak

    Tell us your story in your own language.

    Try it
    Portage’s voice intake: Priya’s story in Hindi, its English translation and the facts it picked out

  2. Map

    Every requirement, in the right order, with the official source.

    Try it
    Priya’s roadmap in the Portage plan: every CNO step on a timeline, with the critical path in red

  3. Prepare

    Catch document problems before they cost you months.

    Try it
    The document check on a sample police check: two things to fix, each with its CNO source

  4. Practise

    Get to your first shift sooner.

    Try it
    Map of Canada with Ontario live in red; the other provinces are coming soon

Why it matters

active international applicants living in Ontario, not yet registered with CNO
7,957
Source: CNO: Applicant statistics, as of September 1, 2026
months: CNO’s own guideline for nurses educated outside Canada
~12
Source: College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
separate requirements to register as a nurse in Ontario
9
Source: CNO: Outside Canada registration guide

Carry your career across.Start in your own language.

Map my path