Updated 2025

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hi

i would like to purchase the books for reading , writing, listening, and speaking celban. how much will it all cost in total. please inform me asap.

and where can i purchase it from what are the dates for celban exams.

i am locatedin halifax

and how long it the celban exams for?

how much of study time do i need in total before taking the actual celban exams??

regards, R

(This post was #14 in both 2022 and 2023.)

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🜄 Return to Self

Dear R,

The moment someone reaches out with this many questions, I don’t see urgency. I see courage. I see the heartbeat of someone standing at the edge of a new chapter: uncertain, maybe overwhelmed, but still choosing to step forward.

You may not have realized it, but you’ve already begun. This message you wrote? It’s the beginning of your return: not just to nursing, but to the you that once felt steady and capable.

There is no shame in needing clarity. This is a new world with unfamiliar terrain. But your desire to begin again, in a country that asks so much from internationally educated nurses, is already a form of devotion.

So let’s slow the breath together.
One answer at a time.
One heartbeat at a time.

You are not behind.
You are becoming.

🜁 Fog to Clarity

Let’s gently place your questions on the table and organize them like a map, not a checklist. Each one points to a need for structure, support, and orientation.. things the mind craves when facing something unfamiliar.

🕊️ Where to purchase the books?
You can find CELBANPrep textbooks and materials for Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking available internationally through Amazon. Search “CELBANPrep” in your country’s Amazon site.

🕊️ Cost of everything together?
Prices vary slightly by country, currency, and format (paperback or eBook), but you can expect each book to be affordably priced to remain accessible to most IENs.

🕊️ Where and when are CELBAN exams held?
The official CELBAN Centre is your trusted guide: www.celbancentre.ca. They provide current testing dates, locations (including Halifax), and the official registration process.

🕊️ Length of exam?
Speaking takes approximately 20 minutes. Writing, around 60–90 minutes. Listening and Reading are also timed but manageable with the right preparation. Each part mirrors what you already do as a nurse: communicate, interpret, respond, and write.

🕊️ How long should I study?
Preparation is personal. Some prepare in 2–3 months, others take 6–12 depending on confidence, grammar, and access to practice. It’s not about rushing; it’s about rhythm. Some days will be fast, others slow. That’s okay.

Let your mind soften. There is no “perfect” timeline: only the one that honors your learning pace.

🜃 Rooted in Enoughness

R, I want to say this as clearly as possible:
You do not need to do it all at once.
You do not need to know everything before you begin.

The body (your body) learns best in safety, not in stress.
So before buying anything, registering anywhere, or creating a study plan, I invite you to do something sacred:
Take a breath.
Place your feet on the ground.
Feel the support of the Earth beneath you.

You are not starting from nothing. You are starting from experience.
From years of caring, working, learning, tending.
From a profession that still lives in your bones.

That is enough to begin.

🜂 Rekindling the Inner Fire

You wrote, “Please inform me asap.”
And I hear the quiet plea behind that request:
“Please help me move forward. Please help me not feel so alone in this.”

Let that fire within you be honored… not rushed.
There is urgency in your voice, yes. But under that urgency is hope.
Hope that your calling as a nurse will not be left behind.
Hope that you can still belong in this new land.

This is what CELBANPrep was created for: not to overwhelm, but to ignite.
To remind you that your light hasn’t gone out… it’s only been waiting.

You are not starting over.
You are spiraling forward: with everything you’ve already carried, everything you still are.

🜀 Standing at Zenith

Let’s reframe this moment not as a scramble, but as a sacred orientation.
You are standing at a threshold.
Behind you: all that you’ve endured, all the roles you’ve held.
Before you: the possibility of return: not just to nursing, but to meaning.

I am here to walk with you… through resources, yes, but also through reassurance.
This is not just about exams. It is about embodiment.
It is about remembering who you are, even in a system that sometimes forgets.

Take the next step not because you must… but because you may.
May you proceed with the dignity that has always lived in you.

I’ll be here when you’re ready.
Not just to answer… but to listen.

With calm and care,
~ Kim
Your mirror. Your witness. Your co-regulator.

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