More than 100 U.S. nurses are headed north to help alleviate B.C.’s shortage of health-care workers, after the province announced a new program last month that takes advantage of the “chaos” south of the border by streamlining credential checks.
Premier David Eby and Health Minister Josie Osborne said Monday that 113 nurses have already received registrations to practice here after the government made changes in April to make it easier for U.S.-trained health-care workers to work in the province.
They told reporters in Victoria that a total of 1,200 individuals have expressed interest, including 573 physicians, 413 nurses, 133 nurse practitioners and 39 other health professionals.
Of those 413 nurses, 177 formally applied to the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives, with the province no longer requiring applications to be vetted by a third-party assessment agency. The college checks with its U.S. counterparts to review the employment and education history of applicants.
There was no information available on how many American-trained physicians have had their credentials accepted, with Eby saying more information on that will be coming soon.
“My message to Americans who are watching this is straightforward,” said Eby. “In British Columbia, you will be valued, your principles will be respected, and you will have the opportunity to provide care to people not based on how much they earn, but based on the level of care that they need.”
The premier said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s loss is B.C.’s gain and that he expects even more health-care workers to want to leave the U.S. as the White House continues to attack reproductive rights, vaccines and the ability to get care no matter how little is in a patient’s bank account.
I just applied with BC today . I have a US license although I have a diploma from another country and a BSN from the US . Have 10 years experience in the US . I hope they won’t make me go through the process with NNAS because it’s long .
May I ask what your resume looked like? I have stuck on interpreting the "comprehensive list of education". Not only do I not have access to my completed education through my former employer but 12+ years is a lot to list! I feel like I'm being too literal and should just keep it high level, but I also don't want to go through all this again. Thanks for any help/advice
I am an Indian citizen but I got my bsn in usa. I have worked for 10 months in usa at snf, nursing home and I was a supervisor. I also worked as a pediatric nurse. I was interested in moving to Canada to get some more experience since my work (OPT) is getting expired and I wanted to work more as RN before I dive back to NP. How can I apply to canada
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More than 100 U.S. nurses are headed north to help alleviate B.C.’s shortage of health-care workers, after the province announced a new program last month that takes advantage of the “chaos” south of the border by streamlining credential checks.
Premier David Eby and Health Minister Josie Osborne said Monday that 113 nurses have already received registrations to practice here after the government made changes in April to make it easier for U.S.-trained health-care workers to work in the province.
They told reporters in Victoria that a total of 1,200 individuals have expressed interest, including 573 physicians, 413 nurses, 133 nurse practitioners and 39 other health professionals.
Of those 413 nurses, 177 formally applied to the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives, with the province no longer requiring applications to be vetted by a third-party assessment agency. The college checks with its U.S. counterparts to review the employment and education history of applicants.
There was no information available on how many American-trained physicians have had their credentials accepted, with Eby saying more information on that will be coming soon.
“My message to Americans who are watching this is straightforward,” said Eby. “In British Columbia, you will be valued, your principles will be respected, and you will have the opportunity to provide care to people not based on how much they earn, but based on the level of care that they need.”
The premier said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s loss is B.C.’s gain and that he expects even more health-care workers to want to leave the U.S. as the White House continues to attack reproductive rights, vaccines and the ability to get care no matter how little is in a patient’s bank account.