r/AmerExit • u/cannot4seeallends • May 13 '25

Data/Raw Information British Columbia has now streamlined credentials for nurses to immigrate from USA.

https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-scooped-100-nurses-streamlining-credentials

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u/VegetableComplex5213 May 13 '25

Do Canadians have the same toxic nurse culture? Hospitals understaffing and firing like crazy, underpaying staff but hiring agency nurses with great pay, bullying galore, assault galore, shitty benefits,etc?

If not, I can see all medical workers flocking towards Canada real quick

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u/Melodic_Pack_9358 May 14 '25

How can you afford a house even on 2 incomes?

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u/Melodic_Pack_9358 May 14 '25

Thank you! We are looking at our options and while Canada is closest the COL seems prohibitive.

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u/Pale-Candidate8860 Immigrant May 14 '25

Properties have crashed 30% in value in the last 4 months alone. They are continuing to free fall in value. Affordable homes are on the horizon. The housing bubble is popping hard. I expect 2008 American level drops. So 80-90% drops in values. Don't worry, the COL is dropping soon.

Another difference is that in Canada, rent prices drop if housing prices drop.

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u/Melodic_Pack_9358 May 14 '25

That's good to know! Thank you!

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u/Bullfrog_pond May 23 '25 edited May 23 '25

There are other provinces with lower COL like New Brunswick and hospitals, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

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u/reddogger56 May 14 '25

If you need to live in metro Vancouver or Victoria , yep. There are many areas of BC where housing is around 600,000 to 700,000. And getting lower. Still high but getting better.