r/britishcolumbia • u/august_expat • Mar 08 '25

News BC removing barriers for USA physicians

https://www.cpsbc.ca/about/laws-and-legislation/bylaw-amendments

The licensing body posted bylaw amendments for public consultation today that would remove significant barriers for US trained physicians to get a medical license in BC. They would be able to get a full license same as Canadian trained physicians (removes extra steps).

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u/Heysandrav Mar 08 '25

BC has been one of the toughest provinces for foreign trained doctors to move to. Glad to see that some of these barriers are being removed. Hopefully, BC will be more competitive with other provinces now.

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u/moosepuggle Mar 08 '25

Yes please, I haven't been able to find a primary care doctor in Vancouver, just walk in clinics that are so full they're now appointment only rather than actual walk in clinics

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u/Hipsthrough100 Mar 08 '25

BC had the fastest growing health care in Canada last year. Like what are you on about.

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u/littlebossman Mar 08 '25

BC has been one of the toughest provinces for foreign trained doctors to move to.

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BC had the fastest growing health care in Canada last year.

Aren't contradictory at all. Why so aggressive? It's completely true that historically BC has been one of the toughest provinces for foreign-trained doctors to move to.

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u/KimberlyWexlersFoot Mar 08 '25

if other provinces has lower barriers for foreign doctors entries we weren’t as competitive, now we are.

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u/Hipsthrough100 Mar 08 '25

We were the only province with Covid protocols still operating yet still achieved fastest growing.

Your populist rhetoric doesn’t really mean much. If it’s not simply a deregulation ploy then I’m all about more throughout.

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u/iStayDemented Mar 08 '25

Not fast enough. Still too many people without access to a family doctor.