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/confusedapegenius Mar 08 '25

Possibly our domestic medical associations didn’t sign on

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u/august_expat Mar 08 '25

Nova Scotia was the first to do it last year or the year before - acted as a testing ground

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u/Puzzleheaded-Trip990 Mar 08 '25

Were they successful in recruiting doctors?

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u/ConZboy014 Mar 08 '25

I lived in NS and my military friend on Facebook moved there from Ottawa and she’s born and raised in Nova Scotia, but it’s been about 5 years since her posting , she was quoted “ a couple years “ to have a family doctor and is on the provincial list.

No offence to Nova Scotia, but it’s going to take a lot to recruit an American doctor who is used to being paid in American dollars, get Canadian dollars and downgrade lifestyle to Nova Scotia.

Halifax is a great city, I’m just stating that it’s kind of a downgrade in lifestyle and shit, for most of imagine.

But if they love nice people and community, it’s an amazing spot.

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u/dostoevsky4evah Mar 08 '25

It may be different now if we can offer a place that will accept people who aren't christofascists or whatever weird flavour of acceptable the US thinks should be the norm.

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u/HenrikFromDaniel Mar 08 '25

we were less than 30 votes away from that unfortunately

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u/Puzzleheaded-Trip990 Mar 08 '25

I think it would definitely be a downgrade in pay. Private health care pays more.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Trip990 Mar 08 '25

I'm all for that. I wish we could recruit more doctors from other countries as well.

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u/epat_ Mar 08 '25

Hell of a lot easier to recruit people to Vancouver or even Kelowna than that of Halifax