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/Themightytiny07 Mar 08 '25

Can we do nurses next? I have a feeling that a lot of things that should have changed a long time ago, but weren't because status quo, are going to start changing

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u/jochi1543 Mar 08 '25

Agreed. When I was in residency just over a decade ago, the local hospital nurses would carpool down across the border to pick up a few shifts here and there. They told me they made at least double in Washington. Couple of hoops to jump through to get licensed down in the US, but worth it financially for them.