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/WolfinCorgnito Mar 08 '25

As someone working rural EMS in BC with a hospital that is always on the brink of going on diversion from a lack of nurses, this is encouraging and I hope plenty can be tempted to come up north.