"The numbers from B.C.’s Ministry of Health show 89 doctors, 42 nurse practitioners, 260 nurses and 23 allied health professionals from the U.S. accepted jobs in the province between March 2025 and January 2026."...
"Even if half [of the 89 physicians] are family doctors, and they attach a full panel of patients, that’s more than 50,000 British Columbians who will have access to primary care. And that’s just huge." "

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/how-many-u-s-health-care-workers-are-in-b-c-9.7129903

B.C. hires more than 400 U.S. health-care workers in 1-year recruitment blitz | CBC News

The numbers from B.C.’s Ministry of Health show 414 U.S. health-care workers accepted jobs in the province between March 2025 and January 2026.

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@AskPippa Such wonderful news for Canada and for those healthcare workers. I hope they love it here.