Posted Mar 17, 2026, 7:11 PM
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I'm not sure where this fits best but thought some might find it interesting. I wonder how many of these people are destined for Metro Vancouver and what they'll think of housing costs?
B.C. reveals results of U.S. health-care worker recruitment so far
Hanna Hett
Mar 17 2026, 9:50 am
Over 400 U.S. health-care professionals have accepted job offers in B.C. in the past 10 months, as the province ramps up its efforts to recruit south of the border.
Between March 2025 and January 2026, the province successfully recruited 89 doctors, 260 nurses, 42 nurse practitioners, and 23 allied health professionals.
B.C. launched these recruitment efforts in March of last year and started the marketing campaign in June 2025, largely targeting Washington, Oregon, and select cities in California....
....B.C. received more than 2,750 job applications from U.S.-trained doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners and allied health professionals last year, and registered more than 1,300....
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-us-health-care-worker-recruitment-results
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