British Columbia

Quick Facts:

• The changes to the bylaws follow similar changes recently adopted in Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
• Between May and June 2025, B.C. has received nearly 780 job applications spanning all health regions: 181 for Interior Health, 154 for Fraser Health, 121 for Vancouver Coastal Health, 112 for Island Health, 70 for Providence Health Care, 66 for Provincial Health Services Authority and 63 for Northern Health (some applicants may have applied to more than one health authority).
• The Province is taking a Team B.C. approach to recruiting health-care workers from the U.S., and is working in collaboration with health authorities, regulatory colleges and other partners.
• The Province launched a targeted U.S. marketing campaign on June 2, 2025, in Washington, Oregon and select cities in California.

To further improve recruitment, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. (CPSBC) implemented bylaw changes on July 7, 2025, that benefit doctors trained outside of Canada. Since then, CPSBC has received 29 registration applications from U.S. doctors.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.ca/post/83685

https://cheknews.ca/victoria-to-welcome-twin-city-delegates-from-morioka-japan-1255621/

https://www.vicnews.com/news/city-celebrates-30th-anniversary-of-twin-city-relationship-with-morioka-japan-18046

In celebration of three decades of interactions between the two cities, patrons of the Morioka Victoria Friendship Society gifted a bell called the Bell of Friendship to reflect the significant support and financial aid that residents in Victoria donated during the time of the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

I was initially gonna make this a small post but I really loved my time there so I wanted to put in a bit more effort🤗❤️