B.C. government to provide update on efforts to attract U.S. health-care workers [Video]

The B.C. government is expected to give an update on Monday on its efforts to attract health-care professionals from the U.S.

In March, the province announced it would be fast-tracking credential recognition for doctors from the U.S. and speeding up licensing for American nurses.

The goal is to get more health-care workers in B.C. at a time when the medical system needs more professionals.

The province also launched a targeted ad campaign in the U.S. aimed at attracting health-care workers frustrated with the political turbulence south of the border.

This follows a similar plan seen in Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to remove barriers faced by U.S. doctors on their path to becoming licensed and beginning to practise medicine in the province.

B.C. Premier David Eby is expected …