Streamlining Licensing for Out-of-Province and International Healthcare Professionals

Whereas there is a significant shortage of healthcare professionals in the province, which impacts the availability and quality of healthcare services; And whereas the current process for licensing out-of-province and internationally-trained healthcare professionals is lengthy and inefficient, resulting in delays filling critical positions and exacerbating the workforce shortage: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM lobby the provincial government to streamline the licensing process for out-of-province and internationally-trained healthcare professionals, ensuring a more efficient pathway for these professionals to practice and contribute to addressing the healthcare workforce shortage in the province.