The new streamlined pathway, which is also open to pharmacy technicians from Great Britain, exempts applicants from these countries from the national licensing exam and internship requirement.
The first yearly update on B.C.’s health human resources strategy says 578 internationally educated nurses became fully registered in the province in 2023 compared with 288 in 2022.
Community pharmacies in the province have until June 1, 2025 to comply with revised practice standards mandating counselling rooms and a sink with faucet in the dispensary.