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Registration of Internationally Educated Nurses
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Endorsed by the NCLGA Membership | Endorsed by the NCLGA and UBCM Memberships
WHEREAS registered nurses are in demand throughout British Columbia especially in the northern and rural regions of the province;
AND WHEREAS the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) provides for internationally educated nurses to obtain registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) and the regional health authorities are using student nurses programs:
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the NCLGA and UBCM lobby the Province of British Columbia to provide greater support to streamline the registration process for internationally educated nurses to the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives, set up a financial support process, and bring together all stakeholders (National Nursing Assessment Association, BC College of Nurses and Midwives, BC Nurses Union, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training) to determine how to integrate internationally educated nurses and employed student nurses to the workforce to address the nursing staffing crisis across the province.
Actions
Letter dated December 13, 2022 from Bobbi Plekis, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Post Secondary Education and Future Skills:
Thank you for your letter sent to the Honourable Anne Kang, former Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training, now the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills (PSEFS), regarding North Central Local Government Association (NCLGA)'s 2022 Resolutions. Your correspondence has been forward to me as Deputy Minister. 1 am responding on behalf of PSEFS s new Minister, the Honourable Selina Robinson. 1 apologize for the delayed response. As you know, these items were also adopted as resolutions at the recent Union of British Columbia Municipalities' Conference. 1 am pleased to provide the provincial response to these resolutions in the attached document.
The Province, working with regulators and employers, is committed to streamlining the registration process for internationally educated nurses and to establishing processes and supports to facilitate their integration into the workforce to address workforce needs. The Ministry of Health is leading work in this area, but 1 would look forward to supporting any conversations where post-secondary training may be part of the solution. Thank you again for writing to me.