Look at the change that one President can do (from the article)
*British Columbia, which has done the most to recruit Americans, approved the licensing applications of 1,028 U.S.-trained nurses from when the province’s streamlined application process took effect in April 2025 through January, according to the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives. In all of 2023 only 112 applicants from the U.S. were approved, the agency said. In 2024, it was 127.*
Have to give it to Ontario and British Columbia, because they streamlined their licensing process for American nurses, and B.C. launched a $5 million advertising campaign last year to recruit nurses from California, Oregon, and Washington state.
However, you have to look at the response the Trump administration gave:
*When asked to comment, the White House noted that industry data shows the number of nurses licensed in the U.S. increased in 2025. It dismissed accounts of nurses moving to Canada as “anecdotes of individuals with severe cases of Trump derangement syndrome.”*
*“The American health care workforce is the finest in the world, and it continues to expand under President Trump,” White House spokesperson Kush Desai said. “Employment opportunities in the American health care system remain robust, with career advancement and pay that far exceed that of other developed nations.”*
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Not really sure what conclusions this article is trying to draw without comparing how many nurses typically move to Canada every year, which i didn’t see in the article. Hundreds just seems like it is normal immigration to me, but I could be wrong.
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Look at the change that one President can do (from the article)
*British Columbia, which has done the most to recruit Americans, approved the licensing applications of 1,028 U.S.-trained nurses from when the province’s streamlined application process took effect in April 2025 through January, according to the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives. In all of 2023 only 112 applicants from the U.S. were approved, the agency said. In 2024, it was 127.*
Have to give it to Ontario and British Columbia, because they streamlined their licensing process for American nurses, and B.C. launched a $5 million advertising campaign last year to recruit nurses from California, Oregon, and Washington state.
However, you have to look at the response the Trump administration gave:
*When asked to comment, the White House noted that industry data shows the number of nurses licensed in the U.S. increased in 2025. It dismissed accounts of nurses moving to Canada as “anecdotes of individuals with severe cases of Trump derangement syndrome.”*
*“The American health care workforce is the finest in the world, and it continues to expand under President Trump,” White House spokesperson Kush Desai said. “Employment opportunities in the American health care system remain robust, with career advancement and pay that far exceed that of other developed nations.”*
Not really sure what conclusions this article is trying to draw without comparing how many nurses typically move to Canada every year, which i didn’t see in the article. Hundreds just seems like it is normal immigration to me, but I could be wrong.