Our community of 1,200 residents needs a full-time Doctor, a full-time Nurse Practitioner, and a part-time Nurse Practitioner. We have a fully staffed medical clinic on our beautiful island, with four Registered Nurses, one full-time receptionist, and two part-time receptionists. Texada Island also has a Home Care team based in our medical clinic to support seniors and others who need extra medical care. We also have paramedics permanently stationed on the island.

Texada Island is the second largest gulf island next to Vancouver Island. We have a new 45 car ferry that runs regularly between Texada and Powell River. From there it is a short jump to the Comox ferry to Vancouver Island. We have a Marina where you can moor your boat all year round. There is an airport on Texada if you own a plane, the flight is about 30 min from Vancouver. There is regular air service from Powell River to Vancouver through Pacific Coastal and Harbour Air.

BC GOVERNMENT NEWS

**https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026HLTH0015-000275#:~:text=British Columbia is an attractive,times from the year before.**

British Columbia is an attractive destination for U.S. health-care professionals.

In addition to an evidence-based approach to public health, support for reproductive rights and strong public health-care system, B.C. has a high standard of living, with free public health care and K-12 education, subsidized licensed child care, top-ranking universities and diverse, safe communities. From March 2025 until January 2026, B.C. received more than 2,750 job applications from U.S. health-care professionals.

More U.S.-trained medical professionals on the way

The Province is seeing strong, continued interest from American health-care professionals wanting to move to B.C., with more than 1,300 nurses, nurse practitioners and doctors showing their interest by getting registered to practise in B.C. Before applying for jobs in B.C., many U.S. health professionals choose to start by registering with the regulatory colleges to get licensed and ensure their credentials will be recognized.

1,038 U.S.-trained nurses and nurse practitioners have registered to work in B.C. since the BC College of Nurses and Midwives streamlined the credential-recognition process for U.S.-trained nurses in April 2025, up more than eight times from the year before. In all of 2024, 127 U.S. nurses had registered and 112 were registered in 2023.
From March 1, 2025, until Jan. 31, 2026, more than 210 U.S.-trained and certified physicians have registered in B.C. This is 145% more than the same period the previous year. This is supported by a new pathway that the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC implemented in July 2025 to make it easier for U.S.-trained doctors to register in B.C.

Removing barriers for internationally trained health professionals to practise in B.C.

The Province, in collaboration with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC, has made it easier for internationally trained health professionals to practise in B.C. Actions taken include:

introducing a new, expedited credential recognition process for U.S.-trained and certified nurses
making it easier for U.S.-trained and certified doctors to practise in B.C. without the need for further assessment, examination or training
removing the requirement to hold the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada or Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part 1 for doctors trained outside of Canada and the U.S., and who are applying for registration and licensure in B.C.

By welcoming more U.S. doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals, B.C. is building on the expertise of its health-care workforce to strengthen public health care, strengthen services for people and build healthy communities.

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