U.K. midwife giving up on Canadian dream after IRCC fails to recognize UBC program

U.K. midwife giving up on Canadian dream after IRCC fails to recognize UBC program

March 26, 2026 7:21 pm PST.

A Scottish-born midwife trying to immigrate to B.C. has hit another dead end. The native English speaker was initially turned down over a missing English test, and now she has hit another road block. Jack Rabb reports.

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