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Widowed British midwife facing deportation from Canada because of English language test

A British midwife who moved to Canada for a fresh start after her husband died could be deported back to the United Kingdom over an English language test. Heather Gilchrist, a registered midwife based ...
Times Colonist

Victoria midwife from Scotland turned down again for work permit

Heather Gilchrist was told that her Internationally Educated Midwives Bridging Program credential from UBC didn’t count for a post-graduate work permit. A Scottish midwife in Victoria who was ordered ...
The Globe and Mail

Midwife barred from working in B.C. heads home to Scotland amid health care worker shortage

A Scottish-born midwife, who was ordered to stop working in British Columbia and threatened with deportation, has returned home, highlighting what advocates say is a case of a foreign-trained health ...
Times Colonist

Midwife to remain in Scotland after work permit bungling foils move to Victoria

A midwife won’t return to Victoria from Scotland, saying restrictions around her work permit have yet to be resolved despite the province’s push to recruit health-care workers. Heather Gilchrist, 58, ...