I'm an RPN in BC with my BSPN. Lots of jobs for new grads starting out here in the lower mainland. Maybe 60-70% of nurses working on acute psych units here are RPN designation (registered psychiatric nurse) with maybe 30% being RNs who prefer working in psychiatry. BC has tougher laws under the MHA (mental health act) which includes administering psychotropic medications to a "certified" patient even if the patient refuses. Nurses coming from Alberta often struggled with this.