Canada announces new immigration stream specific to health workers
From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada News Release June 28, 2023—Bedford, Nova Scotia—Communities across Canada need health workers. The health field is one of several key sectors of Canada’s labour force which is facing unprecedented shortages. To help respond to this challenge, last month, Minister Fraser announced new changes to Canada’s flagship economic immigration program, Express Entry. […]
CPSO Removes Barriers for Internationally Educated Physicians
CPSO Removes Barriers for Internationally Educated Physicians The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) is pleased to share another significant step it has taken to address the physician shortage in Ontario. This morning, CPSO’s Executive Committee of Council approved amendments to our registration policies that will remove barriers making it easier for physicians […]
Proposals Reduce Barriers for U.S. Trained Physicians
Proposals Reduce Barriers for U.S. Trained Physicians CPSO released proposed changes to registration policies that seek to expand access and reduce existing barriers to practise independently in Ontario for U.S. board-certified physicians and U.S. physicians deemed eligible to sit a U.S. Specialty Board examination. The changes put forward in the newly titled draft, Alternative Pathways to […]
Royal College announces changes to streamline certification process for internationally trained physicians
To help alleviate the health human resources crisis in Canada, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada is working to streamline the process for internationally trained specialists to be certified in Canada through several alternate pathways (the standard pathway being medical school and residency done in accredited programs in Canada). “We’re trying to create […]
Alberta now offering accelerated licensing for internationally trained doctors, specialists
‘Eligibility may expand,’ says College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta Some international medical graduates can now fast-track their licensing in Alberta. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) announced a five-year pilot project Monday to bring more doctors to the province faster, amid an ongoing shortage and strained emergency departments. The CPSA released a […]
B.C. fast-tracking licensing process for international doctors
In a move to address the doctor shortage, the B.C. government is speeding up the process to allow internationally-trained doctors to begin practicing in the province. Premier David Eby says the pandemic has “exposed” challenges to B.C’s healthcare system, and “too many” British Columbians are having trouble finding a family doctor. “Family doctors trained […]
Hoping to attract new doctors to Canada, recruiters abroad are hobbled by licensing rules at home (Globe&Mail: Greg Mercer, Dublin, Ireland – Dec 15/22)
With too much bureaucracy and too few residency spots, Canada is getting a global reputation as a hard place for physicians to work. It’s shortly after 10 a.m. inside an exhibition hall on the stately grounds of the Royal Dublin Society and hundreds of doctors, nurses and health care workers are filing into the building. […]
The Atlantic Immigration Program: A Path Forward
The Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) began as a pilot program in 2017, and became a permanent federal immigration program in 2022. While the AIP retained several key features and criteria of the Pilot, it also included several major changes to the Pilot. The AIP’s goal is to help employers hire Applicants for jobs they haven’t been able to […]
Job opportunities abound for rural physicians in the U.S.
CanAm perspective: They say history will repeat itself, and CanAm is predicting another serious “brain drain.” The Canadian dollar dipping below 70 cents U.S., the high Canadian taxes, and the serious threat from the newly-elected Liberal government to eliminate professional corporations is providing the perfect storm for Canadian physicians to move south. *** This may be an […]
Most Ontario residents lack timely access to healthcare
CanAm perspective: We find it interesting that the Family Practice model introduced across Canada certainly doesn’t seem to be working. Nova Scotia is seeking to restructure their model and we are not sure where to look or which blended model will work. Perhaps government officials should take the approach of not looking to restrict physicians, and instead […]
