Starting in 2013, some graduating Canadian Sub-Specialists found themselves competing for jobs in an apparent decreasing job market, particularly in Canada’s major urban centres of Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto. Consequently, some are now seeking jobs, both permanent and locum, in Canadian tertiary hospitals in smaller urban centres, the USA and overseas.
At the same time, CanAm is experiencing a significant increase in Family Physician/GP and Specialist employment applications from overseas, particularly from the UK. We assume that a major contributing factor is the predicted quadrupling of the UK GP vacancy rate in two years resulting in UK practices facing a recruitment crisis – https://live-canam-blog-site.pantheonsite.io/with-the-gp-vacancy-rate-quadrupling-in-two-years-uk-practices-are-facing-a-recruitment-crisis.
These employment shifts have resulted in increased hiring options for Canadian employers, specifically, a growing preference for Canadian trained applicants. However, there is also keen interest in overseas applicants that have wisely taken the initiative to revise their credentials to meet Canadian standards.
Those overseas applicants that revise their credentials are experiencing a significant increase in their Canadian employment options, which in turn ensures that other applicants are less likely to receive preferential selection treatment, – which in turn ensures that the physician’s career transition and their family’s relocation to their new home are better managed, less costly, more timely and much less stressful for all.
The increasing complexity associated with the verification of medical training credentials, scheduling of Canadian assessment examinations, applying and qualifying for appropriate Canadian certification status, deciphering provincial licensing policy, and navigating the Canadian immigration system – can quite literally be a daunting endeavour, and a potential recruitment deterrent.
CanAm highly recommends that any western trained physician considering a career move across any international border – should do their research and partner with a reputable, professional recruitment firm with a proven track record in international and domestic medical recruitment success.
CanAm Physician Recruiting still has the pulse of the physician recruitment market, and remains the first choice to guide physicians and their families in their quest for new careers world-wide. To get the most up to date information about the Canadian and international physician recruitment market go to – www.canamrecruiting.com.
To see new and exciting physician job opportunities across Canada, the USA, the Caribbean, New Zealand and the Middle East go to – https://www.canamrecruiting.com/JobListings.php.
