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. […]
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One in six family doctors are near retirement age, leaving millions of Canadians in health care limbo
Nearly one in six family doctors in Canada are 65 and older and nearing retirement, leaving millions of Canadians potentially losing their access to primary care. Seniors make up the fastest-growing share of family doctors, with the percentage 65 and older more than doubling to 15 per cent from 6.5 per cent over the past 20 years, […]
Family doctor shortage is symptom of ongoing healthcare problems in Ontario
Cutbacks and lack of investments mean it is now much harder to recruit and find family doctors, writes CEO Duff Sprague. If you move to a new neighbourhood, most Ontarians expect to have local schools for their children. Why can this not be true for having a family doctor or nurse practitioner? It is fair […]
Happy Holidays
Our team at CanAm Recruiting Inc. is sending you this message to inform you of an exciting milestone in our organizational history. We are celebrating our 25th year of recruiting physicians, consulting with healthcare organizations, and engaging with thousands of physicians worldwide. We are very excited to include you in our celebrations and grateful that […]
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 […]
Canadian doctors trained at international medical schools increasingly giving up on their home country for work
<<Reposted from the Globe and Mail | December 12, 2022>> Canada’s health care system needs physicians to fill important gaps, but it has also set up barriers for international graduates to practise here instead of the U.S., Britain and Australia GREG MERCER Globe and Mail Matthew Macciacchera of Vaughan, Ont., stands in Dublin outside the […]
Covid-19 Pandemic & Family Physician Shortage in Ontario
“About three percent of family doctors across the province — 385 doctors — stopped practising between March and September 2020, according to a study led by Unity Health Toronto that was published Monday in Annals of Family Medicine.” About 3% of Ontario family doctors stopped practising Researchers found that doctors 65 and older had left […]
