Foreign physicians planning on a move to Canada are facing more competition from newly trained Canadian medical graduates – it is time to broaden employment search options beyond Canada’s major urban centres.
The Canadian Institute for Health Information says there were more than 72,500 physicians caring for patients in 2011, a rise of 14% since 2007. The Canadian population grew 4.7% over the same time period.
In addition, according to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, some recently graduated Canadian trained Specialists are unable to find employment in their chosen disciplines, in some regions of Canada.
Also, in response to the rapidly increasing numbers of Canadian trained physicians, the Canadian federal immigration services are implementing more stringent policy and regulations to ensure that Canadian employers of physicians are making every reasonable effort to employ Canadian physicians first, before offering employment to foreign applicants.
Consequently, foreign physicians intent on moving their medical careers to Canada must now be more strategic when developing their career plans to compensate for the increased competition from their Canadian colleagues.
Canada’s 17 medical schools are located primarily in the country’s major urban centres, which are also the locations of Canada’s largest tertiary care hospitals and healthcare regions. It is these major centres, located in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver that are the preferred practice locations for Canadian trained physicians, particularly clinical specialists and sub-specialists.
Therefore, to reduce the likelihood of being ‘bumped’ by a Canadian applicant, foreign trained candidates must look more closely at the map of Canada to discover the diversity of challenging and vibrant medical careers and lifestyles that are available in the smaller urban centres scattered across the country. These cities all include the same cultural diversity, welcoming Canadian culture and high quality of life of the major urban centres. Numerous medical opportunities are available in eastern Canada in St. John’s, Halifax, Saint John, and Moncton; in central Canada check out , Quebec City, Peterborough, Barrie, Brampton, Hamilton, London, and Ottawa; and in the west search for Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, and Victoria, to name a few….
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