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As Canada grapples with a doctor shortage, Ottawa announces immigration stream
Federal government opens new health-care stream in Canada's economic immigration program
John Paul Tasker ·
CBC News · Posted: Jun 28, 2023 3:11 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 28
Dr. Sanjay Manocha, left, makes his rounds visiting patients' rooms in the intensive care unit at the Humber River Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto. Canada is grappling with a physician shortage. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)
The federal government announced Wednesday it will use Canada's immigration system to recruit more in-demand health-care workers as the country grapples with a severe shortage of some professionals in the field, such as family doctors.
Speaking at an event in Bedford, N.S., Immigration Minister Sean Fraser and Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos unveiled a new dedicated "express entry" stream for health professionals in the economic immigration program.
They said a notice will soon go out to 500 foreign health workers inviting them to apply for permanent residency in Canada.
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