Newfoundland and Labrador will soon be opening up application for the $25,000 bonus for all family physicians who have practised full-time in the province for at least a year.
For years, international medical graduates have hoped for a less circuitous route to becoming a physician in Canada, and provincial medical regulators are finally making wishes come true.
Poilievre says his proposed “blue seal” testing standard would allow qualified healthcare professionals to work in any province or territory that volunteers to be part of the program.
With his family doctor now retired, an Orillia, Ont. man can’t get anyone to fill out his substance-use assessment form so he can move on with his life six years after an impaired driving conviction.
