How easy is it for doctors to start practicing in Canada?
this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2025
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Dr Ruel is already Canadian. He just turned down a job to the US.
From what I know, as with any country, they'd have to get certification by relevant medical association. It's easier coming from certain countries than from others.
Also some provinces claim to have been trying to make it easier for healthcare professionals, unfortunately I don't know enough about it to tell whether there is any genuine truth to it or not, since politicians just get to state anything and not follow through or be accountable.
I vaguely recall this in relation to BC/NDP but don't know if they made actual progress, anybody know more?
Depends on the province. Ontario is underfunded and has serious issues exacerbated by our conservative former-hash-dealer and long-time Trump supporter Premier who wants to privitize it. Alberta healthcare is a mess from MAGA Danielle Smith trying to privitize too.
privitize
Lol I know you mean "privatize", but I'm gonna start using this word synonymously to "enshittification" now. :D
For heart surgery it might actually be hard. As the specialties get more specific you need fewer and fewer of them so the spots become more competitive.
Varies by province at it's of provincial jurisdiction and in Quebec there's the language barrier which makes things more complicated
Merci Dr. Ruel!