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Mar 19 • 19 tweets • 9 min read
🧵In Canada, medical practice is restricted to the province/territory in which a physician is licensed. The Canadian Medical Association #CMA has been calling gov'ts to implement #panCanadianlicensure most recently at a meeting of Atlantic health ministers in January 2023.⬇️
Other than a few exceptions, practising in a different province or territory means a lengthy application process, sometimes months long, and thousands of dollars in fees. How does the #CMA define #panCanadianlicensure?⬇️
The ability for physicians with full licences to practise independently without restrictions or for medical resident trainees registered in any Canadian jurisdiction to practise or train in any other Canadian jurisdiction ⬇️
without having to acquire more than one licence or pay additional licensing fees. A recent survey of CMA members shows overwhelming support – 95% of respondents – #panCanadianlicensure ⬇️
A single licensing system would have many benefits. It could make physicians more mobile. And momentum for physician mobility is growing.
Atlantic Premiers have announced new #regionallicensure for doctors, with an #AtlanticPhysicianRegister to come by May 2023.⬇️
#Ontario is working on a bill for health workers registered anywhere in Canada to be eligible for immediate practice in the province.
The CMA advocates for #panCanadianlicensure to benefit patients and providers everywhere in Canada.
#physicianmobility
cma.ca/licensure
In Canada, healthcare is under provincial/territorial authority and jurisdiction. PM @JustinTrudeau has been encouraging provincial Premiers to collaborate, be innovative and creative to enable solutions across the Canadian health-care sector.
The federal government concluded bilateral deals with provinces. "We'll be asking provinces and territories to recognize credentials Canada wide, so that our well-trained health-care professionals can work wherever there is need," said Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau at the time.
Provinces have moved independently to ease #crossborderrestrictions for physicians. B.C. put a policy in place in January 2023. ⬇️
In a press conference March 19, 2023 CPC's Leader Poilievre spoke in favour development of a #nationalstandardssystem that would allow qualified doctors and nurses to work in any province or territory in the country. cbc.ca/news/politics/…
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Government of Canada launches call for proposals to help internationally educated professionals work in Canadian healthcare canada.ca/en/employment-…
B.C. has funding and other supports available to help you become a nurse in British Columbia. nursingjobsbc.ca to find out more about supports and bursaries available to you. On January 31, 2023, BCCNM launched a new application process for internationally educated nurses.
B.C. announces plan to license more internationally trained doctors. Health Minister says qualification requirements will be relaxed, recruitment program expanded cbc.ca/news/canada/br…
Atlantic Premiers have announced new #regionallicensure for doctors, with an #AtlanticPhysicianRegister to come by May 2023. Doctors in Atlantic Canada will soon be able to work in any of the 4 provinces
New “As of Right” Rules a First in Canada to Attract More Health Care Workers to Ontario. Changes will automatically recognize the credentials of health care workers registered in other provinces and territories January 19, 2023 news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…
February 28, 2023 Canadian Medical Association #CMA Health Summit Series: Bold Choices in Health Care — The Future of Care via @YouTube

Funding: Foreign Credential Recognition Program – Assessment canada.ca/en/employment-…

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