Canada seeks skilled health professionals
There are doctor and nurse shortages all across Canada, making foreign medical personnel a sought-after demographic. The entire country is experiencing a shortage of medical professionals, with rural medical personnel in particularly high demand.
Finding a family practitioner who has the capacity to take on new patients can be very difficult at times, and some patients in Canada find themselves waiting for an opening for one or more years.
Emergency rooms (ERs) are also in critical need of doctors, nurses, surgeons, and supporting staff. With an abundant supply of migrant specialists in the needed fields, this problem can be solved.
All medical fields in Canada are looking for skilled health workers with the proper qualifications.
Here is a partial list of medical fields and positions that are open to applicants for migration:
- Surgeons
- Phlebotomists
- Pharmacists
- Optometrists
- Ophthalmologists
- Cardiac specialists
- Paediatricians
- Obstetricians
- Ob/Gyns
- Dental surgeons
- Dentists
- Dental assistants
- Pathologists
- Lab workers
- Radiologists
- Radiologic technologists
- Audiologists
- Physical therapists
- Respiration therapists
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
- Midwives
- Anaesthesiologists
- Chiropractors
- Medical secretaries
- Medical transcriptionists
- Medical billing and coding
- Dieticians
- Podiatrists
- Massage therapists
- Home care workers
- Paramedics
- Rehab specialists
- Dermatologists
- Osteopaths
Foreign applicants are expected to apply with specific medical skills and experience, generally as skilled migrants. They must also have a job offer in Canada. They will be given tests to ascertain that their education levels and medical skills meet the requirements of the Canadian health care system. They will also have to demonstrate a functional aptitude with English and/or French.
With domestic labour dwindling rapidly due to retirements, and with fewer experienced replacements available, admitting qualified foreign medical personnel into Canada is essential to the health and well-being of all Canadians. Immigrants, both temporary and permanent, will constitute a large portion of the labour force of Canada's future.
