Canada must seize ‘window of opportunity’ to attract U.S. scientists, health-care workers: medical association – CBC
Changes to immigration, licensing needed to bring ‘wealth of expertise’ to Canada, says Dr. Joss Reimer
Apr 10, 2025
Canada has a unique chance to become a medical and scientific powerhouse — if it moves quickly to scoop up professionals leaving the United States in the wake of health cuts and layoffs, the head of the Canadian Medical Association says.
Dr. Joss Reimer, president of the Canadian Medical Association, says American medical professionals often face two big barriers when trying to emigrate from the U.S. to Canada, as they “may need to go through immigration, or they may need to get their training — if they did some of it in the United States — recognized in Canada.”
Her organization is urging the federal government to ensure visas are fast-tracked for American physicians interested in moving north and other unnecessary steps in the immigration process “get removed so that we don’t miss this window of opportunity.”
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/joss-reimer-cma-brain-gain-1.7506847
