Quebec says no special recruitment measures to attract U.S. doctors, researchers

Quebec says no special recruitment measures to attract U.S. doctors, researchers

Quebec doesn’t plan to create any special measures to attract United States-based physicians and researchers — even as other provinces are moving to capitalize on those professionals seeking to flee over mass government layoffs and deeps cuts to health programs.

Quebec says no special recruitment measures to attract U.S. doctors, scientists

MONTREAL — Quebec doesn't plan to create any special measures to attract U.S.-based doctors and scientists seeking to flee that country over mass layoffs and cuts to health programs.

The College of Physicians has seen an increase in applications for work permits by U.S. physicians.

In the United States, health programs have been eliminated and mass layoffs are taking place in the health sector. Several provinces are implementing measures to accelerate the recruitment of American physicians, but not Quebec.

MONTREAL — Physicians and scientists are looking to Canada for work because of the current American context. In the United States, health programs have been eliminated and mass layoffs are taking place in the health field. Several provinces are putting in place measures to speed up the recruitment of American doctors, but not Quebec. In an email sent to La Presse canadien, the Department of Immigration confirmed that, at the present time, it is …

In the United States, health programs have been eliminated and mass layoffs are taking place in the health sector. Several provinces are implementing measures to speed up the recruitment of American doctors, but not Quebec. In an email sent to La Presse canadienne, the Department of Immigration confirmed that, at the present time, it is not planning measures to encourage American doctors to come to Quebec. Health Québec has also indicated in wri…