Free tickets to Canada for Ukrainians, investments in medical licensing system and other news
We tell you about the main events of the past week.
Medicine
The Canadian federal government is trying to attract doctors and nurses from abroad. Currently there are 2.8 doctors and 10.4 nurses per 1,000 people in the country. You have to wait more than six months for specialists. Because of the inability to get help on time, the health care system has been frequently criticized of late. Perhaps in the foreseeable future, critics will get their way and Canada will abandon completely free medicine for citizens and permanent residents.
So far, the government has allocated $1.5 million CAD to integrate immigrant medics. The organization, which has been helping immigrant parents get health care for their children for three years, will spend the money on a comprehensive review of the medical education verification system.
It has been announced that the organization will develop a plan to remove barriers to immigrants working in health care in Canada and create an online platform where overseas professionals can find information. For now, to get a detailed plan on how to prove your medical or nursing degree, you will need to contact representatives of medical organizations or immigration counsellors.
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Doctors in Canada are pushing to expand full vaccination against coronavirus to three doses, but so far the government is not going to force residents to take the mandatory third shot. 55.5% of Canadians aged 12 and older have already given three shots voluntarily.
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