The Atlantic provinces have made life easier for healthcare workers
A single registry has been created, registration in which grants the right to work in 4 provinces.
Starting from May 1st, doctors working in Canada's Atlantic region can quickly and easily obtain a license to work in all four provinces through the Atlantic Registry. It was created by the Council of Atlantic Premiers and the registrar colleges of all four provinces and is the only such licensing model in Canada. Thanks to it, doctors will be able to quickly obtain permission to work and freely move throughout the region. Finding a job in a neighboring profession will become a matter of one week for doctors.
Under this new initiative, physicians holding a general registration with their home college of physicians and surgeons (in either New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Newfoundland and Labrador) can opt-in to the Atlantic Registry by completing a request form through their home college and paying a registration fee of CAD 500. Previously, physicians had to submit a separate full application to each provincial college, including a registration fee, to obtain a license to practice in that province.
This is not the first time Canadian provinces have been tackling bureaucracy in healthcare. Recently, Alberta simplified the process of obtaining a work permit for foreign nurses. By streamlining such procedures, local authorities hope to overcome the crisis in the healthcare industry. This strategy is working: the number of doctors and nurses has already increased. Additionally, the Atlantic provinces will be able to "share" employees with their neighbors. For example, if there are many doctors in New Brunswick, they can go to work in Nova Scotia where the demand for labor is higher.
Residents of the provinces have benefited even more from this: now it's much easier to get medical help. Doctors who go on vacation or sick leave can now easily be replaced by their colleagues. Large cities attract specialists from the regions to compensate for the shortage of resources.
If you are a doctor working in one of the Atlantic provinces of Canada, consider joining the unified registry. This will give you more opportunities for career development and increased earnings, and you will not be tied to a specific place of residence.
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