HALIFAX — Nova Scotia wants to make the immigration process easier for internationally trained physicians who already have a job offer, as the province continues to deal with a persistent shortage of family doctors. Diab said the program is aimed at doctors in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States. Dr. Lynne Harrigan, vice-president of Medicine with the Nova Scotia Health Authority, said the authority would try to recruit as many doctors as it can through the stream, though its initial target is a modest 12 doctors per year. “That brought international medical graduates into Nova Scotia at a rate of about 10 to 15 per year,” said Harrigan. Kevin Chapman of Doctors Nova Scotia said the new stream is a positive step.

Source: National Post February 22, 2018 17:48 UTC