Soon after Ontario’s outline it will allow health care workers registered in other jurisdictions in Canada to practice immediately in Ontario without registering with a provincial regulatory college, new Brunswick moved to Quebec for poaching nurses At a career fair.
Vitalite Health Network officials told Global News they expect to attend several career fairs over the next few weeks with stops in Chicoutimi, Montreal and Rimouski in an effort to curtail a significant problem. nursing shortage,
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“It should be noted that hiring from other Canadian provinces is not new,” said Frederick Finn, vice president of employee experience with Vitalite, in a statement to Global News.
“Vitalité Health Network recognizes the current health human resource challenge and is working with the Department of Health and Horizon Health Network to find solutions. We also recognize that all provinces and territories across Canada are facing this same challenge. “
Researchers in Nova Scotia aren’t surprised by the move, which they say has seen a decline in vision for a significant period of time.
Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy, Nova Scotia Health’s vice-president of research, said she has seen many health care professionals leave the province in search of a change in workload and better opportunities.
She said that opening the door to not requiring workers to register with regulatory colleges could alleviate some of the issues in health care systems in Atlantic Canada, noting that it could potentially be beneficial to work on licensing with other eastern jurisdictions. It is possible
“We can do it differently,” Murphy said Tuesday. “In Atlantic Canada, we can look different than doing it in all four provinces.”
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Nearly all doctors in Canada support changes to medical licensing that would make it easier for health workers to see patients anywhere in the country, according to a new poll.
Canadian Medical Association An online survey of more than 5,000 working and retired physicians and medical learners found that 95 percent would like to see a Pan-Canadian Licensing Program adopted in Canada. The survey was conducted from November 18-30, 2022.
“Multi-jurisdictional licensing has really improved the mobility of workers in the United States and Australia,” said the association’s Dr. Kathleen Ross.
“There would be little desire to hold job fairs and recruit in other areas if the standards were the same across the country.”
Ross said opening up pan-Canadian licensing would open the door to more nurses in rural and northern parts of Canada.
According to the New Brunswick Nursing Union, there are approximately 1,000 open positions across the province.
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