The health ministry says in a statement that another 600,000 people have been connected with primary care providers, either a family doctor or a nurse practitioner, since 2023.
Under the new rules, the colleges will investigate complaints but the provincially appointed director of discipline will establish a panel to decide how someone will be disciplined.
The premier says 89 doctors, 260 nurses, 42 nurse practitioners and 23 allied health professionals have been hired between March 2025 and January 2026.
Regulatory red tape continues to stifle both the mobility and recruitment of the hundreds of thousands of domestic and foreign-trained regulated health professionals in the country.
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