Licensing

Pharmacist Michael Tweedy is facing a $10,000 fine and the cancellation of his registration after the college’s tribunal found him to have engaged in ‘dishonest, deceptive’ conduct.

Dr. Sonja Sophia Kustka, who is accused of issuing improper COVID-19 mask exceptions and ivermectin prescriptions, had refused to hand over unredacted patient records to the college, citing privacy rights.

The FMRAC report, released back in March, concluded that the Atlantic Registry did not have a significant impact on access to care or physician mobility.

Ontario tribunal levies whopping 14-month suspension for texting patient records to ‘close personal’ friend of doctor who was also her patient.

As of May 30, 2025, almost any fully licensed U.S. physician can apply for full licensure in Manitoba without having to apply for provisional registration

These physicians—as well as U.S.-licensed nurse practitioners, registered nurses and registered practical nurses— will be allowed to work for up to six months while seeking registration the relevant college.

In an update released on Tuesday, the CPSM said there will be ‘no issues’ for registrants from Manitoba’s Northern Regional Health Authority who provide prescription refills to other Manitoba evacuees in Saskatchewan.

The PEI-McMaster Collaborative Hospitalist Fellowship is a new one-year program that offers hands-on hospitalist training targeting IMGs who already have an internal medicine specialization in their home jurisdiction.