On a quest to do some research for her next book, Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes gets her British Columbia medical licence and tries practicing in northern B.C.
The federal government and the provinces and territories should better align immigration selection with health workforce planning and professional regulation.
Graduates of non-Canadian programs are required to sign an agreement to practise in rural or remote locations in B.C., something not required of Canadian medical school graduates.
As baby boomers retire en masse, healthcare employers are using 'temp-to-direct' strategies and targeted college partnerships to train and retain essential administrative staff.
New 2025 data reveals a rapid influx of IMGs and U.S.-trained doctors entering practice—but matching this growth to patient needs remains the ultimate challenge.
The five-year survey also found that nearly half of emergency physicians reduced their clinical hours, with burnout levels remaining consistent since COVID.
