Canada is experiencing labor shortages in hospitals around the country. The Canadian government is predicting that the shortage of health professionals will continue to grow in the next five years. The government is providing foreign healthcare workers with invitations for permanent residency in Canada. The immigration process for physicians, nurses, dentists, and pharmacists will be streamlined to help fill the labor shortage. Once foreign doctors immigrate to Canada, they will have to go through the process of having their foreign credentials recognized and becoming licensed. Provinces are hoping to make the licensing process faster because it can take a few years to complete, which deters many foreign doctors from moving to Canada. The Canadian government is hoping that streamlining the immigration and licensing process will attract foreign healthcare workers.
See "Canada will streamline the immigration process for foreign doctors in an attempt to fill the labor shortage in hospitals", John Paul Tasker, CBC, June 30, 2023