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Featured Member: Dr. Samuel Ogbeide
Posted on Friday, October 07, 2022 01:34 PM
This blog is the latest installment in N4’s Featured Member series, which highlights the diverse work and experiences of N4 members across Canada.
Dr. Samuel Ogbeide is the Physician Lead and Medical Director of the Kalyna Country Primary Care Network, serving the Central Zone regionof Alberta. He is also the Director of Medical Services at the Erin Ridge Medical Clinic in St. Albert, and the Sunrise Medical Clinic in Killam, both in Alberta. He practices both urban and rural family m
IRCC: Easier Access to Permanent Residence for Physicians in Canada to Help Address Doctor Shortages
Posted on Friday, October 07, 2022 01:05 PM
Doctors from all over the world who choose to come to Canada and work in our communities play a vital role in keeping us healthy and ensuring local access to family physicians at a time when our aging population needs it the most. As provinces and territories seek to attract and retain more foreign-trained doctors to help address shortages, the Government of Canada is making it easier for these doctors to call Canada home permanently.
After a meeting with family physicians and Healthy Pictou...
Advocacy for the HHR Crisis in Canada - A Discussion on ITPs: Trusted Resources
Posted on Wednesday, October 05, 2022 02:27 PM
Canada is experiencing a physician shortage. This has contributed to a health human resource (HHR) crisis across the country.
N4 has put together trusted resources that provide a historical context of the work that has occurred to assist in ITP and IEN integration as well as the barriers that ITPs and IENs experience when attempting to gain employment in Canada as a physician or nurse respectively.
Removing Barriers to Employment for IEHPs: Trusted Resources
Posted on Monday, October 03, 2022 11:20 AM
Canada is accepting more and more newcomers and is experiencing more older Canadians retiring than ever before. This leads to an influx of Internationally Trained Physicians (ITPs) and Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) and a decline in Canadian-trained physicians and nurses.
Trusted resources that provide a historical context from an Ontario perspective of the work that has occurred to assist in ITP and IEN integration and the barriers that ITPs and IENs experience...
Recent Webinar: Removing Barriers to Employment for IEHPs
Posted on Thursday, September 29, 2022 11:45 AM
Our recent webinar, "“Removing Barriers to Employment for Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals (IEHPs)" is now available for anyone to watch on YouTube.
INFO N4 Newsletter: September 2022
Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 08:29 AM
IEHPs Conversation Cafe
Are you an Internationally Trained Physician or Internationally Educated Nurse?
Would you like to network with others who are working towards licensure in Canada? Could you assist N4 in developing tools and resources for professionals like you? Join our IEHPs Conversation Café today!
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Dr. Zubin Austin is a professor...
IRCC: Transitioning to Online Applications for Permanent Residence
Posted on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 11:34 AM
As part of efforts to modernize Canada’s immigration system and improve client service, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is transitioning to 100% online applications for most permanent immigration programs.
Since March 31, 2021, some clients have been able to apply online for permanent immigration programs through the Permanent Residence Portal. This online option gives clients more flexibility to apply from their devices and allows them to receive immediate confirmation...
IRCC: A Stronger Immigration System That Better Serves Newcomers
Posted on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 11:25 AM
Canada continues to be a destination of choice for people looking for a new place to work, study, and build their lives. That’s why Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is striving toward a modernized and digitalized immigration system to further expedite processing and give newcomers the experience they expect and deserve.
Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, visited an IRCC application processing centre in New Waterford, Nova...
Featured Member: Dr. Zubin Austin
Posted on Friday, September 23, 2022 01:28 PM
This blog is the latest installment in N4’s Featured Member series, which highlights the diverse work and experiences of N4 members across Canada.
Dr. Zubin Austin is a professor of Health Services Research and the Murray Koffler Research Chair at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto, and at the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the professional...
CBC: Migrants Across Canada Call on Ottawa for Action on Regularization, Permanent Status
Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2022 11:38 AM
Thousands of migrants and their supporters held rallies across Canadian cities on Sunday to call on Ottawa to extend permanent status to undocumented people.
There were also calls to swiftly implement an inclusive regularization program for undocumented migrants — a long-standing demand that advocates say appears closer than ever to becoming a reality based on recent moves by the federal Liberal government.
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