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Canada's medical schools are admitting only 167 more doctors for mandatory postgraduate training than they did 10 years ago, even as the population has increased by about five million people.

The number of foreign ‘visa trainees’ in medical residency is up 70 per cent since 2019

The country's medical schools turn away more than 1,000 Canadian doctors trained abroad annually, even though the country is facing a physician shortage. But they still manage to find residency spots for foreign nationals who are much less likely to stay and help chip away at the physician deficit.

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

By Ivy Lynn Bourgeault

MONTREAL - Efforts to lure nurses from other provinces are underway in several parts of the country, but the head of a national nurses association says the poaching won't solve anything unless working conditions are improved.

MONTREAL — Efforts to lure nurses from other provinces are underway in several parts of the country, but the head of a national nurses association says the poaching won't solve anything unless working conditions are improved.

Efforts to lure nurses from other provinces are underway in several parts of the country, but the head of a national nurses association says the poaching wont solve anything unless working conditions are improved.

With nursing shortage affecting communities across the country, international recruiting encouraged

With nursing shortage affecting communities across the country, international recruiting encouraged