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globeandmail.com: Canada poised to grab medical talent

England’s problem — a projected surplus of 3,200 specialists by 2010 — could spell a medical boon for Canada, with provinces eager to snap up the doctors.

British Medical Association chairman James Johnson told reporters in London yesterday that specialists may move to Canada, the United States or Australia if they cannot find jobs in their home country.

This is exactly the type of labour shortage Canada should move quickly to address. Currently, foreign doctors must qualify nationally and provincially even if they have qualified to come to Canada under the current immigration policy.

When you consider the fact that there are over 3000 doctors in Canada that have been trained in the United Kingdom, it should be apparent that the path to Canada should be smoothed over for their welcome since they are a proven entity here.