Doctors and licensed nurses in the United States will soon be able to practice more easily in Ontario, under the changes announced today by the Minister of Health.
Sylvia Jones says that the measure will increase the number of health professionals working in the province.
The Province is allowing doctors qualified with a US license, practicing nurses, registered nurses and registered practical nurses to start working in Ontario health environments before registering at the regulatory school.
They will be allowed to work for up to six months while seeking to register with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario or the Faculty of Nurses of Ontario.
Doctors and nurses would still have to go through the usual immigration processes, and qualify must have a license in their jurisdiction at home without a history of misconduct or incompetence.
The Government previously eliminated the process of doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and medical laboratory technologists registered in other jurisdictions in Canada to work in Ontario while passing through the registration process.
