There is a shortage of doctors in Canada reaching crisis levels due to doctors emigrating to the US. One in nine doctors who graduate from Canadian medical schools now practice in the US. Nineteen doctors emigrate from Canada to the US each year, while only one doctor migrates in the opposite direction. Fifty to seventy-five percent of foreign-trained medical candidates do not return to Canada after completing their training. Solutions proposed include increasing restrictions on doctor migration, providing additional benefits to retain doctors in Canada, implementing special contracts between doctors and hospitals, and liberalizing rules around private hospitals.

1. SHORTAGE AT A CRISIS
STAGE IN CANADA
CASE STUDY

2. KEY POINTS (Intro)
• There is a leakage problem with the training programs
offered in Canada.
• 1 in 9 Dcos who graduated from Canada have now
migrated to US.
• 19 Docs emigrate from Canada to Us, but Only 1 Doctor
from Us to Canada.
• 50 to 75% of foreign trine Candidates do not return to
Canada.

3. FACTORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN
INCLUDED IN PROJECTING HR
DEMAND AND SUPLY.
˃ There is only 1599 graduates from 2400 medical School
seats per year.
˃ Supply is efficient, because out of 19 Docs 1 docs who
emigrate from Canada to US.
˃ Education fees are higher for International Students.
˃ Heavy debt loads for foreign trained medical graduates.

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ADDITIONAL HR
PLANNING
CHALLENGES
Availability of Foreign Trained Docs
Lack Of Qualified freshers.
Arrangement of duties to various professionals.
Managing Inflow and outflow of employees
Government regulations and implementation of
recommendations.

5. SOLUTION/
CONCLUSION
• Recommend to Government to Increase the Migration
rule strictness.
• Giving additional benefits to the Docs who were staying
Canada such as Free Insurance, Leave Benefits, Special
care etc.
• Special conditions on Contracts between Docs .
• Recommend to Government for liberalizing Hospital
privatization.