Canada Announces Targeted Measures to Bring in More Doctors

Healthcare is an evergreen pathway for global mobility, because there's just so much involved in becoming a doctor, and of course every country needs qualified doctors. Canada announced last week a slate of new policies to help boost healthcare supply, here are my top takeaways:

• There will be a dedicated pathway under the Express Entry system for international doctors with at least 1 year of Canadian work experience in the last 3 years. This will make it easier to get PR. Invitations to apply start early 2026.
• Eligible roles include general practitioners/family doctors, surgeons, and clinical & laboratory medicine specialists (specific NOC codes listed by IRCC).
• 5,000 additional permanent residency spots will open for provinces and territories to nominate licensed doctors with job offers on top of regular PNP allocations.
• Physicians nominated by a province/territory will get fast-tracked work permits in ~14 days, so they can start working while their PR application is processed.

All my doctor friends used to complain about tech guys getting to travel and take their work anywhere. It's your decade now!