We need your help to accomplish our goals.
Your financial support and your help is needed to end discrimination against international medical graduates.
For more than 10 years SOCASMA has tried working with politicians, Ministries of Health, and Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons, faculties of medicine across the country and the Medical Council of Canada to correct the system that is preventing access to residency training and licensing for Canadians and permanent residents who study medicine abroad. In 2011 the Stilwell report was presented to government setting out the barriers CSAs face in returning to Canada, how CSAs are necessary to help address our doctor shortage, and how the problems facing CSAs and the public can be solved. Very little has changed despite efforts deployed by SOCASMA and a critical shortage of physicians across the country. SOCASMA has come to the conclusion that the only route to significant change is through the courts.
Law suits are expensive. We are fighting against deep pockets. We call upon all Canadians to contribute financially to this fight.
The action will be brought in B.C. but it will have repercussions across all of Canada. All Canadians have the same rights.
All funds contributed for the law suit will be marked as such. If the court case is settled or otherwise completed with funds remaining, the remaining funds will be returned pro rata to the contributors.
If you are able to contribute your time and skill, we could use your help too. Please contact us for more details at socasma@outlook.com.