Swing Ridings for the Federal Election

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SWING RIDINGS IN 2015 CANADIAN ELECTIONS.  70 ridings won by 5% or less in 2015 Riding, MP (margin of win %) Newfoundland St. John’s East, N.L., Liberal MP Nick Whalen (1.4%) New Brunswick Fundy Royal, N.B., Liberal MP Alaina Lockhart (3.8%) Quebec Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou, Que., NDP MP Romeo Saganash (4.9%) Beloeil-Chambly, Que., NDP MP Matthew Dubé (1.7%) Chicoutimi-Le […]

Communiqué de presse: Suite à la promesse des partis fédéraux de financer davantage de médecins, plus de 2 millions de Canadiens pourraient bientôt avoir un médecin de famille et ce, en grande partie grâce aux Canadiens qui ont étudié la médecine à l’étranger

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Cliquez sur le lien qui suit pour avoir accès au communiqué de presse: Election federale 2019

News Release: Over 2 million Canadians could soon have a Family Doctor under Federal Parties Promise to Fund More Doctors thanks in large part to Canadians who have Studied Medicine Abroad

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Click on following link to access the news release: Federal Election 2019

Advocate for change: get your family and friends to sign a petition!

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Want to push for change? Get a petition going pressing your provincial government to make the residency recruitment system in Canada fair, objective, impartial and transparent for all Canadians and permanent residents, including Canadians who have studied medicine abroad. See petition document below and template to collect signatures. (Note: The petition has been written for […]

Powerpoint Presentation for information meeting held in Toronto on June 24, 2019

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See powerpoint presentation below. There was a great turnout for this meeting with at least 60 persons attending. The powerpoint presentation contains a lot of valuable information. The group in attendance got quite animated when we talked about lobbying government for change. See our website for template letter. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you […]

Important Information Meeting in Toronto for CSAs and their Families

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Important meeting for CSAs and their families.  Please make an effort to attend.  Encourage everyone you know who is concerned about CSAs getting into residency training.  Video conference available for members of Private Facebook Group for CSAs and their Families Only. Date:   June 24, 2019 Time:   6:30 P.M. Place:  St. Michael’s College School Lecture Hall (enter […]

Private Facebook Page for CSAs and their Families

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To encourage more open communication for CSAs and better networking, a Private Facebook Group for CSAs has been established.  The eligibility requirements are that you must be a CSA or a family member/significant other of a CSA. To join: Request to join the group; https://www.facebook.com/groups/cdnssma/ Answer the question asking for your email; You will be […]

Lobbying Quebec’s Elected Officials / Lettre aux élus du Québec

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Attention Quebec residents who study medicine abroad! Now is the time to write, call and/or meet your Quebec Member of Assembly or Minister of Health seeking her support to establish for 2020 onward a level playing field for all qualified Canadians applying for residency training in Canada. It is also an opportunity to request that […]

Les sept demandes de SOCASMA

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Ce document élabore les 7 demandes clées de SOCASMA visant à améliorer le système actuel de recrutement et de formation des résidents en médecine au Canada. SOCASMA SEVEN_francais

Lobbying Campaign – Saudi Visa Trainees Issue

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1,119 Canadian and permanent resident International Medical Graduates (IMGs) were unable to obtain medical residency positions in 2019. Yet, over 1,000 Saudi visa trainees are utilizing valuable and limited training resources that could be available to train Canadians. SOCASMA wrote, without success, to those federal Ministers responsible for the issuing of visa to foreign medical […]