SAMPLE PETITION To Member of Parliament candidates of [name of riding] I will be voting in the next election. I believe all Canadians deserve to have access to a family doctor and to see specialists in a reasonable time. Long waiting lists are hurting Canadians. I support the federal government funding […]
“To Member of Parliament candidates of [name of riding] I will be voting in the next election. I believe all Canadians deserve to have access to a family doctor and to see specialists in a reasonable time. Long waiting lists are hurting Canadians. I support the federal government funding more residency training for doctors, and […]
URGENT! – FEDERAL ELECTION ACTION REQUIRED – YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE being organized by the Society for Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad. Key issues are outlined further down. OCTOBER 7, 2019 7 PM EST (Ontario time); 4 PM PST (British Columbia time) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/396546062 […]
OCTOBER 21, 2019 FEDERAL ELECTION. ACTION REQUIRED. We write seeking your help. To address the physician and waiting list shortage, a number of the political parties have promised funding to hire more doctors and to shorten waiting lists. Our goal is to press the government to direct these funds to residency training positions for Canadian […]
Graduating class of 2021 and future are no longer allowed by Canadian universities to take more than 8 weeks electives in a particular specialty. See: https://afmc.ca/news/2019-03-25 Posted October 4, 2019
Some provinces require the CASPER to be able to compete for residency positions in that province (prairie provinces). The last day to take this exam and still be eligible to compete for in the 2020 CaRMS Match is Sunday, October 6.
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 […]
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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 […]