POLICY PROPOSAL TO HELP ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF PHYSICIAN SHORTAGES IN CANADA /// PROPOSITION VISANT À ADRESSER LA QUESTION DU MANQUE DE MÉDECINS AU CANADA

December 8, 2025

The Honorable Lena Metlege Diab

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship,

The Honourable Marjorie Michel

Minister of Health,

Dear Madame Ministers:

Please find attached a policy proposal to address the issue of physician shortages in Canada. Our organizations have put forward a solution that, through a change to immigration policy and a funding proposal, would effectively provide a significant increase in the number of new physicians in Canada within a relatively short period of time compared to other options.

Respectfully,

Rosemary Pawliuk,

Executive Director,

The Society for Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad

Carole Lafrenière

Le Collectif des médecins francophones internationaux du Canada

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