{"id":154876,"date":"2018-03-01T03:15:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T08:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=154876"},"modified":"2018-03-01T03:18:39","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T08:18:39","slug":"nova-scotia-creates-new-immigration-stream-for-physicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/01\/nova-scotia-creates-new-immigration-stream-for-physicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Nova Scotia creates new immigration stream for physicians"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new Physician Stream is only open to general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 3112) and specialist physicians (NOC 3111) with a job offer approved by either the Nova Scotia Health Authority or the Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre (IWK), which is based in the province\u2019s capital city, Halifax. (Photo: <\/a>Rosmarie Voegtli\/ Flickr,<\/a>CC BY 2.0 )<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The province of Nova Scotia has created a new immigration stream to attract\u00a0general practitioners, family physicians, and specialist physicians.<\/span><\/p>\n

The new Physician Stream is only open to general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 3112) and specialist physicians (NOC 3111) with a job offer approved by either the Nova Scotia Health Authority or the Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre (IWK), which is based in the province\u2019s capital city, Halifax.<\/p>\n

The stream is designed to expedite the immigration process for physicians by reducing the amount of paperwork involved. To this end, the\u00a0Nova Scotia\u2019s immigrant nominee program, the NSNP<\/a>, says it will rely on credential assessments performed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia in a bid to eliminate duplication.<\/p>\n

In a news release, the province introduced Dr. Jamie Tribo, the first physician to be recruited to Nova Scotia under the new stream.<\/p>\n

Currently practicing in the United States, Tribo will be setting up a family practice in Nova Scotia\u2019s Cape Breton region.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are looking forward to our move to Nova Scotia,\u201d said Dr. Tribo. \u201cObtaining a medical license in another country means clearing a lot of hurdles and paperwork before even beginning on immigration requirements. This new immigration program has made the process much simpler and shorter for us, and our recruiter has been a big help along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Lynne Harrigan, vice-president of medicine and integrated health with the NSHA, said the recruitment of foreign physicians is essential.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are operating in a competitive environment across Canada and internationally,\u201d Harrigan said. \u201cThis stream provides our province a much-needed advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Nova Scotia Office of Immigration (NSOI) and the NSHA says they will work together to recruit doctors in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2018.<\/p>\n

To find out if you are eligible for any Canadian immigration program, fill out a FREE assessment form.<\/a><\/p>\n

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