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Ontario to Make It Easier for Health Professionals From Other Provinces to Practice
The bill expands automatic credential recognition and lowers fees for 16 health professions to address Ontario's urgent labour shortages, with 1,660 new U.S. and Canadian health workers joining this year.
- Next week, Labour Minister David Piccini will introduce legislation to ease practice for out-of-province health professionals as part of Ontario's plan to boost worker mobility.
- The government says the changes aim to cut red tape so licensed professionals can begin caring for patients sooner, building on the Protect Ontario through Free Trade within Canada Act, 2025 to boost labour mobility and economic resilience.
- The government plans to work with the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and the College of Nurses of Ontario to cut fees and issue certificates within two business days for qualified workers.
- Officials say the changes will improve access to care and help meet urgent labour demands as nearly 1,400 nurses and more than 260 doctors have chosen Ontario this year.
- The government says this first-in-Canada approach will streamline labour mobility and Ontario is also making it easier for U.S.-licensed nurses and board-certified physicians to practise.
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