US EditionSome Ontario mayors against communities’ financial incentives to attract doctors
- Several Ontario mayors are opposing municipalities offering financial incentives to attract doctors due to harm to less wealthy communities.
- This opposition arises because incentive programs have intensified competition for doctors, disadvantaging rural and northern areas with fewer resources.
- Physicians like Dr. Sarah Newbery, who helped end Marathon's chronic doctor shortage nearly 30 years ago, emphasize retention depends on supportive work environments, not cash bonuses.
- Current data shows Ontario has a shortage of hundreds of doctors, with over 525,000 rural residents lacking primary care, while the government invests $1.8 billion to improve access by 2029.
- Mayors call for provincial or federal intervention to ban incentives, arguing funds would be better used fostering welcoming communities and supporting physicians’ work-life balance.
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Sarnia Observer
Sarnia This WeekSome Ontario mayors oppose communities’ financial incentives to attract doctors
Several Ontario mayors have been calling on the province to ban financial incentives municipalities use to lure doctors, saying the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can’t pony up the cash — especially in rural and northern regions.
Some Ontario mayors against financial incentives to attract doctors
Several Ontario mayors have been calling on the province to ban financial incentives municipalities use to lure in doctors, saying the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can't pony up the cash -- especially those in rural and northern regions.
Some Ontario mayors against communities’ financial incentives to attract doctors
Several Ontario mayors have been calling on the province to ban financial incentives municipalities use to lure in doctors, saying the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can’t pony up the cash – especially those in rural and northern regions.
The Chronicle-Journal
Some Ontario mayors against communities' financial incentives to attract doctors
Several Ontario mayors have been calling on the province to ban financial incentives municipalities use to lure in doctors, saying the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can't pony up the cash – especially those in rural and northern regions.
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Several Ontario mayors have been calling on the province to ban financial incentives municipalities use to lure in doctors, saying the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can’t pony up the cash – especially those in rural and northern regions. But Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker is going even further, suggesting the federal government should outlaw the practice from “coast to coast.” “I think it should be banned across the co…
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