{"id":104599,"date":"2022-09-23T13:15:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T17:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canada-announces-express-entry-change-to-make-more-doctors-permanent-residents\/"},"modified":"2022-09-23T13:15:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T17:15:56","slug":"canada-announces-express-entry-change-to-make-more-doctors-permanent-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-announces-express-entry-change-to-make-more-doctors-permanent-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Announces Express Entry Change To Make More Doctors Permanent Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canada\u2019s immigration minister has announced a change to the Express Entry<\/a> system aimed at allowing more doctors to become permanent residents.<\/p>\n

The change introduces an important exemption for physicians who were previously seen as self-employed and therefore could not qualify for Express Entry.<\/p>\n

The move is designed to help doctors already in Canada and working on a temporary basis to make the transition to permanent residence.<\/p>\n

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Immigration Minister Sean Fraser made the announcement in Nova Scotia on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my home province in particular, foreign-born physicians have been helping to keep families healthy and to take care of our aging population,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTheir skills are critical resources in our community, and it does not take long before they become our neighbours, friends, and fellow community leaders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He added: \u201cThe measures announced today signal to these physicians that we want them to stay, by making it easier for them to choose Canada as their permanent home.\u201d<\/p>\n

What Is The Change Being Made To Express Entry?<\/h3>\n

Canada\u2019s \u2018fee for service\u2019 model for public health care means many doctors working here temporarily are considered self-employed, and therefore cannot qualify for the programs managed through Express Entry.<\/p>\n

These programs are the Federal Skilled Worker Program<\/a> and the Canadian Experience Class<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fraser announced on Friday that physicians are to be exempt from current requirements, giving them access to Canada\u2019s permanent residence programs.<\/p>\n

How Many Health Workers Come To Canada?<\/h3>\n

In 2022, Canada has received over 8,600 temporary and permanent resident applications from foreign nationals intending to work in the health sector.<\/p>\n

Last year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) approved work permit and work permit extensions for over 2,500 physicians, 620 nurses, and 550 nurses\u2019 aides and orderlies.<\/p>\n

Since 2015, over 22,400 people, including 3,600 physicians and 8,600\u00a0nurses, became permanent residents through Express Entry and the Provincial Nominee Program.<\/p>\n

As of June 2022, some 4,300 permanent residents have been admitted under the health care streams of the one-off\u00a0Temporary Residence to Permanent Residence Pathway<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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