Libéral
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Increase medical school and residency spaces, and build new medical schools
"Increase medical school and residency spaces, and build new medical schools and expand residency positions, especially for family medicine. This will be done in close collaboration with each province and territory to reflect their priorities and population needs. We will consider the unique health care access needs of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis and establish a dedicated stream to increase access to medical care in areas of federal jurisdiction." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
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Work with provinces and territories to streamline credential recognition for internationally-trained doctors and nurses
"Make it easier for internationally trained doctors and health professionals to practice in Canada. We will work with provincial and territorial partners to streamline credential recognition for internationally trained doctors and nurses so that qualified health care professionals already living here can contribute to our health care system." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
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Implement pan-Canadian licensure for health workers
"Address labour mobility issues and implement pan-Canadian licensure so that health workers can be employed anywhere in Canada. By advancing mutual recognition of credentials across provinces and territories we can improve workforce flexibility, lower health care costs, and reduce regional shortages [more]." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
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Create a new global recruitment strategy for doctors
"Recruit qualified doctors through a new global recruitment strategy that will fast-track the arrival of doctors into Canada, including Canadians practicing abroad and other U.S.-trained physicians and health researchers. To make sure Canada fully capitalizes on this opportunity, we will increase funding for research grants and infrastructure at our hospitals and other health care institutions." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
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Create a refundable tax credit up to $1,100/year for Personal Support Workers
"Provide Personal Support Workers (PSWs) with up to $1,100 a year by immediately legislating a refundable Health Care Workers Hero Tax Credit." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
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Reduce the administrative burden on doctors with streamlined and standardised forms, and scaling up digital tools
"Reduce the administrative burden on doctors with streamlined and standardized forms and scaling up digital tools that significantly reduce paperwork and leave more time for patient visits. And we will also launch a new program to support doctors in safely and securely adopting new digital tools such as e-prescribing and e-referrals. We will also support tools that are bilingual for doctors and nurses." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
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Implement a national license for physicians and nurses
"Implement a national licence for physicians and nurses, giving health workers more mobility across the country and making it easier to respond to workforce needs across jurisdictions." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22
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Expand the Union Training and Innovation Program to include training spaces
"Support training for nurses, PSWs, and teachers by expanding the Union Training and Innovation Program (UTIP) to include training spaces. When we take care of caregivers, they are better able to take care of patients." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22