b"HEALTH CARE SPOTLIGHTIn a bold move, in 2022 the QuebecThis has to be the approach that we takeother's provinces, says Green. Workers government announced a whoppingin the future, stresses Cryne. As long asmay move to another province where its $65-million investment over two years topeople have valid credentials and the neces- easier to get licensed. That's why we need a recruit and train about 1,000 nurses fromsary language skills, we should be welcomingnational campaign to look at thesefrancophone countries to work in seventhem with open arms rather than putting uplicensing requirements. regions of the province hardest hit by theemployment barriers. This competition is, in fact, already nursing shortage. Among the countriesProvinces should also revisit which foreignunderway, with provinces such as New targeted are Algeria, Cameroon, Morocco,medical school credentials are accepted inBrunswick reportedly offering substan-Tunisia and Mauritius. Canada. Says Green: Sometimes we make ittial signing bonuses to nurses from other so difficult for foreign-trained doctors to getprovinces. Ontario is taking a different THE FUTURE their licences accepted. I absolutely want us toapproach, enacting legislative changes that Clearly, filling the gaps in the Canadianhave proper standards, but do we really needwill allow nurses from other provinces to health-care system with skilled foreigna doctor who has graduated from MIT orstart working right away, doing away with talent requires flexibility and special initia- Harvard to perform their jobs? the requirement to register with one of tives on the part of the provinces. CryneFinally, there are those who feel that toprovinces health regulatory colleges. recalls a conversation with former Quebecbalance the playing field, a federal licensingClearly, efforts to address a growing Premier Jean Charest a decade ago, insystem for health-care workers needs to beshortage of skilled professionals in the which he observed that if someone canintroduced. Some provinces are amendingcritical health-care sector are underway. mend a broken leg in Paris or London, whytheir systems to issue licences quicklyHopefully, we can expect to see them wont we let them do the same in Canada?but we don't want to be stealing from eachstrengthen in the future.PERSPECTIVESP R O F E S S I O N A L S E R V I C E S D I R E C T O R YACCOMMODATIONS MOVING & STORAGE FACILITIES RELOCATION MANAGEMENT SERVICESCorporate Stays . DigitalRiverbend Movers 12SIRVA BGRS 5, Digitalwww.corporatestays.com www.riverbendmovers.com www.sirva.comwww.facebook.com/riverbendmovingandstorage Sprout. 7 EMPLOYMENT & WORKPLACE www.sprout.globalIMMIGRATION LAW SERVICES MOVING & STORAGE SERVICES TRC Global Mobility, Inc. 13 Sultan Lawyers. 11Atlas Van Lines www.trcglobalmobility.comwww.sultanlawyers.com (Canada) Ltd.Inside Back Cover www.atlasvanlines.ca RELOCATION MOBILITYEXECUTIVE RECRUITING Quality Move Management Inc 3Weichert Workforce MobilitySignature Source 11www.qmm.com .Outside Back Cover www.signature-source.com Salmons Transfer Ltd 7www.weichertworkforcemobility.comEXTENDED STAY www.salmonstransfer.com VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION Les Suites - Ottawa 17Taylor Moving and Storage Ltd. 11Hansens 21, Digital www.les-suites.com www.taylormoving.com https://www.lhf.com/GLOBAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL RELOCATION SERVICES Livingston Transportation Inc.RELONAT 15, Digital Cigna 11Inside Front Cover, Digitalwww.vehicletransportation.cawww.cignaglobalhealth.com www.relonat.com Snowbirds Auto Connection Ltd. 12 GLOBAL TAX & IMMIGRATION SERVICES www.snowbirdsautoconnection.comREAL ESTATE Vialto Partners. 11The Lind Realtywww.vialtopartners.com Team Inc., Brokerage. 23 https://lindrealty.ca/26PERSPECTIVES Summer 2023"