Ottawa could help health care with better international recruiting, premiers say
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Improving health care is not just a matter of money and transfers from Ottawa to the provinces, provincial leaders said at the annual premiers conference Tuesday.
Improving health care is not just a matter of money and transfers from Ottawa to the provinces, provincial leaders said at the annual premiers conference Tuesday.
The federal government could help by streamlining recruitment of workers from abroad, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told reporters in Winnipeg.
“They are principally responsible when it comes to immigration and bringing people into the country, which is why they play a crucial role in that,” she said.
“We've all been able to negotiate some arrangements that have allowed for us to be able to bring in new professionals. We've got (a memorandum of understanding) with the Philippines, for instance.”
Smith added Ottawa could also help ensure that health-care workers can move seamlessly between provinces.
Health care is one of the main topics at the three-day meeting this week.
The premiers also met with health worker representatives.
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