Quebec: rules relaxed for foreign-trained doctors

The Collège des médecins du Québec has announced that foreign-trained medical graduates with restricted permits may, after five years, qualify for a regular permit. They will then be able to practice more freely in the province, without the limitation of working within a sponsoring establishment. The change should permit increased access to physicians within a short time as 175 physicians qualify now to work under the new rules. Read more.