Canadian placement agencies specializing in health care are experts at recruiting in this sector. On the basis of this experience, many gave us their recommendations for candidates and their vision of the market.
Nursing graduates and doctors educated abroad are a non-negligible source of labour for the Canadian health care system. Among the nurses authorized to practise in Canada, some 6% to 8% were educated abroad, while foreign-trained doctors account for 22% of Canadian doctors. There are still many foreign health care professionals who are not authorized to practise in Canada, however.