Supporting Canada's health workers by improving health workforce research, planning and data
Summary
Now more than ever, there is a need to improve health workforce planning and advance research to better support health workers.Today, The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Physical Activity, and Taleeb Noormohamed, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, visited BC Childrens Hospital Research Institute to announce $750,000 in support for its project, A New Provincial Training Hub: Building capacity for clinicians who care for children and youth with eating disorders. This project will improve clinician well-being, expand system capacity and ensure the availability of quality, evidence-based care for children and youth with pediatric eating disorders.This project is part of the $11.6 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and its partners to support 15 research teams and one Evidence Support and Knowledge Mobilization Hub. "The Honourable Carla QualtroughMinister of Sport and Physical Activity A report from the OurCare Initiative found that 6.5 million Canadiansabout 22 percent of the adult populationdo not currently have a family doctor. Category-based selection allows to issue invitations to apply to prospective permanent residents with specific work experience, including in health care. This foundational platform is a significant milestone in the integration of health care data in Canada and will enhance labour mobility and support health professionals to work where they are most needed.Through this project, the Medical Council of Canada will work with Medical Regulatory Authorities (MRAs) to begin collecting physician information across the country and populate that data into the registry.