Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan had the highest percentage of internationally educated healthcare professionals (IEHPs) working in their fields in 2021, with 74%, 68%, and 67%, respectively.

Ontario had attracted the most significant number of IEHPs, with 116,310 residing there in 2021. IEHPs were most likely to be nurses, with one-third studying nursing.

The fields of study varied by province, with Prince Edward Island having the highest percentage of IEHPs studying nursing at 53%, Newfoundland and Labrador having 30% trained to be physicians, and Ontario having the highest proportion of IEHPs studying dentistry at 10% or pharmacy at 9%.

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https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2022/12/government-of-canada-launches-call-for-proposals-to-help-internationally-educated-professionals-work-in-canadian-healthcare.html