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Saint Paul University’s Institute for Transformative Leadership, in partnership with N4, have developed a new program to help internationally educated healthcare professionals (IEHPs)  overcome barriers to finding healthcare jobs in Canada. The program will be offered for the first time in September 2022.

Pre-registration is open - apply now!

A physician who fled the Russian invasion of Ukraine and arrived in Newfoundland last month says she's frustrated by a lack of communication from the provincial government -- and she's not the only one.

Maryna Sikorska said in a recent interview she is eager to work as a general physician in St. John's. But she said that until Sunday night, her emails to the province asking for help went unanswered.

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Newfoundland and Labrador is offering provincial driver's licences to Ukrainian refugees, but not to refugees from other countries like Syria or Afghanistan -- and experts say the exclusion should stop.

Hassan Ahmad is an assistant law professor at the University of Ottawa who brought a case to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario that ended that province's selective licensing for refugees. He said denying provincial licences to refugees from certain countries can deny them a chance to succeed in...

Globe and Mail: N.L. to cover licensing fees for Ukrainian doctors in province who fled Russian invasion

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says his government is working to lower barriers for internationally trained doctors as it launches efforts to help newly arrived Ukrainian health-care professionals become licensed.

Furey spoke to reporters Monday after a meeting with several federal ministers and Atlantic Canadian premiers in St. John’s, N.L. The aim of the meeting...