In an article for The Conversation, Anthony Sanfilippo (Queen’s University) and Neil Seeman (University of Toronto) argue that Canadian-trained doctors should be allowed to practise anywhere in the country without obtaining additional licensing. The authors emphasize that Canada’s medical schools collaborate closely with one another as they share educational practices and prepare graduates to meet national qualifying standards. Sanfilippo and Seeman assert that despite this coordination, licensing remains fragmented across provincial and territorial bodies. This fragmentation, in turn, restricts physicians’ mobility and ability to respond to labour shortages in underserved areas. “Canadian-trained doctors should be allowed to practice where they are qualified and needed, and that’s in Canada—all of it,” they conclude.
