The health care sector as a whole is facing labour shortages. Consequently, Canada is increasing its targets in immigration and the goal now is to get around 8,000 new health-care workers a year as opposed to the 4,000 per year from 2017 – 2022.
How will licensing and regulatory bodies ensure language proficiency in health care workers is adequate to meet the various needs of patients, employers and stakeholders?
On October 20, CCLB, a charitable not-for-profit organization, is convening a panel of experts to discuss the issue and provide insights to policy makers, licensing bodies, governments and associations.