Blacklock’s- Say Definition Aids Millions
A current program under the Canada Student Loan Act writes off up to $60,000 in loans for doctors and $30,000 for nurses who agree to practice in rural Canada. Previous regulations defined rural as remote “census subdivisions” but excluded population density.
“The current definition of an ‘under-served rural or remote community’ tends to exclude areas that may be considered rural within broader municipalities, making them ineligible for the benefit,” said the notice. It gave by example the hamlet of Sheet Harbour, N.S., population 800, that was disqualified from the program since it is a 90-minute drive from Halifax.
Every province in Canada taxes high income earners (300K a year) at around 50%.
My advise for newly minted Canadian doctors? Move to Texas, Florida, or other state with no state income tax.
The weathers’ better, you’ll earn more, you won’t be a defacto government employee, and you’ll pay 1/3 of your salary in income tax, instead of 1/2.
How’s that vote winning “tax the rich” working out for you, Canada?
This is why you can’t find a doctor in Canada.
l moved back to the biggest hick town in Canaduh in 2001, my 1st GP Dr Alizedeh-Khiavi (sp) moved to Florida after abt a year. thats when l knew gonna be issues finding a GP in Ontariowe. which is what we have big time in 2024.
The reason no doctors practice in rural areas is that they starve. Pretty simple.
Fees are a joke unless you can see 40+ patients a day. New patient every five minutes, now you’re making money. Five patients a day? Starvation.
In Ontario, it costs 35 grand a year just to keep a license to practice.
Even small cities in Ontario are “under served”. The “family” doctor has become very difficult to find these days. Many GPs work regular 9 to 5 hours and that means fewer patients seen and more waiting in emergency rooms.
Throw in the massive amount of paperwork required by government and you have a system that has been folding in on itself for decades.
Wasn’t this the plot of Northern Exposure?