How, specifically, do these initiatives reduce the steps that foreign-trained physicians require to practice in Ontario?
IMG Ontario offers physicians an integrated, co-ordinated system for information, support, assessment, and training. IMG physicians now only need to apply to one office to access all of Ontario’s IMG opportunities, thereby reducing duplication of the application process to various programs. Additionally, when OIMG is operating at full capacity, it will provide information about access to registration in Ontario, individual case management services, exam preparation, career counselling, and information about the Canadian medical system that will help guide physicians through the necessary steps and expedite the process for many. For the first time in Ontario, IMG physicians who do not need full postgraduate training are able to access advanced-level training positions, bringing them to practice in the shortest time possible.
