Manitoba office has supported 137 physicians since 2024

Manitoba’s Health Care Retention and Recruitment Office has supported 137 physicians moving to the province since 2024, including 18 in Prairie Mountain Health. Physicians must meet licensing and immigration requirements before they can begin work.

• 81 of the recruits practise family medicine.
• 52 came to Manitoba through recruitment efforts in the United Kingdom; 42 came from elsewhere in Canada.
• The office has engaged with nearly 800 people interested in working in Manitoba.
• It helps candidates with licensing, immigration and community placement.