Yes.
Evidence of meeting #16 for Health in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was research.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #16 for Health in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was research.
A recording is available from Parliament.
5:20 p.m.
Conservative
Alice Wong Conservative Richmond, BC
I hope it's working, because in B.C. we're doing that. The federal government definitely is encouraging medical students, as well as nursing students, in areas where we can even waive their student loans. Those are some of the incentives.
Talking about provincial differences, again, I think the Prime Minister has spoken to all of the different provinces about foreign credential recognition.
5:20 p.m.
Conservative
5:20 p.m.
Conservative
Alice Wong Conservative Richmond, BC
So there is also the matter of foreign credential recognition across the provinces.
5:20 p.m.
A voice
Yes.
5:20 p.m.
Conservative
Alice Wong Conservative Richmond, BC
If you can practise in B.C., why can't you practise in Ontario? That's my question.
5:25 p.m.
Conservative
5:25 p.m.
Vice-President, Programs, and Executive Director, Quebec Office, Canadian Institute for Health Information
In terms of mobility, we have done a study using census population data, looking at 30 health professions, to see how these professions move within provinces between rural and urban areas. We're updating it now with the 2006 data now available, which provides a lot of information on that.
We also produce information about the rate of nurses and physicians by health regions, so you can look at rural versus urban health regions. We're looking at the professionals who provide care, because in large centres there are a lot of professionals who are working in education. That's been provided, and it's done so across the country for all health regions.
5:25 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joy Smith
Good. Thank you.
This has been an extremely useful afternoon. Your coming to the committee to give us your insights and ideas has been of paramount importance to us. As I said earlier, this committee is going into a very detailed study on this issue, and some of the things you said today caused us here at the table to see some gaps that we need to fill at the rest of the committee's meetings.
I want to thank you very much for being here today.
I just have one more thing to talk to the committee about, and then we will adjourn.
5:25 p.m.
Vice-President, Programs, and Executive Director, Quebec Office, Canadian Institute for Health Information
Thank you very much.
5:25 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joy Smith
Committee members, just to tell you, the main estimates will end on June 23. The agencies that we have appearing so far on May 12 are the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of Canada, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, and the Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission. And, as you know, on May 14 the Minister of Health will be attending.
If you have anything else you want added to that meeting on main estimates, could you just think about it and then hand your request to the clerk?
Thank you. The meeting is adjourned.