Ms. Danielle Fréchette at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On May 7th, 2012. See this statement in context.

May 7th, 2012 / 4 p.m.

Director, Health Policy and External Relations, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

The notion of full-time equivalence does not match up with the number of people. According to CIHI data, there are over 67,000 physicians in Canada, but they don't all work at the same level of intensity. We should not compare ourselves to the OECD countries. We compare ourselves to nations where physicians work at various levels of intensity. In Italy, working 30 hours per week is fine, as there are many more doctors. The number of physicians per 100,000 citizens means nothing.

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