Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

[Czech_pivo]

I don't know if it's still the case but when I was working for the Canadian Medical Association 20+ years ago I was astounded by the number of South African and Irish doctors working in Canada, particularly in places like NL and Sask.

The question would be, are the majority of them still in SK and NL 20yrs later?

 

[MacNav63]

The question would be, are the majority of them still in SK and NL 20yrs later?

Good question. I didn’t stick around the CMA long enough to get a take on that although I don’t recall hearing anything at the time that would have indicated that there were long-term retention issues. I seem to recall that it was not a new phenomenon.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Good question. I didn’t stick around the CMA long enough to get a take on that although I don’t recall hearing anything at the time that would have indicated that there were long-term retention issues. I seem to recall that it was not a new phenomenon.

The cold plains of SK are a far cry from the dry warm plains of SA......On the other hand, an Irish person could almost feel right at home in NL.

 

[tomydoom]

The cold plains of SK are a far cry from the dry warm plains of SA......On the other hand, an Irish person could almost feel right at home in NL.

Having lived in Newfoundland and currently living in Ireland, my experience is that the Irish do not cope well with snow. Snow in June and the Irish psyche may not get along.

 

[Furniture]

I don't know if it's still the case but when I was working for the Canadian Medical Association 20+ years ago I was astounded by the number of South African and Irish doctors working in Canada, particularly in places like NL and Sask.

As a kid on PEI, my optometrist was South African.

 

[Halifax Tar]

As a kid on PEI, my optometrist was South African.

Understanding that we will draw them in, but my rugby club has seen a big influx of SA families in the last couple of years.

And Jewish families.

We actually have a former Israeli International coaching with us.

Having lived in Newfoundland and currently living in Ireland, my experience is that the Irish do not cope well with snow. Snow in June and the Irish psyche may not get along.

The similarities would be there from July to Aug but after that all bets are off.

Having sailed into both places it's not hard to tell where NFLD came from geographically...

 

[Eaglelord17]

South African doctors made a lot of sense 20-30 years ago when they fled after Apartheid fell. A lot of brain drain happened in South Africa at that time period.