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羽毛球叔叔

Hi, everybody, I have applied for immigration to Canada this year.
I am working as emergency specialist in Hong Kong now
I searched the internet and read through all the regulations about the International Medical Graduate who has to pass their MCCEE and MCCQE before they can get a internship inside the hospital.
I wonder whether it is difficult to get a similar job or family doctor in Canada (Vancouver or Burnaby)
Is doctor still a demanding job in Canada?
Any information / personal experience provided by all of you?
Thanks!

羽毛球叔叔

that's the reason why the life/living quality after retirement in most of hongers is sub-standard. They've to cut / lower their living standard since HK Government does not have any support to these groups.

tofu

"""(e.g. In Hong Kong, one needs HK$30,000,000 before he/she could retire while maintaining present life quality)"""
how much?  depend on what is your retired life looks like.  i believe most hongers don't even earn $30 million in their life.

celeron_266

Oh... the chance of getting a license back is very dimmed...
羽毛球叔叔 發表於 2009-7-19 21:33

well won't hurt to give it a try ma...
and without a job....you really will get bored to death after you come here....

and how much is enoug?....hmmm...i guess i am too young to answer this question...but i guess it depends on how you want to live your retirement life...what kind of living standard do you want

羽毛球叔叔

Oh... the chance of getting a license back is very dimmed...
Any idea about "how much saving is needed in order to say that"s enough?" in Canada?
(e.g. In Hong Kong, one needs HK$30,000,000 before he/she could retire while maintaining present life quality)

celeron_266

unfortunately most of them are local canadian MDs
IMGs are almost nonexistent

just checked the college of physicians and surgeons of BC website
out of the many family docs/specialists who can speak chinese/cantonese, only ONE of them has a non-canadian certification (a paediatrician)
so maybe you can be the second one..

most of them are from other places such as middle east and europe
(i think this maybe due to most chinese doctors...upon immagration to canada...already have enough savings so that they dont need to practise anymore (搵夠)...and they simply dont bother going through all these trouble getting a license....)

羽毛球叔叔

So most of the doctors you consulted, both in the hospitals and clinics, are local Canadian origin?
Any doctor immigrated from Hong Kong to Canada and still practising as a doctor?

tofu

some people don't want to spend that much time to get their license back, they will rather stay in the hospital to do research work instead.

celeron_266

Oh! my god! I better have to prepare myself, psychologically and financially.....
羽毛球叔叔 發表於 2009-7-19 00:04

good luck la...

but i guess....everywhere is the same...
its hard for IMGs to come to canada to find a job....it is equally hard for medical graduates from here (or other parts of the world) to pass the LMCHK examinations and get housemanships....

羽毛球叔叔

Oh! my god! I better have to prepare myself, psychologically and financially.....