95% of Doctors Would Support Pan-Canadian Medical Licensing: Survey

95% of Doctors Would Support Pan-Canadian Medical Licensing: Survey
A surgery in performed at the operating room at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children on Nov. 30, 2022. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
Isaac Teo
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Nearly all doctors in Canada say they are supportive of changes to medical licensing that would enable them to provide care to patients anywhere in the country, a new survey by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) indicates.

The poll, completed with over 5,000 practicing and retired doctors and medical learners, found that 95 percent of respondents support the idea of having a pan-Canadian licensing program that would free up physician mobility and improve access to patient care.