The provincial government says it will force new doctors trained in Quebec to work in the province’s public health-care system for the first years of their practice.
Health Minister Christian Dubé told a Montreal radio station this morning that those who want to leave Quebec or work in the private system will face “consequences.”
The minister announced Sunday evening he plans to table a new bill to force new family physicians and specialist doctors to start their careers in Quebec.
The government estimates it costs between $435,000 and $790,000 to train a doctor, including during their residency.
It says there has been a 70 percent increase in the number of doctors working exclusively in the private system since 2020, adding that the trend is especially notable among new doctors….