Manitoba announced a plan to recruit up to 90 internationally trained family physicians, backed by roughly $6 million from the federal government. The initiative, outlined by the Manitoba health minister and the federal health minister, aims to bolster medical staffing in the province’s rural and remote communities.
Funding from the federal government will support the hiring process, with the goal of having the new doctors in place by 2029. The move follows a prolonged shortage of family physicians in Manitoba, prompting the joint provincial‑federal effort to address the gap.
The added physicians are intended to improve access to primary care for residents in underserved areas across the province.