The province has set a goal of hiring 100 new doctors this year as part of a broader plan to bolster Manitoba’s health-care system.
Premier Wab Kinew and Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara made the announcement Thursday at Grace Hospital.
Kinew says the province is investing $309.5 million towards staff recruitment, retention and training, which includes increased funding for physician recruitment and medical residency spots by 38 per cent.
The announcement is part of a promise made in the 2024 budget, which pledged to hire 1,000 new health-care workers this year.
The province says hiring physicians is one part of its strategy to improve the overall health-care system by retaining, recruiting and training more workers with new training seats, streamlined licensing for internationally educated health-care workers and community recruitment.
This is a developing story. More details to come.