Health Canada estimates that by 2010, Canada will be short 5,800 physicians. However, Puddester said new physicians tend to work fewer hours than established doctors, a productivity difference that could translate into a real shortage of 10,400 physicians.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2007/09/29/doctor-shortage.html
[According to the new boss of the Canadian Medical Association Canada loses the equivalent of 1 graduating class each year to emigration also. -- NSay] [Proofreader’s note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on October 1, 2007]
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