Ontario mayors push back on cash incentives for recruiting doctors
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 6:20 am
Several Ontario mayors, including Sault Ste. Marie’s, are decrying financial incentives used to lure doctors to local communities. They argue that these monetary enticements are undermining fiscal fairness and local integrity, calling for the federal government to put an outright ban on such practices across the nation.
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The doctors say the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can’t pony up the cash – especially those in rural and northern regions
But Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker is going even further, suggesting the federal government should outlaw the practice from "coast to coast."
Several Ontario mayors have been calling on the province to ban financial incentives municipalities use to lure in doctors, saying the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can’t pony up the cash – especially those in rural and northern regions. But Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker…
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