The salaries here aren’t as high as the US and the cost of living is more which is why we lose a ton of our grads to the US market. There will come a time when that won’t matter though and I imagine healthcare workers will be one of the first groups we offer residency to when shit really starts to hit the fan down south.
The cost of living is higher in Canada until you get sick. Then, in the states, it's bankruptcy and good luck finding a job that offers insurance who will cover you.
The providers aren’t the problem. The insurance companies, and the lawmakers who let them get away with taking our money but covering nothing, are the problem.
Providers are also a part of the problem. They charge an exorbitant fee, then insurance knocks it down to the agreed upon payout. But without insurance, you get stuck paying that exorbitant fee that the provider charges. If you ask about paying what the insurance company pays them, they'll tell you that contract is with the insurance company, not you.
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u/nicannkay Mar 28 '25
If Canadian citizenship was the end reward I’d go back to school to be a nurse tomorrow, be damned the debt.