Ontario announces free tuition for more people to pursue careers in health care Ontario
Ontario's increasingly-dire shortage of trained hospital staff could actually prove advantageous for people in the province who are about to graduate, or simply want to change what they do for a living – with all expenses paid.program, which provides eligible students"full, upfront funding for tuition, books and other direct educational costs," to train more health care workers beginning this spring.
Previously only available to students enrolled in nursing programs, these generous grants are now being offered to Ontario residents who are training to become paramedics or medical laboratory technologists.during 2023 and 2024, but there are, of course, a few catches in terms of eligibility. First, anyone who participates in the program must agree to work in the region where they studied for at least two years post-graduation.
Secondly, there are geographical requirements for some of the programs; For nursing, students must attend schools in northern, eastern or southwestern Ontario. For medical laboratory sciences, students must be enrolled in programs at schools in northern or southwestern Ontario. People training to become paramedics are only eligible to have their expenses covered by the government if they attend school in northern Ontario.
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