The province’s $142-million ‘learn and stay grant’ will cover educational costs for students in return for a commitment to work in the region where they studied for up to two years
Ontario wants to entice 2,500 health care workers a year to practise in communities hit with the greatest staffing challenges by covering their tuition at select postsecondary schools.
“We’re bolstering our work force, building a pipeline of health care talent for growing and underserved communities,” Mr. Ford said. “This is a real win-win. We’re providing students with opportunity for great education and a rewarding career and we’re increasing the number of health care workers in underserved communities so that Ontarians in every corner of the province get the quality of care they need closer to home.
A list of eligible postsecondary institutions across more than a dozen communities has been posted on theand span from northern colleges, including in Thunder Bay and Timmins, to larger universities such as the University of Ottawa and Queen’s University in Kingston. The paramedic profession is experiencing a rapid rate of attrition, Mr. Wilton said, with about 30 per cent of workers coming up on retirement in the next five years.
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