This Toronto doctor has over 2,000 patients, but still no permanent residency | CBC Radio

"He has been rejected three times on various technicalities even though, he says with a rueful laugh, "Ontario needs doctors. Over 2.5 million Ontarians are without a family doctor, according to the Ontario Medical Association. Across Canada that number sits at around 5.9 million. There's this identified need but we don't have infrastructure in place to actually make this happen, said Wanda Morvay, who hired Antil at Toronto's Albany Medical Clinic back in 2023."

"Dr. Michael Antil moved from North Carolina to Toronto in July 2023, seeking a more diverse and broad-minded environment for his family and a universal health-care system in which to practice. But three years later, despite Canada's well-documented doctor shortage and so many theoretical routes to citizenship for skilled workers like himself, he still doesn't have permanent residency. Antil came to Canada with over two decades' experience in the States"

"Yet he and his wife (an ESL teacher) are still living by dint of temporary work permits, their children are facing international student fees for post-secondary education, and he had to cough up an additional 25 per cent foreign buyers' tax on his house. Rifling through an inches-tall stack of paperwork, the 50-year-old told White Coat, Black Art host Dr. Brian Goldman about all the hoops, hurdles and red tape he's come up against since first applying for permanent residency in 2023."

Dr. Michael Antil moved from North Carolina to Toronto in July 2023 seeking a more diverse environment and a universal health-care system. He arrived with over two decades of U.S. experience and manages more than 2,000 patients at a Toronto clinic. Antil and his family remain on temporary work permits after three rejections of his permanent residency applications on technicalities. His wife works as an ESL teacher and his children face international tuition fees. He paid a 25% foreign buyers' tax on his home. Ontario and Canada face large primary-care gaps despite governmental efforts.

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