Ottawa, January 27, 2026 — As part of Budget 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the introduction of co-payments for certain supplemental health products and services covered under the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP). The IFHP provides temporary and limited health coverage for eligible individuals until they are enrolled in provincial or territorial…

As of January 1, 2026, the OINP Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream expanded eligibility for self-employed internationally educated physicians. Physicians under NOC 31100, 31101, and 31102 who are members in good standing with the CPSO, hold a provisional certificate of registration, and have an OHIP billing number can now apply without a job offer.…