Canada announces five options for medical doctors to live and work Photo Credit: Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesExpress entryThe Express Entry system is a points-based immigration selection framework that manages applications for three federal economic programmes. Given the persistent shortage of physicians in Atlantic Canada, medical doctors are well positioned to secure the employer endorsement required to use this pathway. Rural community immigration pilotThe Rural Community Immigration Pilot was designed to attract skilled workers to smaller communities outside major urban centres that struggle to retain professionals. Francophone community immigration pilotThe Francophone Community Immigration Pilot targets French-speaking immigrants who intend to settle in francophone communities outside Quebec. For medical doctors who are fluent in French, this pilot opens up opportunities in communities that are actively building their French-language healthcare capacity.