There is a lot of protectionism & abuse in the doctor system, to the point where I think common tropes are put as fronts to keep up a status quo to hide the reality. You have to look at actions vs. the statements at this point. "The purpose of a system is what it does"
Statement: We need more doctors in Canada.
Actions: It's much harder than 20 years ago to get into med school or a residency (USA medicare). It's even harder to go to med school in Canada than the USA! Doctors from other countries have much higher testing standards than local med school graduates in Canada to get licensed. To the point where they move to the USA because it's easier to start working than it is in Canada itself. Foreign Doctor moves to canada and becomes a taxi driver is a trope in Canada because of the excessively high barriers.
Statement: We need more doctors in Canada.
Actions: It's much harder than 20 years ago to get into med school or a residency (USA medicare). It's even harder to go to med school in Canada than the USA! Doctors from other countries have much higher testing standards than local med school graduates in Canada to get licensed. To the point where they move to the USA because it's easier to start working than it is in Canada itself. Foreign Doctor moves to canada and becomes a taxi driver is a trope in Canada because of the excessively high barriers.