New Pilot Solving Pharmacy Shortages with Global Talent: A Win for Canada and Newcomers

This initiative represents a new model for how we think about talent and global displacement. The project identifies displaced pharmacy graduates living in Jordan—providing them a pathway not just to safety, but to their chosen profession. 

“This unique partnership unlocks life-changing career pathways for displaced pharmacists—many of them young refugees—while addressing critical healthcare shortages in Nova Scotia. It’s a triple win for newcomers, communities, and the province’s economy,” said Steve Mason, CEO of WUSC. “By pairing refugee resettlement with professional accreditation, we’re building a more inclusive and resilient health workforce in the province, while also providing a lifeline to individuals displaced by conflict.”

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Jordan-trained pharmacists arrive in N.S. following international recruitment

By: Gareth Hampshire, CBC News

Seventeen new health-care professionals are due to start work in Nova Scotia this week, after being recruited from Jordan through a new pharmacist licensure pilot program.

The group, which also includes professionals from Syria and Iraq, arrived in the province Jan. 13.

Read the full CBC story here.