Physicians who already have a Statement of Need and who wish to undertake additional postgraduate medical training (Fellowship) in the U.S. must apply to Health Canada for a new Statement of Need for the additional training. The physician shall remain in the same applicant category as in their initial application.
Requests for extensions of Statements of Need should be submitted no less than two months before expiry of the original Statement of Need.
Please allow 30 working days to process an application and issue the Statement of Need. The Statement of Need, bearing the seal of the Canadian Federal Department of Health, is delivered directly to the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). A copy of the signed Statement of Need is sent by Canada Post to the applicant.
Below is the list of documents that applicants in this category must submit in order to apply for a Statement of Need for additional training:
Provide a signed application form.
Print the pdf form and fill it in, then submit it by mail, email, courier or fax to the Program Administrator (Health Canada).
Provide your curriculum vitae in electronic format. Send by electronic mail to j1visa@hc-sc.gc.ca with "Your Name, CV" in the subject line.
Provide a new letter of endorsement from the Canadian provincial or territorial Ministry of Health or equivalent affirming that the additional training (Fellowship) is consistent with the existing provincial or territorial physician resource planning, and stating agreement to the additional training.
Provide a copy of one of the following:
Ontario residents must complete the HFO MRA registration form and submit the form directly to HFO MRA before a Statement of Need will be issued.
BC residents must register with
Health Match BC.
New: Ontario and British Columbia residents are also required to provide a yearly update on their contact information at the end of each residency year. Yearly updates with HealthForceOntario Marketing and Recruitment Agency (HFO MRA) or Health Match BC (HMBC) will be important factors considered when physicians apply for future extensions of their Statements of Need.
Notes:
Provide a signed original of the Consent to the Disclosure of Personal Information to Provincial and Territorial Governments for Recruitment Purposes (the Consent Form). By signing the Consent Form, the individual permits Canadian provincial and territorial health authorities to initiate the process of recruitment of an individual for employment in Canada after completion of their medical training in the United States.
The individual can sign the Consent Form at the time of application for a Statement of Need or at any time during their training in the United States. Physicians will be subject to any physician resource management policies in existence at the time of their return to Canada.
All the required documents listed above must be sent to the Program Administrator, Statement of Need Program, Health Human Resources Policy Division, Health Canada. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure all required documents are submitted.
With the exception of certified and notarized documents, all the required documents listed above can be submitted to Health Canada by fax, email, mail or courier.
Certified and notarized documents must be sent by mail or courier.
See below for electronic mail, regular mail, facsimile and courier addresses:
Regular Mail
Program Administrator
Statement of Need Program
Health Human Resources Policy Division
Health Canada
Jeanne Mance Building, Address Locator 1918C
200 Eglantine Driveway
Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 1B4
By Courier
Program Administrator
Statement of Need Program
Health Human Resources Strategies Division
Health Canada
Jeanne Mance Building, Address Locator 1918C
Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON K1A 1B4
Telephone: 613-952-1912
Attention: Mailroom
By Facsimile
Program Administrator
Statement of Need Program
Health Human Resources Policy Division
Facsimile: 613-948-8081
By Electronic Mail
j1visa@hc-sc.gc.ca
Subject: Application for Statement of Need, "Your Name"
If you have a question about the administration of your application, please contact the Program Administrator using the following email address: j1visa@hc-sc.gc.ca.