British Expats - $100,000 Free!

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cjones

Mar 13th 2013 10:10 pm

$100,000 Free!

Only catch is, you need to be a GP willing to work in rural(ish) BC for a minimum of 3 years.

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The B.C. Medical Association and the provincial government are teaming up to offer a big carrot to doctors to get them to practice in several rural areas.

Family doctors and specialists who commit to three years in one of 17 designated communities will get a special payment of $100,000.

The communities are Bella Coola, Burns Lake, Chetwynd, Clearwater, Cranbrook, Galiano Island, Hazelton, Kitimat, Nakusp, Pemberton, Port Alberni, Port Hardy, Princeton, Quesnel, Terrace, Tofino and Tumbler Ridge.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle9731514/

Shard

Mar 13th 2013 10:13 pm

Re: $100,000 Free!

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Originally Posted by cjones (Post 10602267)

Only catch is, you need to be a GP willing to work in rural(ish) BC for a minimum of 3 years.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle9731514/

Is that tax free?

jossie

Mar 13th 2013 11:08 pm

Re: $100,000 Free!

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjones (Post 10602267)

Only catch is, you need to be a GP willing to work in rural(ish) BC for a minimum of 3 years.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle9731514/

I wonder how long the offer is open for? Our eldest son is training to be a GP but still has a few years to go so hopefully these incentives are still around then.

R I C H

Mar 13th 2013 11:54 pm

Re: $100,000 Free!

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Originally Posted by jossie (Post 10602327)

I wonder how long the offer is open for? Our eldest son is training to be a GP but still has a few years to go so hopefully these incentives are still around then.

Hopefully not - those communities need doctors now, not in several years. Tofino's hardly a bad place to have to commit to 3 years.

cjones

Mar 14th 2013 6:39 am

Re: $100,000 Free!

Somewhat confusingly, we live near one of the towns listed above and actually had a choice of GPs when we arrived, unlike when we lived in Edmonton and had to wait 2 years to get one? :blink:

jossie

Mar 14th 2013 7:44 am

Re: $100,000 Free!

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Originally Posted by R I C H (Post 10602402)

Hopefully not - those communities need doctors now, not in several years. Tofino's hardly a bad place to have to commit to 3 years.

Yeah, Nakusp is pretty nice too. I was surprised at some of the places on the list.

nldfc

Mar 14th 2013 7:47 am

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I think they should be due me 100k for having to work in Nova Scotia ;)

izzi81

Mar 14th 2013 7:51 pm

Re: $100,000 Free!

Makes me think of Northern Exposure :) great tv!

alipeesha

Mar 14th 2013 7:56 pm

Re: $100,000 Free!

anything for dentists?

CanadaJimmy

Mar 14th 2013 11:12 pm

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They're always trying to lure people out into the rural areas to improve the quality of life there. Another program I heard about was that you can also get loans of up to $150,000 if you start a business in a rural community (from community futures bc).

energysolutions

Mar 14th 2013 11:16 pm

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Originally Posted by CanadaJimmy (Post 10604515)

Big difference between a $150,000 loan (ie repayable, millstone round your neck) and a $100,00 sweetener (ie not repayable, spend spend spend).......

I know which I would be wanting.......

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