Manitoba and its strong francophone community may benefit from legislation in Quebec that’s driving doctors there to consider practising in other provinces.

“We’ve had a lot of interest from Quebec physicians about opportunities in Manitoba,” Doctors Manitoba spokesman Keir Johnson said Wednesday.

Doctors there have expressed outrage over provincial legislation that introduces a new compensation system tied to performance metrics and imposes penalties for collective actions.

Some are investigating a move to Manitoba, which has struggled with a shortage of doctors and has stepped up recruitment and retention efforts in recent years.

“Just last week at the Family Medicine Forum, a major national conference held this year in Winnipeg, our booth was busy with physicians from other province

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