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Volunteer

Information for Internationally Trained Professionals

Each year, Volunteer Services receives many volunteer applications from internationally trained professionals. Please note that while we are pleased to accept your application, volunteers at St. Michael's Hospital are not permitted to take on any tasks or responsibilities that fall outside the scope of the volunteer role.

Therefore, any tasks or responsibilities that can only legally be performed by a member of a licenced or regulated profession (physician, pharmacist, physiotherapist, laboratory technician, etc.) are not included in any volunteer role descriptions. Volunteering will not allow you the opportunity to practice or develop your clinical or technical skills, nor are our volunteer roles designed to be professional internship opportunities. Also, for reasons of patient privacy, St. Michael's Hospital does not permit volunteers to shadow physicians or other health care professionals.

If you are an internationally trained professional and you are looking for:

information on the regulatory colleges
education and assessment programs
entry to practice requirements
information on internships and mentorships

Please see for more information:

Global Experience Ontario
Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
http://www.ontarioimmigration.ca/english/geo.asp

Health Force Ontario
Ministry of Health
http://www.healthforceontario.ca/Jobs/AccessCentre.aspx

Care4Nurses
Nursing professionals only
http://www.care4nurses.org

Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council
City of Toronto
http://www.triec.ca

Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials
http://www.cicic.ca