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Article History

Received: 4 October 2022

Accepted: 17 May 2023

First Online: 24 May 2023

Declarations

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: The senior authors (MM and IB) are health workforce researchers with an interest in policies related to internationally trained professionals including IMG. Through discussion and revisions of the manuscript, we presented an interpretation of findings that incorporated our understanding of the topic and reflected the data (quotations) from study participants. The authors declare no competing interests.

: This study was approved by the Newfoundland and Labrador Health Research Ethics Board (reference (#15.144) and the University of Ottawa Research Ethics Board (reference # H08-15-01). To protect confidentiality, each participant is identified by a numerical code and, where applicable, we edited quotations (indicated by square brackets) to obscure potentially identifying details. Changes were reviewed by co-authors to ensure that we did not change the meaning of the quotation. Informed consent was obtained from all interested participants by a research assistant prior to their participation in the interviews. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.

: Not applicable.