Alberta health minister announces resident physician pay deal as family doctors wait
Meanwhile, family doctors are waiting for a new compensation deal, which is now delayed, that they say is needed to keep their clinics afloat
by Lisa Johnson · Calgary HeraldEDMONTON — Alberta’s government has reached a new tentative four-year pay deal with resident physicians as the province grapples with overcrowding in hospitals and a potential health-care labour disruption.
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The resident agreement includes wage increases of three per cent in each of the first two years, and two per cent in each of the last two years — amounting to about 10.4 per cent over four years.