It will be a negative for patients...but if decreasing standards of care wins a few votes, the Ontario government will be all for it.

I arrived as an international graduate, did my home work, achieved  the qualifications required , rolled up my sleeves and got to work...others did not do their home work  arriving in the country without their ducks in a line, drove taxis and whined.

BTW there are many Canadians who studied abroad and who cannot come back into Canada to practice medicine...priority should be given to them where gaining the appropriate qualifications are concerned.

The government is attempting to keep the number of doctors down because they see patients and that costs the government...Canada, Ontario in particular , has a lower doctor/ patient ratio than the top rated health care systems of the world .