

The military has stepped up to help provinces in the past, with about 200 non-medical personnel currently supporting vaccination efforts in Quebec by filling various administrative and logistical roles.

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says its medical personnel are being stretched to the limit during the pandemic, suggesting it has little to offer provincial health care systems overwhelmed by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.Ī growing number of provinces are being forced to resort to extreme measures to ensure they have enough nurses and doctors to care for patients as the number of severe cases of COVID-19 continues to climb.
