We would like to acknowledge funding for this research provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada through a standard research grant entitled, “BRAIN DRAIN, BRAIN GAIN OR BRAIN WASTE: An Examination of Health Providers who Migrate to Canada” awarded to I. Bourgeault and V. Satzewich (2006-2009); funding provided through the Canada Research Chair in Comparative Health Labour Policies and Practices awarded to I. Bourgeault (2004-2009); the CIHR/Health Canada Research Chair in Health Human Resource Policy and in-kind support from the Ontario Health Human Resources Research Network.

The authors would like to acknowledge the editorial support provided by Sue Cragg, the administrative support provided by Jan Jablonski and Chantal Demers, and the support in the conduct of some of the interviews by Elizabeth Darling and Johanna Geraci.

We would also like the thank all of the internationally educated physicians, nurses and midwives who participated in this research.

None of the views expressed in this document necessarily reflect those views of Health Canada nor the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.