Той е бил лекар 17 години в Украйна. Now, in B.C., he’s a welder
Alex Martsiv worked as a family doctor in Ukraine for 17 years, running a practice in a rural western area of the country.
" Имам 10 села и популацията беше към 5000 души единствено за един доктор ", сподели Мартсв пред Global News.
обаче, когато Русия нахлу в Украйна в 2022 година, се промени за фамилията му, в това число и седем деца. missiles, which was flying about our houses and they were shot down, ” Martsiv said.
The family came to Canada as part of the Emergency Travel Program and settled in Abbotsford, B.C., but Martsiv ran into complications to resume working as a doctor.
It took 18 months to verify his Ukrainian credentials, and he still needs to take a series of exams estimated to cost up to $6,000.
To feed his family, he’s been working as a welder.
