Get approved for a career loan with a fixed interest rate as low as 6.7%.
If you’re an internationally trained doctor, a Windmill loan can assist with your career-related expenses, enabling you to start practicing again.
We know starting over in Canada can be tough. You may be working a survival job, wondering when you’ll be working in your profession again. Getting re-accredited or re-licensed can be costly, but Windmill, a registered charity, is here to help.
As a non-profit, we are offering low-interest career loans with a fixed 6.7% rate - one of the lowest rates available. Unlike payday loans with sky-high rates, and even big banks can’t offer this affordability, Windmill’s loans are specifically designed to support skilled immigrants like you.
Beyond financing, Windmill provides career coaching, mentorship and money management training to help you succeed. Our mission is to get you back to your profession and living the Canadian dream you came for.
From examination fees to childcare costs and living expenses1 , while you study, a Windmill loan can cover the varied costs of accreditation, education and training that are essential for you to advance your career in Canada.
Note: A Windmill loan cannot be used for business start-up costs and/or to pay off other debt or debt consolidation.
1 Living allowance will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
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Take our one-minute loan eligibility quiz to find out if you qualify. You can also get a free quote by calculating what your loan payment would be.
Note: No credit check is required for the quiz or quote, so your score won’t be affected. A credit check will only occur at the end of your application.
Growth in income
Newcomers take on low-income jobs to survive. Windmill helps our clients return to their trained profession to boost their income by over 3 times.
Repay their loan in full
The affordability of our loans and the flexibility of our repayment structure contribute to our clients' success in completing their payments.
Decrease in unemployment
As our borrowers take their next steps, employment opportunities soar upon loan repayment, marking the start of a remarkable journey and booming economy.
Chibuike worked as a doctor in Nigeria, and when he arrived in Canada in 2011, he already had a career plan in mind. He would get his Master of Public Health (MPH), Epidemiology, at the University of Saskatchewan. From there, he would utilize his Nigerian experience as a General Practitioner in Canada’s public health services. Chibuike knew this licensing procedure meant incurring many expenses, from exam preparation to residency and purchasing course materials.
With a career plan in mind, Dr. Chibuike, a doctor from Nigeria, arrived in Canada with his family in 2011.
He knew that it was going to be expensive to receive the Canadian license he needed. Luckily, through a fellow doctor in a network of Nigerian-trained health professionals, Dr. Chibuike found out about Windmill Microlending. The loan helped him pay for exams that made it possible to receive his Canadian license.
Today, Dr. Chibuike works as a Resident Physician in Ontario.
Dr. Chibuike
Physician
Payam immigrated to Canada to pursue medical residency, facing challenges with costly exams and adjusting to a new country. Financial assistance from Windmill Microlending helped cover his expenses, allowing him to focus on his studies, after which he secured a residency in family medicine.
Payam
Physician
International medical graduates (IMGs) need to complete the Canadian licensing process to be eligible to work as doctors in Canada. The process to become licensed is different in each province and territory which have their own sets of physician licensing requirements and fees. The Medical Council of Canada (MCC) which assesses IMGs as part of the licensure process recommends, as a first step, you research whether the school where you received your medical education meets Canadian requirements.
Download our free guides and resources to help you understand how to become a doctor in Canada.
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