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Provinces compared

How the provinces pay residents, what rent takes from that pay, how many training positions they fund, and the rules they set for IMGs, return of service and call. One measure per table, each with its unit, source and date.

A benchmark, not a verdict.

There is no overall score. A province can be high on one measure and low on the next for reasons these figures don’t show, and none of them explains another. Check anything that matters to you with the source linked on each table.

Tables open in Statistics Canada’s standard order, east to west. Sort a column of numbers with its heading; columns of text don’t sort. For a single program’s pay and rent, see its page; for the match over time, see Trends.

Resident pay

Pay shown in the pay and rent tables

After-tax is an estimate for a single person with no other income or deductions, using 2026 federal and provincial rates. Your take-home will differ (union dues, pension, benefits, credits).

  • Unit Gross annual pay, CAD, before tax and deductions
  • Source CaRMS(opens in a new tab)
  • Period As on the CaRMS salary page, read 1 October 2026 (BC: the April 2027 step)

First-year (PGY-1) gross pay runs from $58,728 in Quebec to $78,578 in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The grids for Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Saskatchewan come from agreements past their term, so they may change.

Gross annual resident pay by province, PGY-1 and PGY-3, CAD
ProvinceGrid last updated
Newfoundland and Labrador
$69,175
$79,84823 Jul 2026Contract expired, may change.
Nova Scotia
$78,578
$89,46224 Jul 2026
New Brunswick
$78,578
$89,46224 Jul 2026
Quebec
$58,728
$70,89023 Jul 2026
Ontario
$73,367
$85,5646 Jan 2025Contract expired, may change.
Manitoba
$72,171
$83,37222 Jul 2026
Saskatchewan
$68,329
$80,70023 Jul 2026Contract expired, may change.
Alberta
$67,440
$80,05822 Jul 2026
British Columbia
$71,390
$86,6552 Sep 2026Salaries from April 2027.

Provinces and territories with no residency programs in the current list aren't shown: Prince Edward Island and Yukon.

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  • Gross pay, before tax and deductions, as each grid states it. The After tax view shows an estimate of take-home pay; pension plans and dues are in neither.
  • Call stipends and benefits are not included.
  • Grids change on different dates; each row carries its own. A grid from an agreement past its term may change, and a new grid may be retroactive.
  • Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island share one grid.
  • Unit Estimated take-home pay, CAD a year, at 2026 tax rates
  • Source CaRMS(opens in a new tab)
  • Period As on the CaRMS salary page, read 1 October 2026 (BC: the April 2027 step); tax, CPP or QPP and EI at 2026 rates

Estimated first-year (PGY-1) take-home pay, after 2026 income tax, CPP or QPP and EI, runs from $44,584 in Quebec to $57,352 in New Brunswick. The grids for Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Saskatchewan come from agreements past their term, so they may change.

Estimated annual take-home pay by province, PGY-1 and PGY-3, CAD, at 2026 tax rates
ProvinceGrid last updated
Newfoundland and Labrador
$51,204
of $69,175 gross		$57,762of $79,848 gross23 Jul 2026Contract expired, may change.
Nova Scotia
$55,581
of $78,578 gross		$62,258of $89,462 gross24 Jul 2026
New Brunswick
$57,352
of $78,578 gross		$64,312of $89,462 gross24 Jul 2026
Quebec
$44,584
of $58,728 gross		$51,563of $70,890 gross23 Jul 2026
Ontario
$55,847
of $73,367 gross		$64,076of $85,564 gross6 Jan 2025Contract expired, may change.
Manitoba
$53,253
of $72,171 gross		$60,389of $83,372 gross22 Jul 2026
Saskatchewan
$51,630
of $68,329 gross		$59,472of $80,700 gross23 Jul 2026Contract expired, may change.
Alberta
$52,463
of $67,440 gross		$60,736of $80,058 gross22 Jul 2026
British Columbia
$55,281
of $71,390 gross		$65,792of $86,655 gross2 Sep 2026Salaries from April 2027.

Provinces and territories with no residency programs in the current list aren't shown: Prince Edward Island and Yukon.

Also from Canada Revenue Agency: T4127 Payroll Deductions Formulas, January 2026 (opens in a new tab); Canada Revenue Agency: T4127 Payroll Deductions Formulas, July 2026 (opens in a new tab); Revenu Québec: income tax rates for 2026 (opens in a new tab); Revenu Québec: principal changes for 2026 (opens in a new tab); Revenu Québec: reducing the remuneration subject to source deductions (opens in a new tab).

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  • An estimate for one person with no other income, claiming only the basic personal amount and the Canada employment amount (in Quebec, the deduction for workers), at 2026 rates. Your take-home will differ.
  • Taken off: federal and provincial income tax, with Ontario's surtax and Health Premium; CPP or QPP, the second additional contribution included; EI; in Quebec, QPIP and the lower EI rate.
  • Not taken off: union or association dues, pension plan contributions, RRSP, benefit premiums, moving costs and student-loan items. Refundable credits and benefits are not added.
  • Every grid is taxed at 2026 rates, British Columbia's April 2027 step included. Where a province changed a rate during 2026, the full-year rate is used, not the one payroll applied for part of the year.
  • Tax withheld from each pay can differ from this figure; the difference is settled at tax time.
  • Call stipends and benefits are not included.
  • Grids change on different dates; each row carries its own. A grid from an agreement past its term may change, and a new grid may be retroactive.
  • Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island share one grid.

Rent and pay

Shares of gross payestimated take-home pay at 2026 rates. Change the pay shown

A one-bedroom whose tenant changed in the past year rented for 18.6% of gross PGY-1 pay in New Brunswick and 32.5% in British Columbia. Rent is the province's figure across its centres of 10,000 people or more; pay is the province's PGY-1 grid.

One-bedroom and two-bedroom rent by province, as a share of gross monthly PGY-1 pay
Province
Newfoundland and Labrador$1,105
19.2%
of $69,175 a year		19.4%$1,120 a month; 60% of positions have a figure21.0%$1,208 a month
Nova Scotia$1,657
25.3%
of $78,578 a year		25.1%$1,643 a month; 73% of positions have a figure26.1%$1,711 a month
New Brunswick$1,218
18.6%
of $78,578 a year		18.7%$1,226 a month; 85% of positions have a figure20.9%$1,368 a month
Quebec$1,241
25.4%
of $58,728 a year		24.7%$1,210 a month; 78% of positions have a figure26.0%$1,273 a month
Ontario$1,828
29.9%
of $73,367 a year		29.7%$1,818 a month; 88% of positions have a figure29.9%$1,827 a month
Manitoba$1,254
20.9%
of $72,171 a year		21.1%$1,271 a month; 62% of positions have a figure25.1%$1,507 a month
Saskatchewan$1,262
22.2%
of $68,329 a year		22.7%$1,291 a month; 77% of positions have a figure25.5%$1,451 a month
Alberta$1,392
24.8%
of $67,440 a year		25.4%$1,428 a month; 93% of positions have a figure29.9%$1,680 a month
British Columbia$1,932
32.5%
of $71,390 a year		33.8%$2,009 a month; 70% of positions have a figure34.7%$2,065 a month

Adapted from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey Data Tables, October 2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation of this product.

Also from CaRMS (opens in a new tab).

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  • Shares of gross pay. The After tax view divides the same rent by estimated take-home pay instead.
  • Province rows cover every centre of 10,000 people and over, not only where residents train. The columns weighted to where the positions are cover the share of positions shown beside them.
  • Purpose-built apartments of three units and over. Quality letter d means use with caution.
  • "New tenant" is the closest the survey comes to it: units whose tenant changed in the past year.

A one-bedroom whose tenant changed in the past year rented for 25.5% of estimated take-home PGY-1 pay in New Brunswick and 41.9% in British Columbia. Rent is the province's figure across its centres of 10,000 people or more; pay is the province's PGY-1 grid, less the estimated 2026 tax, CPP or QPP and EI.

One-bedroom and two-bedroom rent by province, as a share of estimated monthly take-home PGY-1 pay at 2026 tax rates
Province
Newfoundland and Labrador$1,105
25.9%
of $51,204 a year, estimated take-home		26.2%$1,120 a month; 60% of positions have a figure28.3%$1,208 a month
Nova Scotia$1,657
35.8%
of $55,581 a year, estimated take-home		35.5%$1,643 a month; 73% of positions have a figure36.9%$1,711 a month
New Brunswick$1,218
25.5%
of $57,352 a year, estimated take-home		25.7%$1,226 a month; 85% of positions have a figure28.6%$1,368 a month
Quebec$1,241
33.4%
of $44,584 a year, estimated take-home		32.6%$1,210 a month; 78% of positions have a figure34.3%$1,273 a month
Ontario$1,828
39.3%
of $55,847 a year, estimated take-home		39.1%$1,818 a month; 88% of positions have a figure39.3%$1,827 a month
Manitoba$1,254
28.3%
of $53,253 a year, estimated take-home		28.6%$1,271 a month; 62% of positions have a figure34.0%$1,507 a month
Saskatchewan$1,262
29.3%
of $51,630 a year, estimated take-home		30.0%$1,291 a month; 77% of positions have a figure33.7%$1,451 a month
Alberta$1,392
31.8%
of $52,463 a year, estimated take-home		32.7%$1,428 a month; 93% of positions have a figure38.4%$1,680 a month
British Columbia$1,932
41.9%
of $55,281 a year, estimated take-home		43.6%$2,009 a month; 70% of positions have a figure44.8%$2,065 a month

Adapted from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey Data Tables, October 2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation of this product.

Also from CaRMS (opens in a new tab); Canada Revenue Agency: T4127 Payroll Deductions Formulas, January 2026 (opens in a new tab); Canada Revenue Agency: T4127 Payroll Deductions Formulas, July 2026 (opens in a new tab); Revenu Québec: income tax rates for 2026 (opens in a new tab); Revenu Québec: principal changes for 2026 (opens in a new tab); Revenu Québec: reducing the remuneration subject to source deductions (opens in a new tab).

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  • Shares of estimated take-home pay at 2026 rates, for one person with no other income. What is taken off, and what isn't, is listed under Resident pay.
  • Province rows cover every centre of 10,000 people and over, not only where residents train. The columns weighted to where the positions are cover the share of positions shown beside them.
  • Purpose-built apartments of three units and over. Quality letter d means use with caution.
  • "New tenant" is the closest the survey comes to it: units whose tenant changed in the past year.

Training positions per 100,000 people

The 2026 R-1 list had 9.6 positions per 100,000 people across Canada (4,012 positions), from 5.5 in New Brunswick to 16.3 in Newfoundland and Labrador. These are training positions, not practising physicians.

R-1 positions stated on program pages, per 100,000 people, by province
Province
Newfoundland and Labrador552,46290
16.3
9116.5
Nova Scotia1,103,419154
14.0
15514.0
New Brunswick883,52249
5.5
616.9
Quebec9,067,114998
11.0
1,05211.6
Ontario16,262,1211,490
9.2
1,5392 programs state no quota yet9.5
Manitoba1,517,379189
12.5
18912.5
Saskatchewan1,278,402161
12.6
16713.1
Alberta5,101,050457
9.0
4781 program states no quota yet9.4
British Columbia5,710,598422
7.4
4568.0

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01 Population estimates, quarterly, 2026-07-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

Positions in the territories are left out of the table and counted in Canada's figure: Northwest Territories (2 in 2026, 2 in 2027); Nunavut (0 in 2026, 4 in 2027).

Also from Statistics Canada: Table 17-10-0009-01 Population estimates, quarterly (opens in a new tab).

Read before comparing
  • A training position is not a practising physician. This measures training capacity, not physician supply.
  • Positions are listed under the province of the program site; residents rotate across provinces.
  • The 2027 list is incomplete: some programs state no quota yet, so the 2026 column is the one to read until the 2027 quotas are in.
  • The same mid-2026 population is used for both years.

Positions for international medical graduates

11.8% of the 2027 R-1 positions stated so far (494 of 4,188) are in streams only international medical graduates can enter. Quebec lists every position as open to all, with no IMG-only stream.

Stated 2027 R-1 positions in IMG-only streams and open to IMGs, by province
Province
Newfoundland and Labrador917
7.7%
7.7%
Nova Scotia15517
11.0%
11.0%
New Brunswick614
6.6%
42.6%
Quebec1,0520
0.0%
100.0%
Ontario1,539302and 2 IMG-stream programs with no quota yet
19.6%
19.6%
Manitoba18932
16.9%
27.0%
Saskatchewan1677
4.2%
18.0%
Alberta47862and 1 IMG-stream program with no quota yet
13.0%
13.0%
British Columbia45663
13.8%
21.3%

Read before comparing
  • Quotas as stated before the match. Reversions move positions between streams after the first round, and open to IMGs is not filled by IMGs.
  • Quebec lists every position as a regular stream open to all, so its IMG-only share is 0 and its open-to-IMG share is 100; IMGs there need Collège des médecins du Québec equivalence first.
  • Eligibility rules differ by province; the IMG page has each province's.
  • Programs with no quota yet are left out of the shares; the column of IMG-stream programs with no quota says how many.
  • In Manitoba, the “Competitive” streams are listed twice, once for CMGs and once for IMGs, with the same quota each time. Each pool is counted once. A pool both can apply to counts as open to all, not as an IMG-only stream.

Return of service

  • Unit Percent of stated 2027 positions whose program page states a return of service; the provincial term as the province writes it (years or hours)
  • Source CaRMS R-1 program descriptions(opens in a new tab)
  • Period 2027 R-1 list (program pages read 5 October 2026); provincial rules read 1 October 2026

The share of stated 2027 positions whose program page states a return of service runs from 0.0% in Alberta to 27.0% in Manitoba. Each share is a floor: a page that says nothing counts as none.

Stated 2027 R-1 positions whose program page states a return of service, and the provincial term, by province
ProvinceProvincial term, as written
Newfoundland and Labrador7of 91
7.7%
Family Medicine: 2 years in Labrador-Grenfell Health Zone (Region 5) or 5 years elsewhere in NL; Internal Medicine: 5 years in NLApplies to: IMG-Family Medicine and IMG-Internal Medicine streams; unfilled IMG seats become competitive in 2nd iteration but still carry a return-in-service agreement
Nova Scotia17of 155
11.0%
Not found on the province's pageApplies to: Dalhousie IMG-stream positions (GNLCAMS: Nova Scotian IMG, New Brunswicker IMG streams) and unfilled CMG positions filled by IMGs in 2nd iteration
New Brunswick2of 61
3.3%
NB-funded positions within Quebec (Sherbrooke-Moncton): at least five yearsApplies to: Dalhousie IMG-stream positions (GNLCAMS: Nova Scotian IMG, New Brunswicker IMG streams) and unfilled CMG positions filled by IMGs in 2nd iteration
Quebec6of 1,052
0.6%
5 years (minimum)Applies to: No Quebec provincial ROS stated on CaRMS; the only ROS on the page is for 8 New Brunswick-funded positions (Sherbrooke-Moncton)
Ontario302of 1,539
19.6%
7,200 clinical hours (minimum 120 hours/month) for agreements from 2026; ministry HHR page still says 5-yearApplies to: IMG stream / ministry-funded IMG positions incl. subspecialty and out-of-province transfers; CMG stream has no Ontario ROS
Manitoba51of 189
27.0%
Commensurate with the length of the training programApplies to: All IMGs (IMG stream; Competitive stream also open to IMGs - not stated whether ROS applies)
Saskatchewan24of 167
14.4%
Year-for-year: ROS months equal training monthsApplies to: IMGs matching to Family Medicine or Royal College positions in the first iteration
Alberta0of 478
0.0%
No provincial return of serviceApplies to: No provincial ROS for Alberta IMG-stream (or CMG) positions
British Columbia97of 456
21.3%
2 years (Family Medicine) / 3 years (Royal College/specialty), full-time, starting after residencyApplies to: All positions in the IMG stream and the Competitive ROS stream (blended CMG+IMG); none for CMG-stream positions

The provincial term doesn't sort: provinces state it in years, in clinical hours or as the length of training, as written in the last column.

Also from CaRMS eligibility pages and provincial agreements (opens in a new tab).

Read before comparing
  • A page that says nothing counts as no return of service, so each share is a floor.
  • A return of service can be attached to a funding source rather than to the stream label.
  • The provincial term is text, not a number: it is in years in most provinces and in clinical hours in Ontario, so it is never a sort key.
  • Some 2027 programs state no quota yet, which moves the shares.
  • In Manitoba, the “Competitive” streams are listed twice, once for CMGs and once for IMGs, with the same quota each time. Each pool is counted once. A pool counts as stating a return of service when its IMG listing states one; the CMG listing states none.

Call limits

  • Unit As written in each resident agreement; the unit differs between provinces and is printed with the limit
  • Source Each province's resident agreement, listed under the table
  • Period Agreements as of 1 October 2026

Each agreement caps in-house call in its own unit: a ratio of days, nights in a period, or calls in a 4-week block. They are shown as written and not sorted, because the units don't convert into one another without assumptions. Each agreement's post-call rule and longest continuous duty sit beside the cap, with the clause quoted in the source button under each.

In-house call limits, post-call rules and longest continuous duty in resident agreements, as written, by province
ProvinceLimit, as writtenWhat it countsPost-call rule, as writtenLongest continuous duty, as writtenAgreement and article
Newfoundland and Labrador1 day in 4 in-house, on averageaverage day in four, over a recorded call scheduleMay be relieved at 10:00 on the next regular work day, after handover, when call involved continuous or intensive careNo new responsibilities after the 24th hour of duty, apart from handoverPARNL, Art. 9.02(a)Past its term (30 Jun 2024); its terms continue
Nova Scotia1 night in 4 in-housenight in a four-day period, pro-rata (max 5 nights in 2 weeks)No work required once handover is completedHandover begins by the 24th consecutive hour on dutyMarDocs, Art. 17.01(a)In force to 30 Jun 2027
New Brunswick1 night in 4 in-housenight in a four-day period, pro-rata (max 5 nights in 2 weeks)No work required once handover is completedHandover begins by the 24th consecutive hour on dutyMarDocs, Art. 17.01(a)In force to 30 Jun 2027
Quebec6 calls in an establishment per 28 dayscall periods in an establishment per 28 calendar days8 hours of mandatory rest after a work period16 hours in an establishment in any 24-hour periodFMRQ, Art. 12.09In force to 31 Mar 2028
Ontario7 nights in 28 in-housenights of in-hospital call per 28 days (incl. max 2 weekend days in 8)No new patient responsibilities after 24 hours in-hospital, except what clinical handover needs24 hours in-hospital, then relieved after handover (up to 2 hours)PARO, Art. 16.1(b)Past its term (30 Jun 2026); its terms continue
Manitoba7 calls per 4-week block, in-house and home call combinedcalls per 4-week Block (any combination of in-hospital and/or home calls), effective July 1, 2026No duty hours before 06:00 the next calendar day, after in-hospital call26 consecutive hours (24, plus 2 for handover)PARIM, Art. 13:02(a)(ii)In force to 30 Jun 2027
Saskatchewan1 in 4 in-house, averaged over a rotationcall ratio averaged over an academic rotationBack on regularly scheduled hours the next work day24 hours, plus up to 2 hours for handoverRDoS, Art. 9.2Past its term (31 Dec 2025); its terms continue
Alberta1 in 4 in-housecall ratio (in-house)No new responsibilities after the 24th hour of duty, apart from handover24 consecutive hours, plus 2 hours for handoverPARA, Art. 23.05(a)In force to 30 Jun 2028
British Columbia1 in 4 in-housecall ratio (in-hospital overnight/weekend-day/weekend call)Relieved within 2 hours of the call ending, or by 10:00 if earlier, when a resident on a 24-hour or longer shift could not get 6 uninterrupted hours of restNot shownNo single line to quote in the agreementRDBC, Art. 20.02(b)(i)In force to 31 Mar 2029

The post-call rule is one clause per agreement and some agreements have more than one; the source button names the article. Verify with the agreement itself, which is the official source.

Sources: PARNL: PARNL–Treasury Board Agreement (signed August 10, 2022; expires June 30, 2024; continues year to year) (opens in a new tab); MarDocs: Maritime Resident Doctors Collective Agreement, July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027 (NS, NB, PE) (opens in a new tab); FMRQ: Entente FMRQ–MSSS 2021-2028 (opens in a new tab); PARO: 2023-2026 PARO-OTH Agreement (Gedalof arbitration award) (opens in a new tab); PARIM: PARIM Collective Agreement 2024-2027 (opens in a new tab); RDoS: RDoS–University of Saskatchewan Collective Agreement 2023-2025 (ratified April 2026) (opens in a new tab); PARA: PARA–AHS Agreement, July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2028 (opens in a new tab); RDBC: HEABC–RDBC Collective Agreement, April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2029 (opens in a new tab).

Read before comparing
  • This is the agreement's limit for every resident in the province, not a program's own call schedule.
  • The limits are counted in different units (a ratio, nights in a block, calls in a period), so they are not put in a column that sorts.
  • An agreement past its term may continue to apply; the row says which.
  • The post-call rule and the longest continuous duty are the agreement's rules for every resident in the province, quoted from the clause the source button names, not a program's own schedule.

How family doctors can be paid

  • Unit What each payment model pays for, how a new graduate gets in, its limits and the next scheduled change, in the official pages’ words; no dollar amounts
  • Source Each province's official pages, in the button under each cell
  • Period Official pages read 31 Oct 2026

Payment models for family doctors by province: what each pays for, how a new graduate gets in, the conditions and record-system (EMR) rule that come with it, the newest model with the start the source states, and the next scheduled change. As of 31 Oct 2026.

Family medicine payment models by province: what each pays for, how a new graduate gets in, its limits, the newest model and the next scheduled change, as each official page states them
ProvincePayment models, by namePays forHow a new graduate gets inLimitsNewest model and its startNext scheduled change
Newfoundland and LabradorFee-for-service; Salaried (Salary Scale for family physicians); Blended Capitation Model (BCM)Blended Capitation Model (BCM): Enrolled patients, Visits (fee-for-service)Blended Capitation Model (BCM): Apply or register. Start-up grantBlended Capitation Model (BCM): A group of at least three family physicians; after-hours availability each week; voluntary; physicians may return to fee-for-service; Requires an EMRBlended Capitation Model (BCM)
Start, as stated: tentative agreement 2023-03-22
September 30, 2027: the 2023-2027 Memorandum of Agreement, which holds the Blended Capitation Model, expires
Nova ScotiaFee-for-service; Longitudinal Family Medicine (LFM) payment modelLongitudinal Family Medicine (LFM) payment model: Hours worked, Enrolled patients, Visits (fee-for-service)Longitudinal Family Medicine (LFM) payment model: Apply or register. Panel protected or set for new doctorsLongitudinal Family Medicine (LFM) payment model: Bill ME=CARE for attached patients; 46 weeks a year in office-based clinical practice; Requires an EMRLongitudinal Family Medicine (LFM) payment model
Start, as stated: under the Physician Agreement 2023-2027; start date not stated
2027 (the Physician Agreement 2023-2027; the page gives no day): the term of the Physician Agreement that holds the LFM model ends
New BrunswickSolo Practice Compensation Model; Group-based Practice Compensation Model (GBP); Collaborative Care Clinic Compensation Model (CCC)Solo Practice Compensation Model: Visits (fee-for-service), Enrolled patients
Group-based Practice Compensation Model (GBP): Visits (fee-for-service), Enrolled patients
Collaborative Care Clinic Compensation Model (CCC): Visits (fee-for-service), Enrolled patients
Solo Practice Compensation Model: Apply or register. No new-graduate rule on the official pages
Group-based Practice Compensation Model (GBP): Apply or register. No new-graduate rule on the official pages
Collaborative Care Clinic Compensation Model (CCC): Apply or register. No new-graduate rule on the official pages
Solo Practice Compensation Model: May practise longitudinal family medicine independently; new patients taken primarily from the official Provincial Waitlist
Group-based Practice Compensation Model (GBP): A team of two family medicine specialists, or one and a nurse practitioner; reverts to the solo model if the conditions stop being met; new patients taken primarily from the official Provincial Waitlist; Requires an EMR
Collaborative Care Clinic Compensation Model (CCC): A team including an interdisciplinary team, and an accountability agreement on attachment and access; new patients taken primarily from the official Provincial Waitlist; Requires an EMR
Solo Practice, Group-based Practice (GBP) and Collaborative Care Clinic (CCC) compensation models
Start, as stated: 2026-04-01
On or before March 31, 2027: the Family Medicine New Brunswick (FMNB) Program ends; its physicians move to the Collaborative Care Clinic model
QuebecFee-for-service (rémunération à l'acte); New three-component model: capitation, acts and an hourly rateThree-component model (capitation, acts, hourly rate), agreed and not in force: Enrolled patients, Visits (fee-for-service), Hours workedThree-component model (capitation, acts, hourly rate), agreed and not in force: Agreed, not in force yet. No new-graduate rule on the official pagesThree-component model (capitation, acts, hourly rate), agreed and not in force: A compliance notice for a territory's medical-staffing plan (PTEM) for every family doctor in the public plan; under 15 years of practice: 12 hours a week of particular medical activities (AMP) or the equivalent
EMR: not stated on the official pages
Three-component remuneration (capitation, acts, hourly rate)
Start, as stated: planned 2026-06-01; not yet operational
Status: final agreement reached; amounts still to be set and the RAMQ systems still to be changed
1er décembre (chaque année): the territorial medical-staffing plans (PTEM) take effect; the 2027 plans start on 1 December 2026
12 mois, voire davantage (estimate of 5 October 2026): the RAMQ integrates the three-component model in its systems; no go-live date
OntarioComprehensive Care Model (CCM); Family Health Group (FHG); Family Health Network (FHN); Family Health Organization (FHO)Family Health Organization (FHO), FHO+ since 1 April 2026: Enrolled patients, Hours worked, Visits (fee-for-service)Family Health Organization (FHO), FHO+ since 1 April 2026: Apply; entry capped. Join within a set time of graduatingFamily Health Organization (FHO), FHO+ since 1 April 2026: Six or more physicians in the group
EMR: not stated on the official pages
FHO+
Start, as stated: 2026-04-01
Future years to be determined: managed-entry allotment after the first year of the 2024-2028 Physician Services Agreement
ManitobaFee-for-service; Family Medicine Plus (FM+) tariffsFamily Medicine Plus (FM+) tariffs: Visits (fee-for-service), Enrolled patientsFamily Medicine Plus (FM+) tariffs: Apply or register. No new-graduate rule on the official pagesFamily Medicine Plus (FM+) tariffs: A registered Home Clinic, enrolled patients, Most Responsible Provider; Requires an EMRFamily Medicine Plus (FM+)
Start, as stated: 2024-04-01
Not published by the province yet
SaskatchewanFee-for-service; Transitional Payment Model (TPM)Transitional Payment Model (TPM): Visits (fee-for-service), Enrolled patientsTransitional Payment Model (TPM): Apply or register. Panel protected or set for new doctorsTransitional Payment Model (TPM): A minimum of 250 matched patients; take part in a group, with a lead; voluntary; free to join or withdraw
EMR: not stated on the official pages
Transitional Payment Model (TPM)
Start, as stated: registration opened 2024-04-19
No date given: blended capitation model, described as the future goal after the Transitional Payment Model
AlbertaFee-for-service (default); Clinical Alternative Relationship Plans (ARPs); Primary Care Physician Compensation Model (PCPCM)Primary Care Physician Compensation Model (PCPCM): Visits (fee-for-service), Hours worked, Enrolled patients
Blended Capitation Model (BCM), a clinic-level clinical ARP: Enrolled patients, Visits (fee-for-service)
Primary Care Physician Compensation Model (PCPCM): Apply or register. Join within a set time of graduating. Panel minimum waived at first
Blended Capitation Model (BCM), a clinic-level clinical ARP: Apply or register. No new-graduate rule on the official pages
Primary Care Physician Compensation Model (PCPCM): 400 hours of direct and indirect care over 40 or more weeks a year; a minimum panel of 500 patients; Requires an EMR
Blended Capitation Model (BCM), a clinic-level clinical ARP: Preferred that all physicians working within a clinic transition to the model; Requires an EMR
Primary Care Physician Compensation Model (PCPCM)
Start, as stated: Spring 2025
No scheduled change found on the official pages we read
British ColumbiaFee-for-service; Alternative Payments Program; Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment ModelLongitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model: Hours worked, Visits (fee-for-service), Enrolled patients
New-to-Practice (NTP) contract: Hours worked, Salary or set-rate contract
Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model: Apply or register. No new-graduate rule on the official pages
New-to-Practice (NTP) contract: Hired into a posted position. Panel protected or set for new doctors
Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model: At least 250 empanelled patients within four months of enrolling; clinic-based services at least one day a week (at least 0.2 of a full-time equivalent); clinic-based services a minimum of one day per week
New-to-Practice (NTP) contract: A maximum of two years; a minimum of 0.5 of a full-time equivalent; join a full-service group clinic; unpredictable whether the contract will continue to be offered
EMR: not stated on the official pages
Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model
Start, as stated: 2023
Not published by the province yet

Verify with the official source: each source button links the page and quotes its words. Models, rules and start dates change with each agreement.

There are no dollar figures here, and no row is better or worse than another: the models are not rates, and the table does not sort.

Read before comparing
  • Payment models differ by province and change with each agreement. This is what the official pages say, not what any one doctor earns.
  • These are the province’s rules for family doctors after residency, not facts about a residency program.
  • “Pays for” uses four words for what a model pays for: visits, hours worked, enrolled patients, and a salary or set-rate contract. A model can pay for more than one. The chip under each line quotes the page that says so.
  • A start date or change date is shown as the source writes it: a year, a season, a planned date or the date registration opened. Where the source says a model is not yet operational, the cell says so.
  • “Not published by the province yet” means only a secondary source, such as news coverage, states the detail, and that is not used here. “No new-graduate rule on the official pages” and “No scheduled change found on the official pages we read” mean the pages were read and say nothing, which is a different thing.
  • Ministries, health authorities and the provincial medical associations count as official sources; each button names its publisher and the day the page was read.

Record systems in family medicine clinics

No province publishes which record system each clinic runs, so this page names none per clinic or per program. Two provinces publish a province-wide line:

  • Prince Edward Island. Community clinics in Prince Edward Island use the provincial EMR, TELUS Collaborative Health Record. Page read 17 Oct 2026.
  • Manitoba. A Manitoba family physician claiming Family Medicine Plus tariffs works in a registered Home Clinic, which must use an EMR, the standard being a Manitoba Certified EMR. The certified products are published; which product a given clinic runs is not. Page read 17 Oct 2026.

Specialists

For specialists, fee-for-service is the default, and the provinces’ own pages describe alternative and academic funding plans for some of them. None of the pages we read lists those plans by residency program, so CdnMD says nothing about how a specialty program’s graduates are paid, and no program page carries a line about it. Nova Scotia comes closest: its Clinical/Academic Funding Plan agreement names twelve departments at Dalhousie and the IWK, and covers the full-time plan physicians in them, not everyone in a department . In Quebec, since 23 March 2026 a specialist chooses, facility by facility, whether to be paid by the mixed mode; it is the default only for emergency medicine specialists in general and specialized hospital centres . Official pages read 31 Oct 2026.

What each province’s pages say about their plans
  • Newfoundland and Labrador. Alternate Payment Plans (APP): negotiated by discipline, other than salary or fee-for-service; Current Alternate Payment Plans are listed in Schedule E of the Memorandum of Agreement; the list is by service, not by residency program
  • Nova Scotia. Clinical/Academic Funding Plan (C/AFP): named Dalhousie departments; Full-time C/AFP physicians who take part in the department's C/AFP practice plan, not every physician in the department
  • New Brunswick. Fee-for-service, sessional, Alternate Payment/Funding Plan and Academic Funding Plan are all named as primary methods of payment
  • Quebec. Specialists choose, facility by facility, whether to be paid by the mixed mode (Annexe 38) in a general or specialized hospital centre, a psychiatric hospital centre or a physical-rehabilitation centre; outside those facilities fee-for-service stays; Emergency medicine specialists in a general or specialized hospital centre are paid by the mixed mode by default and may choose fee-for-service (Annexe 40); Fee-for-service for services outside those facilities
  • Ontario. Academic Health Sciences Centre Alternate Funding Plans (AHSC AFP), organised by hospital: 17 governance organizations
  • Manitoba. Over 70 alternately funded agreements, for a wide variety of services
  • Saskatchewan. Alternate Funding Plan (AFP): funded through an alternate payment arrangement rather than fee-for-service billing; Academic Clinical Funding Plan (ACFP): clinical care with teaching, research or academic leadership
  • Alberta. Clinical and academic Alternative Relationship Plans
  • British Columbia. Service contracts, sessional contracts and salary agreements

Practice-ready assessment

9 of the nine provinces shown list a practice-ready assessment program for internationally trained physicians. Places are given in each program's own words; most don't publish a number. Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories do not offer a practice assessment within the NAC’s pan-Canadian framework at this time.

Practice-ready assessment programs for internationally trained physicians, as each program states them, by province
ProvinceProgramDisciplines, as statedPlaces, as stated
Newfoundland and LabradorPRA-NLFamily medicine, in two pathways: full-scope primary care, or office/community-clinic primary care only.Not published.
Nova ScotiaNova Scotia PACEOffice-based primary care and hospitalist medicine (two separate programs).Number not published. The page says there is “limited space”. Rolling entry: candidates start at various points through the year.
New BrunswickPRA-NBFamily medicine only.Not published. Selection depends on “assessment capacity”.
QuebecCMQ PRA (restrictive permit, clinician)Not limited to family medicine: the permit is for the specialty or discipline you apply in.Not published. Sponsorship by an institution is required first.
OntarioPractice Ready Ontario (PRO)Family medicine only (“internationally educated family physicians”).Number not published. “Due to limited spaces”, some eligible applicants are invited to a later assessment or intake. Applications are open year-round and processed first come, first served.
ManitobaUniversity of Manitoba IMG ProgramFamily practice (PRA MB-FP) and specialty practice (PRA MB-SP).Not published. The specialty route needs an approved sponsor and a job offer in a specialty “deemed to be in high need”.
SaskatchewanSIPPAFamily medicine only (“international family physicians”).Typically three iterations a year (spring, summer, fall); “the number of seats per iteration vary”.
AlbertaPRA-ABNot stated on the CPSA page. Its TDM step is marked “Family Medicine only”.Not published. A sponsor and a sponsored job (DoctorJobsAlberta) are required.
British ColumbiaPRA-BCFamily medicine only (“internationally-trained family physicians”).“Up to 96 positions” a year from 2024.

Read before comparing
  • Seats are text, not a count: only one province publishes a number of places.
  • A province with no program listed says so in words. That is what the pages say, not a judgement.
  • Disciplines, fees and return of service differ by program; each program page has them.

Context: access to care

Context, not a result

This is context. Nothing on this page shows that pay, positions or any rule above changes it, and the figures don't say why provinces differ.

Adults with a regular health care provider

82.6% of adults in the ten provinces said they had a regular health care provider in 2024 (95% confidence interval 81.9 to 83.2). Statistics Canada's test puts Ontario above it, and Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Quebec and British Columbia below it; for the other provinces the difference is not significant.

Adults with a regular health care provider, by province, 2024, with 95% confidence intervals
Province95% confidence intervalAgainst Canada (Statistics Canada's test)
Newfoundland and Labrador74.8%70.4 to 78.7Lower
Nova Scotia78.1%74.8 to 81.1Lower
New Brunswick81.6%78.2 to 84.5Not significantly different
Quebec74.1%72.6 to 75.6Lower
Ontario88.5%87.4 to 89.5Higher
Manitoba85.0%82.0 to 87.6Not significantly different
Saskatchewan82.6%79.3 to 85.5Not significantly different
Alberta83.8%81.8 to 85.6Not significantly different
British Columbia79.9%78.0 to 81.6Lower

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0905-01 Health indicator statistics, annual estimates, 2024. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.

Read before comparing
  • A regular provider can be a family doctor, nurse practitioner, specialist or another professional. It is not "has a family doctor".
  • The survey question was revised in 2022 and again in 2024, so no line is drawn across years.
  • Self-reported and sampled. Where two intervals overlap, the provinces may not differ; "vs Canada" is Statistics Canada's own test against the rate for Canada excluding the territories.
  • Adults in the ten provinces; excludes people on reserves and other Indigenous settlements, full-time members of the Canadian Forces and the institutionalized.

Physicians per 100,000 people

CIHI counts 241 physicians per 100,000 people in Canada for 2024 (calendar year): 119 in family medicine and 122 in other specialties. These are physicians in practice, not residency positions.

Physicians per 100,000 population by province, 2024 (calendar year), as published by the Canadian Institute for Health Information
Province
Newfoundland and Labrador
261
121139
Nova Scotia
268
123145
New Brunswick
259
138121
Quebec
260
129131
Ontario
221
107114
Manitoba
225
112113
Saskatchewan
218
115103
Alberta
240
117123
British Columbia
271
138134

Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information, Supply, Distribution and Migration of Physicians in Canada, 2024 — Data Tables.

Also from Canadian Institute for Health Information: physicians per 100,000 population, by specialty (opens in a new tab).

Read before comparing
  • Active physicians with an MD and a valid mailing address, including those in non-clinical practice such as research. Residents, physicians in the military, and semi-retired and retired physicians are excluded. Locums may be under-counted. Ratios are CIHI's published whole numbers, using Statistics Canada population estimates; they are not recalculated here. "Specialists" are all specialties except family medicine and emergency family medicine; since 2019 Quebec specialists exclude non-certified specialist physicians.
  • These count physicians in practice, not residency positions.

Province by province

The same figures, grouped by province, in the standard order. Each card has the same lines and links to that province’s programs and IMG rules. The sources and caveats are with each table above.

Newfoundland and Labrador

PGY-1 pay, gross
$69,175Contract expired, may change.
One-bedroom rent, share of PGY-1 pay
19.2%
R-1 positions per 100,000 (2026)
16.3
IMG-only share of stated 2027 positions
7.7%
Share of stated 2027 positions with a return of service
7.7%
Provincial return-of-service term
Family Medicine: 2 years in Labrador-Grenfell Health Zone (Region 5) or 5 years elsewhere in NL; Internal Medicine: 5 years in NL
In-house call limit
1 day in 4 in-house, on average
Practice-ready assessment
PRA-NL

Context

Adults with a regular health care provider (2024)
74.8%95% interval 70.4 to 78.7
Physicians per 100,000 (CIHI, 2024 (calendar year))
261

Nova Scotia

PGY-1 pay, gross
$78,578
One-bedroom rent, share of PGY-1 pay
25.3%
R-1 positions per 100,000 (2026)
14.0
IMG-only share of stated 2027 positions
11.0%
Share of stated 2027 positions with a return of service
11.0%
Provincial return-of-service term
Not found on the province's page
In-house call limit
1 night in 4 in-house
Practice-ready assessment
Nova Scotia PACE

Context

Adults with a regular health care provider (2024)
78.1%95% interval 74.8 to 81.1
Physicians per 100,000 (CIHI, 2024 (calendar year))
268

New Brunswick

PGY-1 pay, gross
$78,578
One-bedroom rent, share of PGY-1 pay
18.6%
R-1 positions per 100,000 (2026)
5.5
IMG-only share of stated 2027 positions
6.6%
Share of stated 2027 positions with a return of service
3.3%
Provincial return-of-service term
NB-funded positions within Quebec (Sherbrooke-Moncton): at least five years
In-house call limit
1 night in 4 in-house
Practice-ready assessment
PRA-NB

Context

Adults with a regular health care provider (2024)
81.6%95% interval 78.2 to 84.5
Physicians per 100,000 (CIHI, 2024 (calendar year))
259

Quebec

PGY-1 pay, gross
$58,728
One-bedroom rent, share of PGY-1 pay
25.4%
R-1 positions per 100,000 (2026)
11.0
IMG-only share of stated 2027 positions
0.0%
Share of stated 2027 positions with a return of service
0.6%
Provincial return-of-service term
5 years (minimum)
In-house call limit
6 calls in an establishment per 28 days
Practice-ready assessment
CMQ PRA (restrictive permit, clinician)

Context

Adults with a regular health care provider (2024)
74.1%95% interval 72.6 to 75.6
Physicians per 100,000 (CIHI, 2024 (calendar year))
260

Ontario

PGY-1 pay, gross
$73,367Contract expired, may change.
One-bedroom rent, share of PGY-1 pay
29.9%
R-1 positions per 100,000 (2026)
9.2
IMG-only share of stated 2027 positions
19.6%
Share of stated 2027 positions with a return of service
19.6%
Provincial return-of-service term
7,200 clinical hours (minimum 120 hours/month) for agreements from 2026; ministry HHR page still says 5-year
In-house call limit
7 nights in 28 in-house
Practice-ready assessment
Practice Ready Ontario (PRO)

Context

Adults with a regular health care provider (2024)
88.5%95% interval 87.4 to 89.5
Physicians per 100,000 (CIHI, 2024 (calendar year))
221

Manitoba

PGY-1 pay, gross
$72,171
One-bedroom rent, share of PGY-1 pay
20.9%
R-1 positions per 100,000 (2026)
12.5
IMG-only share of stated 2027 positions
16.9%
Share of stated 2027 positions with a return of service
27.0%
Provincial return-of-service term
Commensurate with the length of the training program
In-house call limit
7 calls per 4-week block, in-house and home call combined
Practice-ready assessment
University of Manitoba IMG Program

Context

Adults with a regular health care provider (2024)
85.0%95% interval 82.0 to 87.6
Physicians per 100,000 (CIHI, 2024 (calendar year))
225

Saskatchewan

PGY-1 pay, gross
$68,329Contract expired, may change.
One-bedroom rent, share of PGY-1 pay
22.2%
R-1 positions per 100,000 (2026)
12.6
IMG-only share of stated 2027 positions
4.2%
Share of stated 2027 positions with a return of service
14.4%
Provincial return-of-service term
Year-for-year: ROS months equal training months
In-house call limit
1 in 4 in-house, averaged over a rotation
Practice-ready assessment
SIPPA

Context

Adults with a regular health care provider (2024)
82.6%95% interval 79.3 to 85.5
Physicians per 100,000 (CIHI, 2024 (calendar year))
218

Alberta

PGY-1 pay, gross
$67,440
One-bedroom rent, share of PGY-1 pay
24.8%
R-1 positions per 100,000 (2026)
9.0
IMG-only share of stated 2027 positions
13.0%
Share of stated 2027 positions with a return of service
0.0%
Provincial return-of-service term
No provincial return of service
In-house call limit
1 in 4 in-house
Practice-ready assessment
PRA-AB

Context

Adults with a regular health care provider (2024)
83.8%95% interval 81.8 to 85.6
Physicians per 100,000 (CIHI, 2024 (calendar year))
240

British Columbia

PGY-1 pay, gross
$71,390Salaries from April 2027.
One-bedroom rent, share of PGY-1 pay
32.5%
R-1 positions per 100,000 (2026)
7.4
IMG-only share of stated 2027 positions
13.8%
Share of stated 2027 positions with a return of service
21.3%
Provincial return-of-service term
2 years (Family Medicine) / 3 years (Royal College/specialty), full-time, starting after residency
In-house call limit
1 in 4 in-house
Practice-ready assessment
PRA-BC

Context

Adults with a regular health care provider (2024)
79.9%95% interval 78.0 to 81.6
Physicians per 100,000 (CIHI, 2024 (calendar year))
271

Where physician jobs are posted

Job boards, locum programs and recruitment pages that governments, health authorities and professional societies run, Canada-wide and by province and territory, each linking to the official site. A list of places to look, not of jobs: no postings, no counts, and nothing here says which province or board has more. Cost and login are shown only where the source states them.

Provinces follow Statistics Canada’s order, east to west, then the territories. For incentives and return-of-service bursaries by province, see Incentives and return of service. For lines of credit for medical students and residents, see Government help with student loans.

Canada-wide

4 sources

  • Job Bank (Government of Canada) (opens in a new tab)

    Job board · Government · Permanent posts

    Run by
    Government of Canada
    What the source says it is
    The federal job board; a free Job Bank Plus account is offered
    Cost to job-seekers
    Free (Job Bank Plus account)
    Also worth knowing
    Covers every occupation, not only physicians.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

  • Drcareers (Canadian Medical Association) (opens in a new tab)

    Job board · Professional society · Permanent posts and locums

    Run by
    Canadian Medical Association (CMA)
    What the source says it is
    The Canadian Medical Association's careers site, linked as Drcareers from its Resources menu
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not known. We haven’t read this board.
    Also worth knowing
    Linked from the CMA’s site. We haven’t read the board itself, so what it lists, whether it needs a login or a membership, and whether it costs anything are not known.

    Page read 14 October 2026.

  • CFP Careers (College of Family Physicians of Canada) (opens in a new tab)

    Job board · Professional society · Permanent posts and locums

    Run by
    College of Family Physicians of Canada
    What the source says it is
    A national board for family physicians and medical specialists
    Cost to job-seekers
    A free account is offered; the page's steps to apply start from a signed-in applicant account
    Also worth knowing
    Featured postings were visible without a login, and the page says a free account is needed to apply. Employers pay to place postings, per the page.

    Page read 14 October 2026.

  • CaSPR job board (Canadian Society of Physician Recruitment) (opens in a new tab)

    Job board · Professional society · Permanent posts and locums

    Run by
    Canadian Society of Physician Recruitment (CaSPR)
    What the source says it is
    A board run by the society of Canadian physician recruiters, whose members recruit for communities, hospitals and other health organizations
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not stated on the page. Check before assuming.
    Also worth knowing
    The listings load in the browser, so we couldn’t see what is on the board. The society’s member area is a separate page.

    Page read 14 October 2026.

Newfoundland and Labrador

1 source

  • Work In Health NL: locum opportunities (opens in a new tab)

    Locum program · Government · Locums

    Run by
    Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services / Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
    What the source says it is
    The list of locum postings for the Provincial Locum Recruitment Program
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not stated on the page. Check before assuming.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

Prince Edward Island

1 source

  • Physician Careers PEI (opens in a new tab)

    Job board · Operator not named on the page · Permanent posts and locums

    Run by
    Physician Careers PEI (the page does not name its operator)
    What the source says it is
    PEI's physician careers site, with compensation and incentives, current openings and locum pages
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not stated on the page. Check before assuming.
    Also worth knowing
    The page doesn’t name who runs it.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

Nova Scotia

1 source

  • Nova Scotia Health physician opportunities (opens in a new tab)

    Job board · Health authority · Permanent posts and locums

    Run by
    Nova Scotia Health
    What the source says it is
    Nova Scotia Health's physician openings, searchable by community, facility and specialty
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not stated on the page. Check before assuming.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

New Brunswick

1 source

  • NB Health Jobs (opens in a new tab)

    Job board · Government · Permanent posts

    Run by
    Government of New Brunswick
    What the source says it is
    New Brunswick's health jobs site, with a physician navigation service
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not stated on the page. Check before assuming.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

Quebec

1 source

  • Quebec PTEM: authorised and available places, family medicine (opens in a new tab)

    Vacancy statistics, not a job board · Government · Permanent posts

    Run by
    Gouvernement du Québec (MSSS)
    What the source says it is
    A place in the regional plan gates where a new family physician may bill; the page lists places authorised and available by region
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not stated on the page. Check before assuming.
    Also worth knowing
    Not a job board. It lists places authorised and available by region for family physicians, which decide where a new family physician may bill.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

Ontario

3 sources

  • Practice Ontario (Ontario Health) (opens in a new tab)

    Advice service · Government · Permanent posts and locums

    Run by
    Ontario Health
    What the source says it is
    Free advice for medical residents on locum and permanent openings, incentives and starting practice
    Cost to job-seekers
    Free (advisory services for medical residents)
    Also worth knowing
    An advice service for medical residents, not a job board.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

  • Ontario rural and northern locum programs (opens in a new tab)

    Locum program · Government · Locums

    Run by
    Ontario Health
    What the source says it is
    Centralized locum help for hospitals, communities and physicians across Ontario
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not stated on the page. Check before assuming.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

  • OMA Classifieds (Ontario Medical Association) (opens in a new tab)

    Job board · Professional society · Permanent posts and locums

    Run by
    Ontario Medical Association (OMA)
    What the source says it is
    The Ontario Medical Association's classifieds site, linked from its home page
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not known. We haven’t read this board.
    Also worth knowing
    Linked from the OMA’s site. We haven’t read the board itself, so what it lists, whether it needs a login or a membership, and whether it costs anything are not known.

    Page read 14 October 2026.

Manitoba

2 sources

  • Health Careers Manitoba: physicians (opens in a new tab)

    Job board · Government · Permanent posts

    Run by
    Health Careers Manitoba (Shared Health, Government of Manitoba)
    What the source says it is
    Manitoba's physician openings, with licensing and incentive information
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not stated on the page. Check before assuming.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

  • Manitoba Locum Tenens Program (opens in a new tab)

    Locum program · Government · Locums

    Run by
    Manitoba Locum Tenens Program (part of Health Careers Manitoba)
    What the source says it is
    The province's locum program for rural, urban and remote practices
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not stated on the page. Check before assuming.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

Saskatchewan

1 source

  • saskdocs.ca opportunities (opens in a new tab)

    Job board · Government · Permanent posts and locums

    Run by
    saskdocs.ca (Saskatchewan Healthcare Recruitment Agency)
    What the source says it is
    Family medicine and specialist opportunities in Saskatchewan
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not stated on the page. Check before assuming.
    Also worth knowing
    The page doesn’t name who runs it. Another page on saskdocs.ca names the Saskatchewan Healthcare Recruitment Agency and the Saskatchewan Health Authority.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

Alberta

2 sources

  • Doctor Jobs Alberta (Alberta Health Services) (opens in a new tab)

    Job board · Health authority · Permanent posts and locums

    Run by
    Alberta Health Services
    What the source says it is
    Alberta Health Services' doctor job search
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not stated on the page. Check before assuming.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

  • AMA Physician Locum Services job board (opens in a new tab)

    Locum program · Government-funded program · Locums and permanent posts

    Run by
    Alberta Medical Association
    What the source says it is
    Members of the Alberta Medical Association only; most listings are private locums
    Cost to job-seekers
    Members only (an AMA member benefit)

    Page read 11 October 2026.

British Columbia

2 sources

  • Health Match BC job board (physicians) (opens in a new tab)

    Job board · Government · Permanent posts and locums

    Run by
    Health Match BC (Province of British Columbia)
    What the source says it is
    The province's physician recruitment board; being moved to BCHealthCareers.ca
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not stated on the page. Check before assuming.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

  • Locums for Rural BC (opens in a new tab)

    Locum program · Government · Locums

    Run by
    Locums for Rural BC, for the BC Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC
    What the source says it is
    Administers BC's rural locum programs for the Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not stated on the page. Check before assuming.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

Yukon

1 source

  • YukonDocs jobs (opens in a new tab)

    Job board · Operator not named on the page · Permanent posts and locums

    Run by
    YukonDocs (supported by the Yukon Medical Association, communities, health organizations and government)
    What the source says it is
    Jobs and locums in Yukon communities
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not stated on the page. Check before assuming.
    Also worth knowing
    The page says YukonDocs works with communities, health organizations and government, and its menu links to the Yukon Medical Association.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

Northwest Territories

1 source

  • Practice NWT: physician careers (opens in a new tab)

    Job board · Government · Permanent posts and locums

    Run by
    Government of the Northwest Territories, Health and Social Services
    What the source says it is
    The NWT's physician careers page: contract roles and locum benefits
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not stated on the page. Check before assuming.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

Nunavut

1 source

  • Nunavut Physicians: opportunities available (opens in a new tab)

    Job board · Operator not named on the page · Permanent posts and locums

    Run by
    Nunavut Physicians website (the page does not name its operator)
    What the source says it is
    Full-time and locum physician openings in Nunavut
    Cost to job-seekers
    Not stated on the page. Check before assuming.
    Also worth knowing
    The page doesn’t name who runs it. Confirm who the operator is before relying on it.

    Page read 11 October 2026.

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Sources

Attribution

  • Adapted from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey Data Tables, October 2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation of this product.
  • Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0009-01 Population estimates, quarterly, 2026-07-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
  • Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0905-01 Health indicator statistics, annual estimates, 2024. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
  • Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information, Supply, Distribution and Migration of Physicians in Canada, 2024 — Data Tables.

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