Job requirements Physician, Primary Care in Canada
Find out what you typically need to work as a physician, primary care in Canada. These requirements are applicable to all General practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102).
Employment requirements
This is what you typically need for the job.
- A bachelor's degree or in Quebec, completion of a college program and one year of pre-medicine university studies is usually required.
- Graduation from an approved medical school and two to three years of family medicine residency training are required.
- Completion of the qualifying examinations of the Medical Council of Canada or the Collège des médecins du Québec and licensing by the provincial or territorial licensing authority are required.
Professional certification and licensing
You might need to get a certification from a regulatory authority before you start working. Find out if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification process.
Alberta
Job title
Physicians (General And Family)
Regulated
Regulatory body:
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA)
British Columbia
Job title
Physician (General)
Regulated
Regulatory body:
College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
Manitoba
Job title
Physician (general And Family)
Regulated
Regulatory body:
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba
New Brunswick
Job title
Physician (general, Family)
Regulated
Regulatory body:
College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick (CPSNB)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Job title
Physician (general, Family)
Regulated
Regulatory body:
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland & Labrador
Northwest Territories
Job title
Physician (general, Family)
Regulated
Nova Scotia
Job title
Physician (general And Family)
Regulated
Regulatory body:
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Job title
Physicians (general Practitioners, Family )
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Registrar, Department of Health Professions
Ontario
Job title
Physician (general, Family)
Regulated
Regulatory body:
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Job title
Physician
Regulated
Regulatory body:
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Prince Edward Island
Québec
Job title
Physician (General Practitioners And Family Physicians)
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Collège des médecins du Québec
Saskatchewan
Job title
Physician (general, Family)
Regulated
Regulatory body:
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan
Yukon
Job title
Physician ( General- Family)
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Yukon Medical Council, Government of Yukon
Do you want to work in another province or territory?
If you are already certified to work in a regulated occupation in your province or territory, it will be easier for you to have your certification recognized in another province or territory. See the Workers Mobility's website to learn more.
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