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General practitioners and family physicians

Occupation · NOC 2021 31102 · Canada

NOC 2021 code
31102
TEER
1
Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
2,177
Median wage, Canada
C$232,227 per year
Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
1,591
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Year by year
Data as at 2026
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About this occupation

General practitioners and family physicians diagnose and treat the diseases, physiological disorders and injuries of patients. They provide primary contact and continuous care toward the management of patients' health. They usually work in private practice, including group or team practices, hospitals and clinics. Residents in training to be general practitioners or family physicians are included in this unit group.

Example job titles

  • family physician
  • general practice resident
  • general practitioner (GP)
  • medical doctor

Main duties

  • This group performs some or all of the following duties:
  • Examine patients and take their histories, order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures and consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health
  • Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
  • Perform and assist in routine surgery
  • Provide emergency care
  • Provide acute care management
  • Vaccinate patients to prevent and treat diseases
  • Deliver babies and provide pre-natal and post-natal care
  • Advise patients and their families on health care including health promotion, disease, illness and accident prevention
  • Provide counselling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues

Employment requirements

  • 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.
Source: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification 2021 Version 1.0. Statistics Canada Open LicenceData as at NOC 2021 v1.0

Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)

Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.

Approved positions by year

33366520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
333665201620182020202220242026
Data table
2016172
201793
201856
201949
202088
202147
2022106
2023217
2024540
2025665
2026144
By province or territory
  1. Ontario942
  2. Alberta754
  3. Manitoba190
  4. British Columbia168
  5. Saskatchewan50
  6. Quebec35
  7. Newfoundland and Labrador12
  8. New Brunswick11
  9. Prince Edward Island10
  10. Nova Scotia5
Employers with the most positions
  1. Alberta Health Services121
  2. WELL Health Clinic Network55
  3. Government of Alberta42
  4. ADEJUMO MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION41
  5. Intrepid Health Group33
  6. Medicentres29
  7. Peak Pulmonary Consulting Inc26
  8. Pure Care Clinic, Granville Medical Clinic, Pure Care Clinic Langley, Fraser Care Clinic, Ford Road22
  9. MD Connected Ltd.21
  10. 1000188167 Ontario Inc19
  11. 2491475 Ontario Inc.19
  12. Collège des médecins du Québec17
  13. Chafford 100 Medical Center Incorporated15
  14. Prairie Mountain Health13
  15. Ocean Pier Medical Clinic13
By stream
  1. High-wage stream (TFWP)2,005
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Work permits

Work permit holders by year the permit took effect, mapped from NOC 2016 where the code has a single NOC 2021 successor (IRCC).

YearTFWP permitsIMP permits
2026245480
2025435300
202429585
20235050
20222520
20211015
20202030
2019510
20181015
2017525
201612545
201517525

All work permits by year

368735201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
3687352015201720192021202320252026
Data table
2015200
2016170
201730
201825
201915
202050
202125
202245
2023100
2024380
2025735
2026725
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

Permanent residence

Admissions of permanent residents by intended occupation and Express Entry invitations by occupation (IRCC).

New permanent residents by year

5281,055201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
5281,0552015201720192021202320252026
Data table
2015395
2016445
2017390
2018415
2019440
2020160
202165
2022335
2023340
20241,055
2025965
2026725
Express Entry invitations since 2015, by programme
  1. Federal Skilled Worker5,520
  2. Provincial Nominee Program1,630
  3. Canadian Experience Class700
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

Wages

Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.

AreaLowMedianHigh
CanadaC$90,826C$232,227C$435,240
AlbertaC$66,798C$178,213C$327,151
British ColumbiaC$56,864C$160,960C$348,082
ManitobaC$97,422C$240,395C$487,678
New BrunswickC$89,344C$187,297C$346,082
Newfoundland and LabradorC$86,738C$204,492C$396,356
Nova ScotiaC$75,058C$187,135C$345,667
OntarioC$84,266C$233,752C$451,418
QuebecC$95,137C$268,808C$505,024
Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
1,591
Vacancies advertised
3,144
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$120.00
Source: ESDC, Wages by occupation and economic region (2025 release). Open Government Licence – Canada; ESDC, Job Bank job postings, January–September 2026. Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 24 Oct 2026

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