Job prospects General Practitioner (GP) in the North Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "General practitioners and family physicians" in the North Shore Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Major labour shortage

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a major labour shortage for General practitioners and family physicians in the North Shore Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for General practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in the North Shore region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
  • Several positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Additional information is available at the provincial level.

Here are some key facts about General practitioners and family physicians in the North Shore region:

  • Approximately 140 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • General practitioners and family physicians mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 76%
    • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 24%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for General practitioners and family physicians across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Labour Market Information Survey
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