Province comparison

Psychiatrist Licensing by Province

Regulated in 1 of 13NOC 31100Updated

Licence status by province and territory

Where psychiatrists need a licence
Saskatchewan: Licence required

Boundaries simplified for display. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census boundary files.

  • Licence required
  • Not confirmed yet
  • British Columbia: Not confirmed yet
  • Alberta: Not confirmed yet
  • Saskatchewan: Licence required
  • Manitoba: Not confirmed yet
  • Ontario: Not confirmed yet
  • Quebec: Not confirmed yet
  • New Brunswick: Not confirmed yet
  • Nova Scotia: Not confirmed yet
  • Prince Edward Island: Not confirmed yet
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: Not confirmed yet
  • Yukon: Not confirmed yet
  • Northwest Territories: Not confirmed yet
  • Nunavut: Not confirmed yet
Psychiatrist: licence status, regulator and guide in each jurisdiction
WhereLicence statusRegulatorGuide
British Columbia Not confirmed yet — —
Alberta Not confirmed yet — —
Saskatchewan Licence required College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan Read the guide for Saskatchewan
Manitoba Not confirmed yet — —
Ontario Not confirmed yet — —
Quebec Not confirmed yet — —
New Brunswick Not confirmed yet — —
Nova Scotia Not confirmed yet — —
Prince Edward Island Not confirmed yet — —
Newfoundland and Labrador Not confirmed yet — —
Yukon Not confirmed yet — —
Northwest Territories Not confirmed yet — —
Nunavut Not confirmed yet — —

Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 31100, Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine. Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars a year; outlook for 2025-2027.

Median wage

Median yearly wage for psychiatrists by province and territoryCanada: $311,297 (low $126,465, high $607,184). British Columbia: $317,845 (low $127,985, high $587,478). Alberta: $272,306 (low $129,664, high $728,244). Saskatchewan: not stated. Manitoba: $343,507 (low $118,433, high $699,304). Ontario: $295,785 (low $110,998, high $599,836). Quebec: $343,031 (low $144,640, high $556,888). New Brunswick: $335,358 (low $149,979, high $518,119). Nova Scotia: $207,046 (low $182,271, high $476,596). Prince Edward Island: $318,714 (low $103,834, high $473,486). Newfoundland and Labrador: $303,112 (low $114,972, high $535,328). Yukon: $247,242 (low $34,935, high $300,271). Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated.$0$200k$400k$600k$800kCanada: $311,297 (low $126,465, high $607,184)Canada$311,297British Columbia: $317,845 (low $127,985, high $587,478)British Columbia$317,845Alberta: $272,306 (low $129,664, high $728,244)Alberta$272,306Saskatchewan: not statedSaskatchewanNot statedManitoba: $343,507 (low $118,433, high $699,304)Manitoba$343,507Ontario: $295,785 (low $110,998, high $599,836)Ontario$295,785Quebec: $343,031 (low $144,640, high $556,888)Quebec$343,031New Brunswick: $335,358 (low $149,979, high $518,119)New Brunswick$335,358Nova Scotia: $207,046 (low $182,271, high $476,596)Nova Scotia$207,046Prince Edward Island: $318,714 (low $103,834, high $473,486)Prince Edward Island$318,714Newfoundland and Labrador: $303,112 (low $114,972, high $535,328)Newfoundland and Labrador$303,112Yukon: $247,242 (low $34,935, high $300,271)Yukon$247,242Northwest Territories: not statedNorthwest TerritoriesNot statedNunavut: not statedNunavutNot stated
Bars show the median wage. Lines run from the low to the high wage, which are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles. Grey is all of Canada.
Median yearly wage for psychiatrists by province and territory (table)
WhereLowMedianHigh
Canada$126,465$311,297$607,184
British Columbia$127,985$317,845$587,478
Alberta$129,664$272,306$728,244
SaskatchewanNot statedNot statedNot stated
Manitoba$118,433$343,507$699,304
Ontario$110,998$295,785$599,836
Quebec$144,640$343,031$556,888
New Brunswick$149,979$335,358$518,119
Nova Scotia$182,271$207,046$476,596
Prince Edward Island$103,834$318,714$473,486
Newfoundland and Labrador$114,972$303,112$535,328
Yukon$34,935$247,242$300,271
Northwest TerritoriesNot statedNot statedNot stated
NunavutNot statedNot statedNot stated

Job outlook

Job outlook for psychiatrists by province and territory, 1 to 5British Columbia: Good (4 of 5). Alberta: Good (4 of 5). Saskatchewan: Very good (5 of 5). Manitoba: Good (4 of 5). Ontario: Good (4 of 5). Quebec: Good (4 of 5). New Brunswick: Very good (5 of 5). Nova Scotia: Very good (5 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Very good (5 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Very good (5 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined.12345British Columbia: Good (4 of 5)British ColumbiaGoodAlberta: Good (4 of 5)AlbertaGoodSaskatchewan: Very good (5 of 5)SaskatchewanVery goodManitoba: Good (4 of 5)ManitobaGoodOntario: Good (4 of 5)OntarioGoodQuebec: Good (4 of 5)QuebecGoodNew Brunswick: Very good (5 of 5)New BrunswickVery goodNova Scotia: Very good (5 of 5)Nova ScotiaVery goodPrince Edward Island: Very good (5 of 5)Prince Edward IslandVery goodNewfoundland and Labrador: Very good (5 of 5)Newfoundland and LabradorVery goodYukon: undeterminedYukonUndeterminedNorthwest Territories: undeterminedNorthwest TerritoriesUndeterminedNunavut: undeterminedNunavutUndetermined
1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Job outlook for psychiatrists by province and territory, 1 to 5 (table)
WhereOutlook
British ColumbiaGood (4 of 5)
AlbertaGood (4 of 5)
SaskatchewanVery good (5 of 5)
ManitobaGood (4 of 5)
OntarioGood (4 of 5)
QuebecGood (4 of 5)
New BrunswickVery good (5 of 5)
Nova ScotiaVery good (5 of 5)
Prince Edward IslandVery good (5 of 5)
Newfoundland and LabradorVery good (5 of 5)
YukonOutlook not determined
Northwest TerritoriesOutlook not determined
NunavutOutlook not determined

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