Salaries

General Practitioners and Family Physicians Salaries in Canada

NOC 31102TEER 1Wages 2023-2024Updated

Licence required in 10 provinces or territories See the licensing guides

Median wage in Canada
$232,227 a year
Highest median wage
$268,808 a year Quebec
Lowest median wage
$160,960 a year British Columbia
Very good job outlook
8 provinces and territories Job Bank, 2025-2027

Wages by province and territory

Median wage in Canadian dollars a year, from 2023-2024 data (Job Bank 2025 release).

Median yearly wage for general practitioners and family physicians by province and territoryCanada: $232,227 (low $90,826, high $435,240). Quebec: $268,808 (low $95,137, high $505,024). Manitoba: $240,395 (low $97,422, high $487,678). Ontario: $233,752 (low $84,266, high $451,418). Yukon: $219,382 (low $82,632, high $424,378). Prince Edward Island: $209,676 (low $89,508, high $333,708). Newfoundland and Labrador: $204,492 (low $86,738, high $396,356). New Brunswick: $187,297 (low $89,344, high $346,082). Nova Scotia: $187,135 (low $75,058, high $345,667). Alberta: $178,213 (low $66,798, high $327,151). British Columbia: $160,960 (low $56,864, high $348,082). Saskatchewan: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated.$0$200k$400k$600kCanada: $232,227 (low $90,826, high $435,240)Canada$232,227Quebec: $268,808 (low $95,137, high $505,024)Quebec$268,808Manitoba: $240,395 (low $97,422, high $487,678)Manitoba$240,395Ontario: $233,752 (low $84,266, high $451,418)Ontario$233,752Yukon: $219,382 (low $82,632, high $424,378)Yukon$219,382Prince Edward Island: $209,676 (low $89,508, high $333,708)Prince Edward Island$209,676Newfoundland and Labrador: $204,492 (low $86,738, high $396,356)Newfoundland and Labrador$204,492New Brunswick: $187,297 (low $89,344, high $346,082)New Brunswick$187,297Nova Scotia: $187,135 (low $75,058, high $345,667)Nova Scotia$187,135Alberta: $178,213 (low $66,798, high $327,151)Alberta$178,213British Columbia: $160,960 (low $56,864, high $348,082)British Columbia$160,960Saskatchewan: not statedSaskatchewanNot statedNorthwest 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 general practitioners and family physicians by province and territory (table)
WhereLowMedianHigh
Canada$90,826$232,227$435,240
Quebec$95,137$268,808$505,024
Manitoba$97,422$240,395$487,678
Ontario$84,266$233,752$451,418
Yukon$82,632$219,382$424,378
Prince Edward Island$89,508$209,676$333,708
Newfoundland and Labrador$86,738$204,492$396,356
New Brunswick$89,344$187,297$346,082
Nova Scotia$75,058$187,135$345,667
Alberta$66,798$178,213$327,151
British Columbia$56,864$160,960$348,082
SaskatchewanNot statedNot statedNot stated
Northwest TerritoriesNot statedNot statedNot stated
NunavutNot statedNot statedNot stated

Job outlook by province and territory

Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for 2025-2027, on a scale of 1 (very limited) to 5 (very good).

Job outlook for general practitioners and family physicians by province and territory, 1 to 5Quebec: Good (4 of 5). Manitoba: Very good (5 of 5). Ontario: Good (4 of 5). Yukon: Good (4 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Very good (5 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Very good (5 of 5). New Brunswick: Very good (5 of 5). Nova Scotia: Very good (5 of 5). Alberta: Very good (5 of 5). British Columbia: Good (4 of 5). Saskatchewan: Very good (5 of 5). Northwest Territories: Very good (5 of 5). Nunavut: undetermined.12345Quebec: Good (4 of 5)QuebecGoodManitoba: Very good (5 of 5)ManitobaVery goodOntario: Good (4 of 5)OntarioGoodYukon: Good (4 of 5)YukonGoodPrince Edward Island: Very good (5 of 5)Prince Edward IslandVery goodNewfoundland and Labrador: Very good (5 of 5)Newfoundland and LabradorVery goodNew Brunswick: Very good (5 of 5)New BrunswickVery goodNova Scotia: Very good (5 of 5)Nova ScotiaVery goodAlberta: Very good (5 of 5)AlbertaVery goodBritish Columbia: Good (4 of 5)British ColumbiaGoodSaskatchewan: Very good (5 of 5)SaskatchewanVery goodNorthwest Territories: Very good (5 of 5)Northwest TerritoriesVery goodNunavut: undeterminedNunavutUndetermined
1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Job outlook for general practitioners and family physicians by province and territory, 1 to 5 (table)
WhereOutlook
QuebecGood (4 of 5)
ManitobaVery good (5 of 5)
OntarioGood (4 of 5)
YukonGood (4 of 5)
Prince Edward IslandVery good (5 of 5)
Newfoundland and LabradorVery good (5 of 5)
New BrunswickVery good (5 of 5)
Nova ScotiaVery good (5 of 5)
AlbertaVery good (5 of 5)
British ColumbiaGood (4 of 5)
SaskatchewanVery good (5 of 5)
Northwest TerritoriesVery good (5 of 5)
NunavutUndetermined

Licence needed?

In 10 of 13 provinces and territories. A licence, registration or certificate is required to work in this occupation in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Northwest Territories.

Each regulator sets its own steps, fees and exams.

Education and training

TEER category
1
Usual education
A university degree is usually required.

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