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Physicians in Canada

Statistics report about physicians in Canada

This report provides some of the most important facts and figures concerning physicians in Canada. It provides information on the number of physicians, physicians' characteristics, data for provinces and territories, and statistics on expenditures, payments, wages etc. A special chapter on physician burnout and administrative burden is also included.

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Numbers

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  • Premium Statistic Number of family physicians in Canada 1971-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of all physicians in Canada 1971-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of specialist physicians in Canada 1971-2024
  • Premium Statistic Density of Canadian total physicians 1978-2024
  • Premium Statistic Canadian family medicine physician density 1978-2024
  • Basic Statistic Density of Canadian specialist physicians 1978-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of Canadian family and general practitioners 2024, by province

Physician specialty

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  • Basic Statistic Number of Canadian medical specialists 2024, by province
  • Basic Statistic Number of specialist in Canada 2024, by specialty
  • Basic Statistic Number of Canadian internal specialists 2024, by subspecialty
  • Basic Statistic Number of Canadian laboratory medicine specialists 2024, by subspecialty
  • Premium Statistic Number of Canadian surgical specialists 2024, by subspecialty

Physician characteristics

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  • Premium Statistic Average age of Canadian physicians timeline 1978-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of Canadian physicians 2024, by gender and age
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of Canadian family medicine physicians 1978-2024, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of Canadian specialist physicians 1978-2024, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Number of Canadian physicians 1980-2023, by location

International medical graduates

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  • Premium Statistic Share of international medical graduates among Canadian physicians 2024, by province
  • Premium Statistic International medical graduates among Canadian family physicians 1978-2024
  • Basic Statistic International medical graduates among Canadian specialist physicians 1978-2024
  • Premium Statistic Leading 10 countries of international medical graduates (IMG) Canada 2024
  • Premium Statistic Residency match rate of Canadian vs. international graduates in Canada 2024

Offices of physicians

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  • Premium Statistic Number of physician offices in Canada 2024, by province
  • Premium Statistic Physician offices in Canada by type and region 2023
  • Premium Statistic Physician offices in Canada 2023, by province and employment size

Expenditures

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  • Premium Statistic Total health spending in Canada by use of funds 2025
  • Basic Statistic Distribution forecast of total health spending in Canada by use of funds 2024
  • Premium Statistic Physician spending as percent total health in each Canadian provinces 2024
  • Basic Statistic Physician spending per capita in Canada by province 2024

Payments

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  • Premium Statistic Total clinical payments to physicians in Canada 1999 to 2023
  • Premium Statistic Clinical payments to physicians in Canada 2022/2023, by region
  • Premium Statistic Average physician gross annual income in Canada 2016-2023
  • Basic Statistic Average physician gross annual income in Canada 2022-2023, by region

Wage

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  • Premium Statistic Annual median wage of family physicians in Canada 2024, by province
  • Premium Statistic Annual median wage of specialists in surgery in Canada 2024, by province
  • Premium Statistic Annual wage of specialists in clinical and laboratory in Canada 2024, by province

Physician surveys

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  • Premium Statistic Share of licensed physicians with self-reported burnout in Canada 2024
  • Premium Statistic Share of licensed physicians with self-reported burnout in Canada 2024, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Share of licensed physicians with self-reported burnout in Canada 2024, by specialty
  • Premium Statistic Share of licensed physicians working after hours on EMR in Canada 2024
  • Premium Statistic Excessive after hours work on EMR among physicians in Canada 2024

Miscellaneous

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  • Premium Statistic Percent of Canadians with a regular medical doctor 2003-2023
  • Premium Statistic Median wait times to receive medical treatment in Canada 2025, by province
  • Premium Statistic Reasonable and actual wait times from appointment to treatment in Canada 1994-2025
  • Premium Statistic Reasonable wait times from appointment to treatment in Canada 2024, by specialty
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