Over recent years, the number of physicians increased steadily in Canada. In 2020, there were just over 92 thousand professionally active physicians across the country. Family medicine and general practitioners made up most of the physician workforce, followed by specialists. According to the
, most physicians in Canada were men, although the number of women in the profession has been growing fast. In recent years, the
Density of physicians
In 2021, the
median wait times to receive medical treatment in Canada ranged from 8 to 34 weeks by province. The
density of physicians in Canada stood at 242 professionals per 100 thousand inhabitants. From a regional perspective, the
number of family medicine physicians by province varied greatly and so did the
number of specialists by province. Ontario and Quebec registered the highest number of physicians, whereas the territories had the least. According to the
physician workforce in rural and urban areas, the workforce was strongly centered around urban areas.
Wages
As of 2019, Canadian physicians worked an average of 50 hours per week. However, the
number of hours worked among Canadian physicians varied greatly per activity. The
average gross payment of physicians in Canada stood at 354 thousand Canadian Dollars, yet the
average payment by region ranged from 280 to over 399 thousand.
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