GENERAL PRACTITIONER JOBS
CANADA
Permanent and Locum Jobs for CCFPC Eligible General Practitioners
We welcome qualified general practitioners who hold specialist qualifications approved by the College of Family Physicians of Canada to apply for permanent and locum positions across the provinces of Canada. Our team of expert recruiters will strive to match you with suitable positions and assist you with the professional registration and immigration procedures.
The College of Family Physicians of Canada recognises graduates of approved residency programs in Canada and international medical graduates with residency training and qualifications from just 4 approved jurisdictions - UK, Ireland, USA and Australia.
Residency eligibility for the certification examination applies to:
- Graduates of the College of Family Physicians of Canada- (CFPC-) accredited family medicine residency programs, who have successfully completed a minimum of 24 months of training
- Successful graduates of postgraduate family medicine training programs in jurisdictions where the standards for accreditation of postgraduate family medicine training are judged comparable and acceptable to the CFPC
Approved jurisdictions with equivalent accreditation standards for family medicine training include:
- United States: graduates of family medicine residency programs who have been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and hold the American Board of Family Medicine.
- Australia: graduates of Australian General Practice Vocational Training programs who have been accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) and meet the standards of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and hold the FRACGP.
- Ireland: graduates of general practice vocational training schemes who have been accredited by the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) and hold the MICGP.
- United Kingdom: graduates of general practice vocational training programs who have been accredited by the General Medical Council (GMC) with a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in general practice and who meet the standards of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) by passing the MRCGP.
If you would like to find out more about your opportunities to work as a general practitioner in Canada please send us a copy of your curriculum vitae and contact us to discuss your interest.