Physicians in Canada - statistics & facts

Number of Canadians with a regular medical doctor 2003-2020

Number of Canadians who have a regular medical doctor from 2003 to 2020

Number of Canadian family and general practitioners 2022, by province

Number of family medicine and general practice physicians in Canada as of 2022, by province*

Number of Canadian medical specialists 2022, by province

Number of medical specialists in Canada as of 2022, by province

Median patients seen weekly by primary physicians in Canada 2019, by jurisdiction

Median number of patients seen during a typical workweek by primary care physicians in Canada in 2019, by jurisdiction

Work hours weekly for male vs. female Canadian physicians in 2019, by activity

Average weekly work hours of male vs. female physicians in Canada as of 2019, by activity*

Median wait times to receive medical treatment in Canada 2023, by province

Median waiting times for medical care, from general practitioner to treatment, in Canada as of 2023, by province (in weeks waited)

Physician offices in Canada by type and region 2022

Number of physician offices in Canada as of 2022, by type and region

Physician offices in Canada by region 2022

Total number of physician offices in Canada as of 2022, by region

Physician offices in Canada by region and employment size group 2022

Number of physician offices in Canada as of 2022, by region and employment size

Density of Canadian total physicians 1978-2022

Density of total physicians in Canada from 1978 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)

Canadian family medicine physician density 1978-2022

Family medicine physician density in Canada from 1978 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)

Density of Canadian specialist physicians 1978-2022

Density of specialist physicians in Canada from 1978 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)

Canadian physicians in diagnostic radiology density in 2019 by province

Density of physicians in diagnostic radiology in Canada in 2019, by province (per 100,000 population)

Number of Canadian physicians 2022, by location

Number of physicians in Canada in 2022, by rural or urban location

Total health spending in Canada by use of funds 2023

Total Canadian health expenditures by use of funds in 2023 (in million Canadian dollars)

Distribution forecast of total health spending in Canada by use of funds 2023

Distribution forecast of total Canadian health expenditures by use of funds in 2023

Physician spending as percent total health in each Canadian province 2023

Physician expenditure as percentage of total health expenditures in Canadian provinces and territories in 2023

Total Canadian other professional's health spending by type and source 2023

Total other professional's health expenditures in Canada by type and source of finance in 2012 and 2023 (in million Canadian dollars)

Physician spending per capita in Canada by province 2023

Physician expenditure per capita in Canada by province and territory in 2023 (in Canadian dollars)

Average gross clinical payment per physician in Canada 2016-2022

Average gross clinical payment per physician in Canada from 2016/2017 to 2021/2022 (in Canadian dollars)

Average gross clinical payment per physician in Canada 2021-2022, by region

Average gross clinical payment per physician in Canada in 2021/2022, by region (in Canadian dollars)

Total clinical payments to physicians in Canada 1999 to 2022

Total clinical payments to physicians in Canada in fiscal years between 1999/2000 and 2021/2022 (in 1,000 Canadian dollars)

Clinical payments to physicians in Canada 2020/2021, by region

Clinical payments to physicians in Canada in 2020/2021, by region (in 1,000 Canadian dollars)

Total fee-for-service clinical payments to physicians in Canada 1999-2022

Total fee-for-service clinical payments to physicians in Canada from 1999/2000 to 2021/2022 (in 1,000 Canadian dollars)

Fee-for-service clinical payments to physicians in Canada 2021/2022 by region

Fee-for-service clinical payments to physicians in Canada in 2021/2022, by region (in 1,000 Canadian dollars)

Total alternative clinical payments to physicians in Canada 1999-2022

Total alternative clinical payments to physicians in Canada from 1999/2000 to 2021/2022 (in 1,000 Canadian dollars)

Alternative clinical payments to physicians in Canada 2021/2022, by region

Alternative clinical payments to physicians in Canada in 2021/2022, by region (in 1,000 Canadian dollars)

Distribution of Canadian family medicine physicians by gender 1978-2022

Distribution of Canadian family medicine physicians from 1978 to 2022, by gender

Distribution of Canadian specialist physician, by gender 1978-2022

Distribution of Canadian specialist physicians from 1978 to 2022, by gender

Distribution of internationally trained Canadian family medicine physicians 1978-2022

Percentage of Canadian family medicine physicians who are trained internationally from 1978 to 2022

Share of internationally trained Canadian specialist physicians 1978-2022

Percentage of Canadian specialist physicians who are trained internationally from 1978 to 2022

Average age of Canadian physicians timeline 1978-2022

Average age of total physicians in Canada from 1978 to 2022

Average age of Canadian family medicine physician 1978-2022

Family medicine physicians average age in Canada from 1978 to 2022

Average age of Canadian specialist physicians 1978-2022

Specialist physicians average age in Canada from 1978 to 2022

Primary care doctors' ability to manage specialized care Canada 2019, by jurisdiction

Proportion of primary care physicians whose practice is prepared to manage care for select specialized needs in Canada in 2019, by jurisdiction

Proportion of primary physicians using EMRs in Canada 2019, by jurisdiction

Proportion of primary care physicians who use electronic medical records in their practice in Canada in 2019, by jurisdiction

Primary care doctors' palliative care planning and management abilities Canada 2019

Proportion of primary care physicians who plan with patients and feel prepared to manage their palliative care needs in Canada in 2019, by jurisdiction