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Licensing Data as of March 31, 2023

This data represents a physician headcount, not a total of full-time equivalent practising physicians.

Upon receipt of all required documents, a physician’s licence is typically approved in two to three days.

License TypeTotalFamily MedicineAll Other
Full Licence2,6651,1341,531
Defined Licence891772
Academic Licence9393
Temporary (Locum) Licence716
Clinical Assistant3030
Defined Licence – Fellowship3434
Full Licence – Postgraduate Training20218
Restricted Licence38731
Defined Licence – Term
Total2,9761,1611,815

Physicians in training:

Educational RegisterAssessmentsTotal Training Physicians
Postgraduate Training500
Postgraduate Practising56
Clinical Assessments12
Total12556

Medical students:

Total Medical Students397

Licensing Statistics for the period: January 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023

Decrease in LicencesIncrease in Licences
Family Medicine123152
All other452399
Total575551

Physician Age Distribution