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September 30, 2019
This data represents a physician head count, 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.
| Licence Type |
Total |
Family Medicine |
All Other |
| Full Licence |
2,354 |
1,207 |
1,147 |
| Full Licence Non-Resident Licence |
160 |
58 |
102 |
| Defined Licence |
98 |
17 |
81 |
| Academic Licence |
73 |
– |
73 |
| Temporary (Locum) Licence |
4 |
– |
4 |
| Clinical Assistant |
29 |
1 |
27 |
| Defined Licence – Fellowship |
29 |
– |
29 |
| Full Licence – Postgraduate Training |
23 |
– |
23 |
| Restricted Licence |
22 |
16 |
6 |
| Defined Licence – Term |
0 |
– |
– |
| Total |
2,791 |
1,299 |
1,492 |
Physician Age Distribution
Licensing Statistics for the period October, 2018 to September 30, 2019
| |
Decrease in Licences |
Increase in Licences |
| Family Medicine |
94 |
193 |
| All other |
118 |
212 |
| Total |
212 |
405 |
In addition, we have the following physicians in training:
| Educational Register |
Assessments |
Total Training Physicians |
New Post Graduate Licences issued |
| Postgraduate Training |
– |
522 |
152 |
| Postgraduate Practising |
– |
26 |
1 |
| Clinical Assessments |
8 |
– |
– |
| Total |
8 |
548 |
153 |
In addition to physicians in training, we have the following medical students:
| Total Medical Students |
437 |
|
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