The goal of the National Physician Survey (NPS) is to produce workforce information about practising physicians and future physicians in Canada. It is recognised that there are many relevant sources of physician workforce data that can be used to complement the NPS results found on this website. The data links below are arranged by general topic area, and table/report titles are followed by the authoring organization and the year or publication. For more details, please visit the authoring organizations:
- The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
- Canadian Medical Association (CMA)
- Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
- Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry (CAPER)
- The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)
If there is topic area that you feel we have overlooked, please do not hesitate to contact us at, info@nationalphysiciansurvey.ca.
Number of physicians by province/territory and specialty [CMA, 2007]
Number of GP/FPs by age, sex and province/territory [CMA, 2007]
Number of specialists by age, sex and province/territory [CMA, 2007]
More physician demographics from the Canadian Medical Association
Geographic and gender data on fellows in good standing holding specialty and subpecialty certification as of January 9, 2007 [RCPSC, 2006]
Supply, Distribution & Migration of Canadian Physicians [CIHI, 2005]
Health Human Resources - Physicians [CIHI, 2001-2005]
Certified and Non-certified specialists: Understanding the Numbers [CIHI, 2004]
National Family Physician Workforce Survey (NFPWS) [CFPC, 2001]
National Family Physician Survey (NFPS) [CFPC, 1997/98]
Supply, Distribution and Migration of Canadian Physicians [CIHI, 1999-2005]
Physicians who moved abroad and returned, by province/territory [CMA, 1992-2005]
Percent moving abroad by broad specialty and years since graduation [CMA, 1984-2005]
Net interprovincial migration of physicians by province [CMA, 1987-2005]
Average Payment per Physician [CIHI, 1989-2003]
Reciprocal Billing Report [CIHI, 1993-2004]
Alternative Payments and the National Physician Database (NPDB) [CIHI, 1999-2006]
International Medical Graduates (IMGs)
National IMG Database - Preliminary Report [CAPER & AFMC, 2006]
Canadian Citizens/Permanent Residents in Canadian Post-MD Training Programs [PowerPoint presentation, CAPER]
First-year enrolment in Canadian faculties of medicine, by sex [CMA, 1957/58-2005/06]
Enrolment in Canadian medical schools, by legal status [CMA, 1981/82-2005/06]
Number of MDs awarded by Canadian universities, by sex [CMA, 1968-2006]
More medical student & resident data from the Canadian Medical Association
Annual Census of Post-M.D. trainees [CAPER, 2006-2007]
Annual Census of Post-M.D. trainees - Quick Facts [CAPER, 2006-2007]
Individual Field of Training Tables [CAPER, 2006-2007]
Canadian medical residents by specialty, faculty of medicine and rank level [CAPER, 2004-2005]
