Job prospects General Practitioner (GP) in Northwest Territories

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "general practitioner (GP)" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for General practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
Several positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Staffing shortages and an ageing population will keep demand high for general practitioners and family physicians in the Northwest Territories over the forecast period.
Staffing shortages continue to lead to periodic disruptions in health care services throughout the Northwest Territories. For example, suspensions in birthing services in Inuvik are expected to last into 2025 (CBC News, October 22, 2024).
In fall 2024, the Northwest Territories had contract salaried positions and locum positions available for this occupation.

Here are some key facts about General practitioners and family physicians in Northwest Territories:

Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
General practitioners and family physicians mainly work in the following sectors:
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): more than 95%
60% of general practitioners and family physicians work all year, while 40% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
18% of general practitioners and family physicians are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 40% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 60% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 90% compared to 9% for all occupations