Job prospects General Practitioner (GP) near Iqaluit (NU)

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

• Staffing shortages will keep demand high for general practitioners and family physicians in Nunavut over the forecast period.
• Staffing shortages continue to lead to periodic disruptions in health care services throughout Nunavut.
• In 2023, the Government of Nunavut, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., and the University of Ottawa partnered to provide training for up to two Inuit to attend medical school.

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

• General practitioners and family physicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): more than 95%
• 50% of general practitioners and family physicians are self-employed compared to an average of less than 5% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 50% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 50% compared to 49% 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: more than 95% compared to 6% for all occupations

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology