Job prospects General Practitioner (GP) near Saanich (BC)

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "General practitioners and family physicians" near Saanich (BC) or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Major labour shortage

Over the past few years (2020-2022), there was a major labour shortage for General practitioners and family physicians near Saanich (BC). There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for General practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in the Vancouver Island and Coast region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Here are some key facts about General practitioners and family physicians in the Vancouver Island and Coast region:

Approximately 2,000 people work in this occupation.
General practitioners and family physicians mainly work in the following sectors:
- Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): more than 95%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology