Canadian Physician
Recruiting 101
How to find doctors for your
clinic in Canada.
General Physician Recruiting Sources
A comprehensive list of physician recruiting resources to help you find doctors for free or for a fee across Canada. This repository of resources provides you many platforms to post your clinic opportunities and secure physician talent.
Indeed
A job network that helps find great people. Rated #1 in delivering quality hires.
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FREE
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InMails and automated outreach for a fee
Monster
A job site that aims to make hiring a little easier.
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Pricing: Starter = $299/month, Standard = $399/month, Premium = $649/month
Facebook Groups
Join Canadian physician Facebook groups to directly interact with doctors and post jobs.
The First Five Years in Family Practice - Canada
Post your locum opportunity to a targeted audience via this private, closed group for early career family physicians throughout the country.
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FREE
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6,300 members
Family Physician Job Opportunities - Canada
This private group was created to post job opportunities for family physicians in Canada or for physicians seeking opportunities to promote themselves to available positions.
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FREE
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2,000 members
Physician Locums Canada
Post your locum opportunity to a targeted audience via this private, closed group for physician locums across Canada.
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FREE
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1,500 members
International Medical Graduates (IMG) Canada
An Online Group for the Canadian International Medical Graduates to connect and find doctor job opportunities. Post a position today.
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FREE
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10,700 members
Medical Job Websites
Find physicians to fill rural placements across the country through these sources.
Job Connect
Post nationwide healthcare sector jobs.
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Standard Service: $25/30 days, $65/90 days, $120/180 days, $225/1 year
Locums.ca
Post locum and permanent positions for doctors.
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All job postings are displayed for 60 days
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$85 for 1 posting, $400 for 5 postings, $700 for 10 postings
College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) Classifieds
Sign up as an employer to post a job. Choose between subscription plans for posting multiple jobs or individual job posting plans.
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90 Day Subscription - 5 Jobs for $367
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30-Day Individual - 1 Job for $74-$97 depending on non-featured vs. featured posting
Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) Classifieds
Place generalist and specialist job ads for full-time, part-time, temporary, and permanent opportunities.
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$150 per 90 days
MD Work
Post generalist and specialist physician jobs.
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Single posting for 4 months = $150
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Unlimited postings for one year (one clinic/department) = $600
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Featured spot (two weeks top of listings) = +$75
Dr. Careers
Post a job today and find the perfect candidate for your role.
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For 30 days: Standard job posting = $300, Premium listing = $350
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Volume discounts: 3 job postings = $810, 5 job postings = $1,275
Printed Magazine Classified Ads
Find physicians to fill placements across the country through these print sources.
Canadian Family Physician (CFP) Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)
CMAJ has the most comprehensive career/classified advertising section for the medical profession in Canada.
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$160-$3550 per issue
Join the Cherry Network
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It’s fast, easy and, secure
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Create a branded recruiting page
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Gain access to over 2,000 Canadian physicians
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It's completely free to search for and hire locums
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Trusted by more than 500 medical facilities
Cherry Health
Additional Resources
Check out some additional links below to further enhance your physician recruiting experience.
Contract Templates
Health Force Ontario’s (HFO) Generic Locum
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See page 6 for a generic locum agreement template that sets out the terms and conditions of a locum arrangement.
Joule’s Group Practice Employment Checklist
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Outlines 12 specific issues that a contract should include.
Comox Valley Example Locum Contract
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A simple 5-page template that covers the main terms and conditions of the contract.
More Information
HFO’s Physician Recruitment Essentials Toolkit
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A toolkit, written by recruiters, for recruiters where various aspects of physician recruitment are addressed.
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Evaluation checklist surrounding Scope and Style of Practice, Appointments, Medical Charts, Locum Preparation, and the Contract