Job prospects Family Physician in the Laval Region

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a major labour shortage for General practitioners and family physicians in the Laval Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

The employment outlook will be very good for General practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in the census metropolitan area of Montréal, including the Laval region, for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• A moderate number of 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 census metropolitan area of Montréal, including the Laval region:

• Approximately 8,460 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology