Canada Immigration Occupation Family Physicians -Immigration

General practitioners and family physicians diagnose and treat the diseases, physiological disorders and injuries of patients. They provide primary contact and continuous care toward the management of patients' health. They usually work in private practice, including group or team practices, hospitals and clinics. Residents in training to be general practitioners and family physicians are included in this unit group.

Here is a list of Example Titles of this occupation.

civil aviation medical officer
community preventive medicine physician
company physician
doctor of medicine (MD)
doctor, family
doctor, medical
family doctor
family physician
family practitioner
general practice intern
general practice physician
general practice resident
general practitioner (GP)
GP (general practitioner)
industrial medical officer
industrial medicine physician
industrial physician
intern
intern, general practice
MD (doctor of medicine)
medical doctor
medical missionary

medical officer (general practitioner) – military
medical officer of health (MOH)
medical officer, civil aviation
military medical officer (general practitioner)
missionary doctor
MO (medical officer) general practitioner – military
MOH (medical officer of health)
physician resident
physician, community preventive medicine
physician, company
physician, family
physician, general practice
physician, industrial
physician, primary care
physician, public health
practitioner, general
primary care physician
public health physician
resident
resident physician
resident, general practice

Main duties

General practitioners and family physicians perform some or all of the following duties:

Examine patients and take their histories, order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures and consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health
Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
Perform and assist in routine surgery
Provide emergency care
Provide acute care management
Inoculate and vaccinate patients
Deliver babies and provide pre-natal and post-natal care
Advise patients and their families on health care including health promotion, disease, illness and accident prevention
Provide counselling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues
Perform patient advocacy role
Co-ordinate or manage primary patient care
Provide continuous care to patients
Supervise home care services
Report births, deaths, and contagious and other diseases to governmental authorities.

Employment requirements

A bachelor's degree or In Quebec, completion of a college program and one year of pre-medicine university studies is usually required.

Graduation from an approved medical school and Two to three years of family medicine residency training are required.

Completion of the qualifying examinations of the Medical Council of Canada and Licensing by the provincial or territorial licensing authority are required.

Additionally, applicants with experience in the following occupations may also be considered under this NOC depending on the specifics of the main duties performed:

Chiropractors (3122)
Naturopathic physicians and osteopathic physicians (in 3123 Other Professional Occupations in Health Diagnosing and Treating)
Specialist Physicians (3111)