Job prospects General Practitioner (GP) in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "general practitioner (GP)" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Very good for general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 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.

• The demand for this occupation is driven by the province's growing and aging population.
• Shortages have prompted the provincial government to expand medical school seats, increase funding for services, and providing incentives to attract and retain doctors in underserved rural and remote communities. Doctors Manitoba has launched a recruiting campaign targeting the U.S.
• Key trends include team-based and patient-centric care, telehealth for routine follow-ups and remote patients, artificial intelligence (AI) for notetaking and charting, and wearable tracking devices.
• Jobs are concentrated in the Winnipeg region.

Here are some key facts about general practitioners and family physicians in Manitoba:

• Approximately 2,700 people work in this occupation.
• General practitioners and family physicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 56%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 41%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 63% of general practitioners and family physicians work all year, while 37% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 56% of general practitioners and family physicians are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 57% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 42% compared to 47% 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 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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