April 2022 Newsletter
In This Issue:
- Important Notice – Change of MCCQE1 dates
- Video Testimonial from a UK Physician in Canada
- Canada Qualifies for the World Cup
- Featured Opportunity
- April – the Month of Flowers
- Canada – a Land of Opportunities for Physicians
Important Notice - Change of MCCQE1 dates
Planning to write the MCCQE1? The Medical Council of Canada has made changes to the available MCCQE1 examination dates. Previously, there were dates announced for July 2022. However, they have cancelled the July dates and extended others. New dates: April 13- May 25, 2022; August 17 – September 21, 2022; and October 19 – November 9, 2022. The dates in May are expected to fill up quickly as graduates of Canadian medical schools register. When making your plans to write the exam and relocate to Canada, keep in mind it takes 8-10 weeks to receive your grades.
This means if you don’t write the MCCQE1 in May, then you will not be able to write until August and you may not know your exam results until October.
Canada Qualifies for the World Cup
Canada celebrated the sport of soccer Sunday as the Canadian men won qualification to the 2022 World Cup.
They did it in style, hammering an outmatched Jamaican side 4-0 on a frigid day at BMO Field to improve their CONCACAF qualifying record to 14-1-4 over three rounds and end a 36-year absence from the men’s soccer showcase.
Qatar awaits this November and the rest of the world better watch out.
“We are the best team in CONCACAF,” said midfielder Jonathan Osorio.
“Now people believe,” added the Toronto FC veteran, shivering in the cold. “And it’s incredible how much people believe. And it’s only going to get better. Now we want to go to a World Cup and really make a statement.”
Featured Opportunity – Near the Rocky Mountains
Amazing Calgary is located 90 minutes from Banff in the Rocky Mountains
This very busy clinic is located near downtown Calgary, one of Canada’s fastest growing cities. This position will be of interest to those who speak Punjabi, Hindi or Urdu. The patient profile is largely from India and Pakistan.
- This attractive clinic has 22 exam rooms
- Total patients seen daily is 300 by seven physicians
- Each physician has a medical office assistant
- Gross earnings are up to £225,000
- Clinic hours are 9-5 M-F and closed weekends
- The clinic owner is a GP and provides excellent support to physicians
- Excellent schools and university for your children
- We take care of your licensing.
- We always pay your immigration legal fees.
Required: MRCGP, MICGP, RACGP, ACRRM, DABFM or CCFP - Ask to see our video of this clinic!
Imagine having picnics with your children in the Rocky Mountains!
At Canada Medical Careers there is no charge to you for our recruitment services and we pay your immigration legal fees. Email [email protected] or call WhatsApp +12508858802 any day after 5 pm UK time.
April, the Month of Flowers
“There are so many things to love about the spring season in the garden – the songbirds singing, bees buzzing, and the fragrant scent of spring flowers. The longer days provide us with more time to enjoy the beauty that spring has to offer, and we do not need to bundle up while enjoying the flowers. Spring is the beginning of an entirely new growing season, and the long winter provides many gardeners a substantial amount of time to put their gardening plans into motion. If you are from a relatively mild climate, I’m sure that you appreciate spring just as much as we do here on Vancouver Island, and in many other locations across Canada.”
– Source: Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC
Canada - a Land of Opportunities for Physicians
Trouble Completing Your PhysiciansApply.ca Account?
As recruiters, we discovered that many physicians have difficulty supplying their information this online service. A simple error, like not scanning all four corners of a document can cause rejection. Which documents do you have notarized? How do you submit your documents?
We have created an explanatory video that is yours FREE, just by asking. Contact [email protected] to receive your link!
If you are serious about practicing medicine in Canada the first thing you should do is open an account with PhysiciansApply.ca. It is an online portal operated under the auspices of the Medical Council of Canada (similar to the GMC in the UK). Every doctor coming to Canada must have an account. This is where your credentials must be verified. These credentials include your passport, medical degrees and more. Every province and territory of Canada has a regulatory authority to handle physician licensing and these authorities (Colleges) will need to access your PhysiciansApply.ca account before you can be licensed in Canada.
Don’t wait! Some documents can be verified quickly, and others may take some time, especially if you attended medical school in a country that is slow to respond to inquiries from Canada.
If you are an IMG, licensing in Canada as a physician simply does not happen without a PhysiciansApply.ca account.
General Practitioner, near Vancouver, Canada with £1500 in Incentives
In Langley, BC, (located 30 – 60 minutes’ drive from Vancouver) in the Fraser Valley. We are recruiting for a medical clinic in charming downtown Langley, which is owned by a former UK GP, and he will help make your transition to Canada easy. This medical clinic has 6 exam rooms, in office lab and x-rays, and cryotherapy treatments. Open Monday to Friday. Patients are a mix of families, professionals and seniors. A pharmacy is next door, and you will collaborate with other GP’s.
Clinic owner estimates annual gross earnings of up to $500,000 CAD per year on fee-for-service (the more you work, the more you earn)
No home and no hospital visits.
This is a great opportunity for a GP who desires a small city, with lower housing costs than Vancouver.
Langley offers great schools and a neighbourly community including year-round urban and forest hiking, mountain biking, salmon fishing, golf, equestrian trails, community arts and more.
One library, 35 public schools, one Francophone school, two university campuses.
Sports teams include hockey, football, baseball, Lacrosse.
Over 17 public parks, from small neighbourhood adventure playgrounds, to larger parks with nature trails, wildlife, and various sporting fields and equipment, and an 18-acre off-leash dog park, fully fenced area with a perimeter walking path.
Local mountains offer skiing, or drive two hours to world-famous Whistler and Blackcomb resorts.
For travel opportunities take the ferry to Vancouver Island, or one of the many Gulf Islands. Or, drive 30 minutes south to the USA border, or drive east to the Rocky Mountains. This is an excellent location in Canada, especially for a GP with children.
Langley is an ideal place to live and work and raise your family!
We offer £1500 incentive reimbursement for exam and license costs for this Langley GP position!
Start date is as soon as possible.
Ask us to see a video of the medical clinic!
General Practitioner, in downtown Vancouver, BC, Canada
In Vancouver, British Columbia we offer an amazing opportunity for a GP in a very busy clinic in the heart of the city of Vancouver. Join four other GP’s and a psychiatrist, with no weekends, house calls, or out of office work. On site pharmacy means convenience for your patients and helps increase your income.
Salary is guaranteed contract $270,000 per year (163,000 GBP) or fee-for-service where you bill the government for each patient service, so the more patients you see, the more you earn, it is your choice.
No home and no hospital visits.
Collaborative support in your practice with fellow GP’s.
Set office hours 8am to 6pm.
Supportive clinic owner.
This is a great opportunity for a GP who desires a cosmopolitan lifestyle, and a healthy work-life balance in a big city in British Columbia.
Located in downtown Vancouver, an ethnically diverse city, surrounded by mountains and sea, and a thriving art, theatre, music and dining scene. In Vancouver enjoy clean air, seaside adventures, forest walks, healthy food, brilliant weather and work-life balance! Local mountains offer skiing, or drive less than two hours to world-famous Whistler and Blackcomb resorts.
For travel opportunities take the ferry to Vancouver Island, or one of the many Gulf Islands. Or drive about one hour south to the USA border, or drive east to the Rocky Mountains. This is an excellent location in Canada, and a unique opportunity for a GP.
Start date is as soon as possible.
Ask us to see a video of the medical clinic!
Great Work-Life Balance in Victoria, British Columbia
This dream position as a GP is in a near new clinic ten minutes from downtown Victoria, a city that draws visitors from around the globe. This clinic is also a major teaching facility with four of the physicians holding clinical faculty positions through the University of British Columbia.
Team based care with onsite Registered Nurse and social worker
17 exam rooms plus procedure room
Potential gross earnings of £265,000 to £300,000
Clinic hours are M-F from 8 am – 6 pm. Closed weekends
Heavy focus on geriatric medicine and complex care medicine
75% of the patient panel is over 65 years of age
Nearby pharmacy, lab, physiotherapist, chiropractor.
Across the street from a major hospital with diagnostic imaging
Opportunity to offer Botox treatments for additional income
Required: MRCGP, MICGP, RACGP, ACRRM, DABFM or CCFP
Ask to see our video of this clinic!
Greater Toronto Area – Practice as a GP with one of the best medical groups in Canada.
We pay the immigration legal fees for you and your family to obtain a work permit and permanent residency. Our client has numerous attractive and professional clinics to choose from in the city or in a family neighbourhood. Ask us how you can practice without a supervisor!
Gross earnings up to £265,000
No home or hospital visits
Specialists in-house for easy referrals
Regular hours
Great work-life balance
Opportunities to enhance your skills
Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu a plus, but not necessary
We make the licensing process easy to understand
Write the MCCQE1 after you start practicing
Mandatory Requirement: MRCGP, MICGP, RACGP, ACRRM, DABFM or CCFP
Vancouver Island – Perfect for the Nature Loving Family
We are recruiting for this dream practice with a full roster of patients you will assume. If you don’t already know, Vancouver Island is about twice the size of Wales. Tourists come from all over the world to enjoy the natural beauty and bounty of outdoor experiences.
Gross earnings of up to £265,000.
No home or hospital visits
Collaborative support in your practice
Set office hours
Small clinic feeling in a beautiful town
Very supportive clinic owners
Excellent private and public schools
We pay immigration legal fees
Like great wine – many vineyards and wineries nearby
Sailing, fishing, skiing, hiking – it’s all here
All positions require MRCGP, MICGP, RACGP, ACRRM, DABFM or CCFP
To learn more about these positions: Email [email protected] or call WhatsApp +12508858802 any day after 5 pm UK time.
Don’t see a position that you like? Call us… we have many more positions.
At Canada Medical Careers there is never any cost to you for our recruitment services. We offer licensing guidance and pay immigration legal fees for you and your family. We have many jobs available across Canada and all correspondence is confidential. We offer personal, first-class service, with Canadians based in Victoria, British Columbia. We live here and we know Canada!
MRCGP and Family Practice Exams in Canada
The College of Family Physicians of Canada is the recognized licensing authority for family physicians in Canada. Those physicians coming from the UK, Ireland, Australia, or the USA will usually not have to write the examination required to practice as a General Practitioner in Canada. Verification of your MRCGP, MICGP, FRACGP, FACRRM, or DABFM will be required. For more information on this certification visit CFPC.ca and check out the Education and Professional Development section. Members in good standing will use the CCFP certification.
We like questions!
It’s likely that you will have questions along your journey to practicing in Canada. Don’t hesitate to contact John Livingstone at: [email protected]
Or call WhatsApp +1 250-885-8802 (9 AM – 6 PM Pacific Time)