Low cost of living
Live and Practice in Manitoba
Practice with stability and certainty, where you are valued and trusted as a physician and the government stays out of the exam room. Build a practice and life you’ll love in Manitoba.
Why choose Manitoba?
Imagine a place where you can practice medicine with stability, focus on your patients without political interference, and provide care aligned with your values. In Manitoba, we offer all that — and more.
Competitive remuneration
Zero political interference in physician patient relationship
Physicians and medical evidence are trusted and valued
Universal, stable health care coverage
Great place to live, work and raise a family
Manitoba, the heart of Canada, offers physicians a unique, competitive, and satisfying opportunity to thrive both professionally and personally. About a third of physicians in Manitoba trained and often started practice in another country, but chose Manitoba to build their practice, their family, and their life. Find out why below, and contact us to learn more.
A great place to live
They call us Friendly Manitoba for a reason. Here, it is within reach for physicians – even early career physicians – to own a house and a cabin, travel, and save for retirement. You’ll find diverse and multicultural communities with vibrant world class art, sport and culture scenes. It’s a great place to raise a family and live a full, rewarding life.
Patient advice without the politics
In Manitoba, physicians are empowered to provide evidence-based advice and care to their patients without fear of restrictive laws or shifting political landscapes. Whether it’s reproductive health, fertility, gender-affirming care or medical assistance in dying, politics shouldn’t be a factor when advising your patient. Join a system that trusts and supports your expertise.
Competitive Remuneration
We’ve done the comparisons, and when you look at physician remuneration in Manitoba combined with our low cost of living, it is very competitive for many U.S. physicians. Get in touch to learn more.
Universal coverage means no insurance headaches
In Manitoba, all residents have universal coverage with a single payer for physicians to deal with. That means less time chasing insurance companies and tracking unpaid claims, and more time focusing on your patients and your family. Plus, there’s no uncertainty that some patients may lose their coverage based on changing governments or politics.
Medical community — small enough and large enough at the same time!
With a population of 1.5 million, Manitoba’s health care and research systems are large enough for you to have an impact and make a difference, but small enough to connect and network with physicians across the province.
More About Practicing in Manitoba
Manitoba’s health care system offers a diverse range of practice options for physicians:
- Independent community-based practice for family medicine or specialties
- Hospital or publicly-run clinics, operated by one of Manitoba’s Regional Health Authorities or Shared Health
- Cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment with CancerCare Manitoba
- Academic and research roles with the University of Manitoba
Your remuneration could include volume-based fee-for-service and/or alternate-funded contracts. Most physicians work as independent practitioners or independent contractors. Some work as an employee under a collective agreement.
Family Medicine Plus
Doctors Manitoba has negotiated a game-changing remuneration model for family physicians practicing longitudinal family medicine, or primary care. Family Medicine Plus, or FM+, complements traditional volume-based fee-for-service revenue with more stable, predictable non-volume forms of revenue based on the size, age and complexity of your patient panel and for indirect clinical time as well.