Now Hiring Physicians! Email us today at practicenwt@gov.nt.ca
Are you a physician looking to add urban, rural, or remote medicine to your work experience? Are you intrigued by the idea of five-minute work commutes and wilderness adventures just outside your door? Does a salaried contract with benefits and without the hassles of a fee-for-service practice appeal to you? Then the Northwest Territories may be the perfect fit for you!
The Northwest Territories offers one of the best compensation packages in Canada, a unique salaried contract for one, two, or three years, and the opportunity to experience a true work/life balance.
We are currently hiring for the following positions:
- Family Practitioner (FP) - Behchokǫ̀
- Family Practitioner (FP) – Hay River
- Family Practitioner (FP) - Fort Simpson
- Family Practitioner (FP) - Fort Smith
- Family Practitioner (FP) - Yellowknife
- Family Practitioner (FP) – including low-risk obstetrics (Inuvik)
- Family Practitioner (FP-EM) – Emergency Department (Yellowknife)
- Family Practitioner (FPS) – Enhanced Surgical and/or Obstetrical surgical skills (Inuvik)
- Family Practitioner (FPA) - Enhanced skills in Anesthesia (Yellowknife)
- Family Practitioner (FPA) - Enhanced skills in Anesthesia (Inuvik)
- Internist (Yellowknife)
- Gastroenterologist (Yellowknife)
- Obstetrician and Gynecologist (Yellowknife)
- Ophthalmologist (Yellowknife)
- Otolaryngologist (Yellowknife)
- Radiologist (Yellowknife)
Should your skills not perfectly align with the job ads posted above, we would still encourage you to reach out to us at PracticeNWT@gov.nt.ca about potential contract opportunities. We are always looking for permanent contract physicians who would be a great addition to our team!
Interested in locum opportunities? Benefits include:
- Competitive Daily rates
- On-Call Daily Rates
- Stipend for travel time
- Furnished accommodations during the service period
- Return Travel costs from the place of residence to the community of work, including accommodations where necessary
2025 & 2026 Locums
Locums available for:
- Family Medicine:
- Emergency Medicine (including CCFP-EM, FRCPC, and CCFP with Emergency Medicine Experience)
- FP-Anesthesia
- FP-Surgery (Enhanced Surgical Skills (ESS) or Obstetrical Surgical Skills (OSS))
- FP-Oncology
- Primary Care
- Primary Care with Low-Risk obstetrics)
- Hospitalist
- Specialists:
- Anesthesia
- Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- Neurology
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Ophthalmology
- Otolaryngology (ENT)
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Pediatrics
- Radiology
- Don't see your scope of practice listed? If you are licensed in a Canadian Province or Territory, please reach out to us by email at PracticeNWT@gov.nt.ca. We will reach out when a need arises!
If you want to learn more about or apply for permanent and locum physician job opportunities, please contact us at PracticeNWT@gov.nt.ca.