Choose your own adventure in Nova Scotia.
Shape and build your ideal Family Medicine practice in Nova Scotia.
A fulfilling practice and life in Nova Scotia, Canada
Physicians in Nova Scotia provide fulfilling patient care which embraces family life, professional development and community involvement. That’s what makes practicing medicine in Nova Scotia unique. Physicians are increasingly attracted to practices that offer team-based care to their patients and allow them to consult with their peers. The size and scale of Nova Scotia allow for better connections across the health care system. Your practice of medicine and your life is richer here. Nova Scotia is more than medicine.
Register your interest to connect with a recruiter and discuss exciting practice opportunities.
Your Family Medicine Practice in Nova Scotia
Family medicine in Nova Scotia offers the opportunity to work with dynamic, interdisciplinary teams that deliver world-class care to patients across the province.
Academic and Research Opportunities
Nova Scotia’s 10 universities and many colleges have created a well-educated population, a youthful entrepreneurial spirit, and a depth of opportunity for professionals of every stripe. Balanced with growing tech and creative sectors, Nova Scotia is a hub for medicine, boasting both the largest medical school and the largest hospital in Atlantic Canada. Here, rewarding opportunity is as close as the sea.
Locum Support
Come explore Canada’s ocean playground and learn about what it is like to practice here. Nova Scotia Health offers a number of locum opportunities throughout the province that include attractive per diem rates, accommodations, airfare and more.
Your practice, your way.
The new Atlantic Registry allows for greater mobility of fully licensed physicians in Atlantic Canada.
The Registry allows fully licensed physicians to practice anywhere in Atlantic Canada, regardless of which Atlantic province is their home base
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Recruitment process for residents in Nova Scotia
- Make contact with our Physician Recruitment Team
Ensure your resume is up-to-date and make contact at an event or via email. If you haven’t made contact with us yet, today is the perfect time — we’d love to meet you! Connect with Andrew Steele Moore, Physician Recruitment Consultant for Medical Learners at andrew.steelemoore@nshealth.ca to learn more about starting your practice in Nova Scotia.
- Virtual or in person meeting
Once you’ve made contact, we’ll be in touch to set up a meeting to discuss practice opportunities here in Nova Scotia. We’re excited to learn about your areas of interest, family needs and where you’d like to live and practice.
- Meeting with Department Head(s)
Hear from the experts who work in the department you are interested in. This is a chance to chat about what your practice could look like and explore the art of the possible.
- Site visit to potential practice site(s)
Nova Scotia Health will reimburse you and one guest for a one-time visit to potential practice sites so you can ensure the opportunity is the right fit. Approved site visit application required. Visits can span across zones.
- Offer letter for chosen location or clinic
Once you have chosen your ideal practice opportunity, you will receive an offer letter. At this phase, you will also meet with Doctors Nova Scotia and upon signing an offer letter you may apply for Government incentives if eligible.
- Registration and licensing
Work with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS) to apply for licensure.
- Onboarding and transition to practice
You will be connected with an onboarding support team for the practice you are joining. This team will ensure you are set up for success. This includes credentialing and privileging, EMR, rostering patients, and much more. If eligible, relocation reimbursement allowance is available to assist with moving expenses.
Physician benefits and incentives
Family physicians starting their practice in Nova Scotia can access competitive compensation, negotiated benefits and attractive incentives. This financial package, combined with Nova Scotia’s vibrant coastal lifestyle and supportive medical community, renders it an ideal destination for advancing your career.
Negotiated Benefits
Physicians in Nova Scotia are provided with health and dental benefits, EMR grants, funded locum coverage, CME funding, and parental leave.
Site Visit Program
Experience life in Nova Scotia and explore practice opportunities. This program reimburses you (and a plus one) for a one-time visit to beautiful Nova Scotia. You must be eligible for a license in Nova Scotia, and work with a recruiter to obtain approval from Nova Scotia Health prior to your visit.
Relocation Reimbursement Allowance
Qualified candidates may be eligible for a relocation allowance of up to $20,000 upon accepting an offer in Nova Scotia.
Government Incentive Programs
Family physicians and specialists in the Central Zone may be eligible for up to $75,000 in incentives. Those establishing practices outside the Central Zone may be eligible for up to $125,000 over five years.
Register your interest
Connect with a Recruiter
Connect with Andrew Steele Moore, Physician Recruitment Consultant for Medical Learners at andrew.steelemoore@nshealth.ca to learn more about starting your practice in Nova Scotia.
Andrew Steele Moore
(he/him)
Lives in Halifax, NS
Physician Recruitment Consultant - Medical Learners