Family Physician

Family Physician – Kanata, Ottawa, Ontario

Job Summary

This is a rare opportunity to join a well-established FHO/FHT clinic in Kanata, Ottawa, where a ready-built patient waitlist of 4,000-5,000 means you start with genuine demand from day one. Under the capitation-based FHO model, full-time billings reach CAD $450,000-$550,000 (approximately £245,000-£300,000) gross, with the highest billers exceeding CAD $600,000 (£325,000) – and a structured onboarding process that eases you in without expecting you to hit the ground running.

The Practice

• FHO/FHT model – income is primarily capitation-based, meaning you earn per rostered patient per year regardless of consultation frequency, with additional FFS billings on top; FHT status brings Ontario Ministry funding for allied health inside the clinic.
• A waitlist of 4,000-5,000 unattached patients already in place, with Healthcare Connect referrals feeding the panel – no cold-start advertising, no hunting for patients.
• On-site allied health team includes nurse practitioners, an in-house pharmacist, two social workers and a dietitian – all seeing clinic patients only, all available for same-day internal referrals.
• Specialist interests actively welcomed – women’s health, joint injections, minor surgery and chronic disease management all have dedicated 30-minute appointment infrastructure already built in.
• Owned and run by a Kanata local with transparent, physician-equal overhead terms – same flat rate for all, no exceptions, and a proven track record of supporting international physicians through LMIA and C10 processes.

Benefits

• Gross billings of CAD $450,000-$550,000 (£245,000-£300,000) for a full-time schedule, rising to CAD $600,000 (£325,000) for busier physicians – before overhead and tax.
• Overhead of 685% (flat rate, applied equally to all physicians with no negotiation) – the model is transparent and consistent from day one.
• Urgent care income on top – Monday to Friday 5-8pm and Saturday to Sunday 9am-3pm sessions available for GPs who want additional earnings; weekend rota averages once every seven to ten weeks.
• LMIA and C10 visa support handled by the clinic via an experienced immigration specialist – a well-trodden process for international physicians.
• Structured onboarding – meet-and-greet appointments for the first weeks, building to a mixed panel over 7-9 months; no physician is thrown in at the deep end.
• One day per week working from home via telephone consultations – no five-day clinical week, and no expectation to see patients every day of the week.
• Open-ended contract with a 6-month termination clause for either party – shorter notice periods considered on a case-by-case basis.

Location Overview

Kanata sits on the western edge of Ottawa, with the South March Highlands Conservation Forest on its doorstep – 457 hectares of Canadian Shield trails, wetlands and rocky outcrops, offering 20 km of maintained routes for hikers, trail runners and mountain bikers year-round. The Walter Baker Park connects directly to the Trans-Canada Trail for cycling and walking, while the Canadian Tire Centre – home of the Ottawa Senators NHL team – is a short drive away for winter sport and live events. Ottawa itself is 20-30 minutes east, offering all the cultural institutions, restaurants and international transport of a national capital, while Kanata retains a genuinely family-friendly feel with strong schools, community parks and a multicultural population of nearly 100,000 people.

Skills and Requirements

• MRCGP or equivalent qualification
• Eligible for registration with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
• Commitment to continuity of care and panel-based family medicine
• Strong communication skills and comfortable working in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment

Next Steps

For further information about this role and the steps involved in moving your life and work overseas, click the Apply Now button, and one of our specialist Consultants, based in the UK but experts in Australia, Canada and New Zealand general practice, will be in touch at your convenience.

If you’d like to talk to us ahead of sending us your CV, please call us on 0113 416 6664. Any contact is in the strictest confidence.

If this role isn’t quite right, you’ll be interested to know we have 100+ overseas vacancies for British-trained GPs at any time, so feel free to click the Apply Now button anyway, and we can talk about exactly what you’re looking for.

Thank you – the team at Menlo Park Recruitment (multi-award winning recruitment company at the General Practice Awards, Health Investor Awards and the LaingBuisson Awards).

Michaela Powell