Family Physician – Fee for Service | No Exams | Southwest Edmonton, AB

Location: Southwest Edmonton, Alberta 

Job Ref: Can-03-NH

Published: 15/07/2026 Expires: 31/12/2026 

Earnings: CAD $300,000 – $600,000 per year

Job Type: Full-time or part-time | Family Medicine

Job Description 

Full Alberta licensure for UK-trained GPs with no further exams and no assessment period — that is the headline at this established, physician-owned family practice in one of southwest Edmonton's fastest-growing and most sought-after communities. With multiple positions available across an established clinic and a brand-new sister site opening later this year, this is a rare chance to join at the ground floor of a genuine expansion, with a full patient panel waiting.

For UK GPs weighing up Canada, the timing has never been better. Alberta's regulator (CPSA) modernised its registration rules in 2025: UK CCT holders now qualify for full, independent licensure through the Approved Jurisdiction Route — no MCCQE, no Canadian exams, no supervised assessment. At the same time, Alberta introduced a new compensation model that pays family physicians for their time, not just patient volume — including admin, charting and after-hours work. For GPs leaving a system where unpaid admin is simply expected, that is a fundamental change in how your working day is valued.

Location

The practice sits in one of southwest Edmonton's newest and most affluent residential districts — a fast-growing, family-oriented community of established detached homes, with a new high school and recreation centre under construction directly opposite the clinic. The patient demographic is young, diverse and expanding, and most of the clinic's physicians choose to live locally.

Edmonton itself is Alberta's capital: a city of over a million people with an international airport, excellent schools and universities, and house prices that will make anyone arriving from the UK look twice. The Rocky Mountains, Jasper and Banff are within weekend reach, and Alberta has no provincial sales tax — the lowest overall tax burden in Canada.

About The Practice

This is a physician-owned, multidisciplinary family practice established in 2021 and already serving a panel of around 12,000 patients. The current team includes five family physicians (two of them UK-trained), a paediatrician, registered nurses, a Behavioural Health Consultant and a dietitian — genuine team-based care, not a GP working in isolation.

Demand has outgrown the building. A second clinic is under construction nearby, opening late this year, and the practice is recruiting for:

• 4 full-time and 1 part-time Family Physician positions
• 1 Paediatrician position (clinic-based, with an established panel of c. 5,000 children)

The owners are physicians themselves — a husband-and-wife team who relocated internationally via the old, harder licensing route, and who understand first-hand what moving a medical career involves. The culture is close-knit and collegiate: every physician has their own consulting office plus examination room, full admin support, and the team eats together weekly.

Candidates ready sooner can start at the existing clinic ahead of the new site opening. Married couples and GP pairs are actively welcomed — with two sites, the practice can accommodate both.

Package & Earnings 

• 75/25 billing split in your favour — notably better than the 70/30 commonly seen elsewhere
• The clinic splits all revenue on the same terms, including third-party and uninsured work — no hidden deductions, with overheads covered entirely from the clinic's 25%
• Established patient demand from day one: new physicians typically see around 15 patients daily in their first two months, building to a full panel (25–35 daily) within six months
• Realistic first-year billings of CAD $300,000+, rising to CAD $300,000 – $600,000 once established
• Under Alberta's compensation arrangements, physicians can bill for time — including charting and admin — rather than being paid purely per consultation
• You control your own schedule and appointment lengths: see 35 patients a day or 20 with longer appointments; Alberta's model supports both
• Two-year contracts as standard, giving both sides stability

Licensing & Immigration 

This is where Alberta stands apart. If you hold a UK CCT in General Practice, you are eligible for:

• Full licensure on CPSA's General Register via the Approved Jurisdiction Route — no exams, no assessments, no supervision period
• CCFP without examination through the CFPC's recognised-training route
• Work permit sponsorship, with the clinic providing all employer-side documentation, and provincial nominee options available

BDI Resourcing manages the entire journey end to end: CPSA registration, CFPC certification, source verification, immigration, and relocation planning through to your first day in clinic. We have supported international physician moves for over a decade, and our two UK-trained predecessors at this practice are proof the pathway works.

Why now for UK GPs?

The contrast between the two systems has rarely been sharper. In the UK, newly qualified GPs are struggling to find substantive posts despite record patient demand; in Alberta, clinics are expanding and cannot recruit fast enough. Alberta's 2025 licensing reforms removed the exam barriers that once made Canada the slow option, and the province's new compensation model means your admin time, complex consultations and after-hours work are all remunerated. Add earnings of CAD $300,000 – $600,000, physician-set appointment lengths, and a genuine team around you — and the case makes itself.

Who we're looking for

• UK-trained GP with MRCGP and CCT (final-year trainees welcome to start the conversation — timing matters, and licensing takes several months)
• Strong communicators with a team-first mindset — this is a close, collegiate practice where personality fit matters as much as clinical skill
• Special interests genuinely welcomed and billable: women's health, paediatrics, dermatology, minor surgery and more all fit the practice's broad scope
• Long-term outlook — the practice invests in its physicians and wants people who will build a lasting panel
• Also of strong interest: UK-trained Paediatricians open to community-based practice with an established patient panel from day one

Next Steps:

Send your CV to canada@bdiresourcing.com or get in touch to arrange a call. We'll talk you through the practice, the CPSA route, realistic earnings and timelines, and what life in Edmonton actually looks like.

With one physician departing this autumn and the new clinic opening before year-end, the practice is moving quickly — and with licensing and immigration taking several months to do properly, early conversations put you in the strongest position.

Nicola | BDI Resourcing