Family Physician (GP)

Independent Fee-for-Service   |  Village/Cottage-Country — Lakefield  |  Ontario, Canada

Summary

“A fully-fitted, computerised suite waiting for you in 'the Cotswolds of Ontario' — six months' rent-free, a teaching hospital next door, and a whole community ready to help you settle.”

Salary & Employment Terms

• Independent fee-for-service — income is billed to OHIP; earnings track your patient list
• Location: Canada, Ontario (Lakefield, Peterborough County)
• Type: Permanent, independent family practice
• Rent: Six months' free rent on a fully set-up, computerised suite

Location & Registration Status

City / Region: Lakefield, on the edge of Peterborough, Ontario — around 1.5 hours from Toronto

Community classification: Village in Peterborough County.

Registration: College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) — open to doctors eligible to register without further examination (UK, Ireland, USA and similar)

Billing number: OHIP billing number available on Ontario licensure

Lakefield is an idyllic village on the edge of Peterborough — often called 'the Cotswolds of Ontario' — surrounded by cottage country and lakes, with Toronto roughly 1.5 hours away. Trent University and Fleming College are close by, and the area blends a settled retirement community with growing young families and a seasonal recreational population.

About the Practice Group

A board-governed medical facility whose core mandate is to bring primary care to the Lakefield community. The board operates much like a landlord for the practice — around 10,000 sq ft housing six doctors — and is directly involved on the ground, genuinely invested in helping a new physician arrive, settle and stay.

About This Clinic

Facility: ~10,000 sq ft, board-governed, six doctors on site

Available now: 1.5 fully-fitted, computerised suites — the half-suite and a full suite, both ready to walk into

Nearby Clinical Links

• 500-bed Peterborough Regional Health Centre — an affiliated teaching hospital (Queen's/Kingston and Toronto Metropolitan University)
• UHN-affiliated cardiac service and a major regional cancer centre — real colleagueship and learning close to hand
• ER opportunity: family physicians can pick up salaried emergency shifts at the hospital (a couple a week or more) to keep acute skills current — note hospital work follows a separate licensing route

Key Driver: 

“High and growing demand as local family doctors retire across Peterborough County, with several thousand new homes approved — around 4,000 heading into Lakefield, 1,000 already under construction.”

Package & Earnings

• Payment model: Independent fee-for-service, billed to OHIP — practise independently without joining a Family Health Organisation
• Overhead / rent: Six months' free rent to start; ongoing terms
• Relocation & settling support: The board helps directly with housing, schooling and local connections, alongside BDI's own relocation support
• Flexibility: Independent practice — you build and run your own list; optional salaried ER shifts available at the hospital

How BDI Supports You

BDI provides full end-to-end support across your whole move to Canada — from the first conversation through registration and relocation to the day you start seeing patients.

Who We're Looking For

• UK-trained GP with MRCGP / CCT, or a doctor trained in Ireland, the USA or another jurisdiction eligible to register with the CPSO without further examination
• Comfortable with — or actively wanting — an independent fee-for-service model, running your own family practice (the setup many UK GPs already expect)
• Keen to keep acute skills current, with optional salaried ER shifts available nearby
• Ready to relocate and put down roots in a close-knit village community with strong local support

Next Steps

Send your CV to canada@bdiresourcing.com or contact the team to arrange a call about the role, registration, and the move to Canada.

Contact

Recruitment Lead: Ryan Halliday - BDI Resourcing

• Email: ryanhalliday@bdiresourcing.com
• Phone: 0117 422 4300