Government of New Brunswick


The province of New Brunswick offers recruitment incentives to Medical Residents and  newly recruited family physicians looking to establish a full-time community-based practice, Emergency Room physicians and Specialists in designated fields.

To receive a provincial incentive, physicians must meet eligibility criteria. Physicians must also have received and accepted an employment offer from one of the regional health authorities (Horizon Health Network or the Vitalité Health Network) and agree to sign a return-of-service agreement to practice in New Brunswick.

For more information on the recruitment incentives program, please visit:  Recruitment incentives for New Physicians and Medical Residents


We are enhancing the Family Medicine New Brunswick model for family physicians who want to provide team-based care.  If you are looking to be a part of multi-disciplinary team providing more timely access to care for your patients, team-based care deserves your consideration.

For more information please visit www.fmnb.ca/for-physicians/


Physicians who are invited for a recruitment site visit will be eligible for travel reimbursement costs by the regional health authority, in accordance with existing policies in the province. Newly recruited physicians may also be eligible for reimbursement of relocation costs of up to $8,000.


Under the fee-for service retention fund, fee-for-service physicians accumulate shares for each year of service within the province of New Brunswick.  A fee-for-service physician who has worked in New Brunswick for a minimum of 15 years is eligible to receive a lump-sum payment on the basis of accumulated shares. Shares are determined by practice location and payment is made once their Medicare billing number has been surrendered. For more information on the retention fund, please contact the New Brunswick Medical Society.