Quebec passes law requiring doctors to work in the public system for 5 years after med school
Posted on: Apr 24, 2025 23:41 IST | Posted by: Cbc
quebec city has officially passed a jurisprudence requiring doctors to act in the public health-care scheme for fivesome years after obtaining a medical degree in the province.
Law 83, adopted on Thursday by a vote of 72 to 30, is intended to improve access to health care for Quebecers by preventing doctors from exiting the public system for the private system.
"The universal health-care system, financed by the people of Quebec, must enable everyone to consult a doctor when they need to," Health Minister Christian Dubé said in a statement.
"The private sector can help to support the public network: we will ensure that this contribution remains complementary, always in the interests of Quebec patients."
New doctors in Quebec could face fines up to $200K daily for ditching public system for private
Law 83 also requires doctors to seek the approval of Santé Québec, the Crown corporation that runs the health network, to practise in the private system.
Santé Québec will either approve or reject a doctor's request based on the following criteria:
The law, titled An Act to Foster the Practice of Medicine in the Public Health and Social Services Network, includes the threat of fines for doctors who violate it. The fines, which could be applied to physicians who practise in the private system before spending five years in the public system, range from $20,000 to $100,000 per day, with repeat offences incurring fines of $40,000 to $200,000.
According to the Ministry of Health and Social Services, more than 835 of Quebec's 22,868 doctors currently work exclusively in the private network — an increase of 80 per cent since 2020.
Written by Matthew Lapierre
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