There are urgent locum opportunities at Northern Health. For further details, please check for specific community requirements. See more information about physician job opportunities.
Prince George
Critical shifts - August 21-31
September: 1-2, 6-8, 10, 12-14, 16, 19-22, 25-30
October: 4-7, 10-12, 18, 20, 23-25
- 1-4 week locum opportunities.
- Travel and accommodation covered.
- For EM trained physicians, rate vary from $1,930 (for a weekday workload shift) to $3,394 (for a weekend overnight shift), including RRP and after-hours premiums.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Quesnel
Critical shifts - August: 24: 6 pm to 8 am, 30: 8 am to 6 pm
- Income guarantee: $3,013/shift (weekday) or $3,300/shift (weekend). Nights: $3,857/shift (weekday or weekend) - includes FFS, RRP, and MOCAP.
- Day shift: 8 am to 6 pm (day shift averages 30 patients).
Night shift: 6 pm to 8 am (night averages 25 patients). - Travel and accommodation covered. Travel stipend: $250-$1,500 based on time. Maximum, $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Prince Rupert
Critical shifts - August 31: 1 pm to 8 pm
September: 1, 6-7, 14, 18-22: 1 pm to 8 pm, 2-3: 8 am to 4 pm, 7: 4 pm to 12 am, 15-16: 12 am to 8 am
October: 5, 10-15, 20-23, 26, 29: 1 pm to 8 pm, 18-19: 4 pm to 12 am
- CCFP rate: $2,721/weekday day 8 am to 4 pm, $2,970-$3,032/weekend day 8 am to 4 pm, $2,443-$2,499/weekday afternoon 1 pm to 8 pm, $2,599-$2,655/weekend afternoon 1 pm to 8 pm, $2,920-$3,007/weekday evening 4 pm to 12 am, $2,982-$3,069/weekend evening 4 pm to 12 am, $3,069-$3,132/night 12 am to 8 am.
- CCFP-EM rate: $3,000/weekday day 8 am to 4 pm, $3,249-$3,312/weekend day 8 am to 4 pm, $2,688-$2,744/weekday afternoon 1 pm to 8 pm, $2,843-$2,899/weekend afternoon 1 pm to 8 pm, $3,200-$3,287/weekday evening 4 pm to 12 am, $3,262-$3,349/weekend evening 4 pm to 12 am, $3,349-$3,411/night 12 am to 8 am.
**Rate includes RRP + after hours premiums (if applicable) + all direct and indirect patient care associated with the scheduled shifts. - Travel, accommodation and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Fort St. John - Emergency
September: 7, 26, 29: 8 pm to 5 am
October 10: 5 am to 1 pm, 8 pm to 5 am
- Income guarantee option 1 (includes FFS, RRP, and MOCAP):
Morning shift: 5 am to 1 pm, $2,820/weekday or $2,972/weekend
Afternoon shift: 1 pm to 8 pm, $2,417/weekday or $2,569/weekend
Night shift: 8 pm to 5 am, $3,376 weekday or weekend. - Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
- Option 2 (no income guarantee):
FFS: You can expect to earn $3,380 - $4,030 FFS/shift (includes $1,000 shift stipend, 21.70% MSP premium, and $25.68 MOCAP). - Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
For more details please contact Dr. Mark Thomson at mthomson@pris.ca or Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Fort St. John – Family practice associates clinic
Date specific bonuses
Fall: $15,000 for October - December 2025
Winter: $15,000 for January - March 2026
Regular remuneration:
- $1,000 travel stipend (available to locums committing to 4 weeks or longer).
- Locums committing to 3-months continuous coverage will receive a $10,000 long-term locum bonus.
- Locums committing to 6-months continuous coverage will receive a $15,000 long-term locum bonus.
- Locums committing to 1-year continuous coverage will also receive a $30,000 long-term locum bonus.
- Hourly rate = $240/hour.
- The minimum monthly remuneration for regular clinic hours worked = $20,160 – $30,720.
- Physicians can work 3 - 4.5 days a week in clinic with the flexibility to see patients in-person and some virtually.
- Physicians are also paid an extra 1.5 hours ($360) each weekday to compensate for admin related tasks equating to an additional $7,200/month, paid on top of regular clinic hours worked.
- Remuneration is TAKE-HOME. There is no overhead payable or split due, with no expenses deducted from physicians. Physicians are paid consistently via direct deposit every 2 weeks.
The clinic operates on an alternate payment model, namely Population Based Funding.
Please contact Josie@fsjmedicalclinic.com for more information.
Dawson Creek
Critical shifts - August 21: 8 am to 3 pm
October: 1, 7: 3 pm to 10 pm, 10, 12, 14: 8 am to 3 pm, 3 pm to 10 pm, 19, 31: 8 am to 3 pm
- Income guarantee (includes FFS, RRP, and MOCAP):
Morning shift: 8 am to 3 pm, $2,264/weekday, $2,479/weekend
Evening shift: 3 pm to 10 pm, $2,387/weekday, $2,479/weekend
Night shift: 10 pm to 8 am, $3,653 (weekday or weekend) - Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Dr. Aderemi Oyedeji at aderemi.oyedeji@northernhealth.ca.
Terrace
Critical shifts - September: 6, 21: 4 pm to 12 am, 7: 8 am to 4 pm, 18: 12 am to 8 am, 19: 12 am to 8 am, 4 pm to 12 am
October: 1-2, 8-9, 26: 12 am to 8 am
November: 1: 12 am to 8 am, 8 am to 4 pm, 10: 12 am to 8 am
- Until September 2025, shifts are remunerated at approximately $3,000 per 8-hour shift.
- Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered. **24 hours of coverage (usually 3x8h) shift minimum applies.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Vanderhoof
Critical shifts - August 26: 8 am to 2 pm, 2 pm to 8 am
Locum dates can be customized to suit your availability.
- New APP rates effective August 1, 2025:
CCFP rate: $4,032- $4,122 /weekday day 8 am to 8 pm, $4,334 -$4,425/weekend day 8 am to 8 pm, $4,443/weekday night 8 pm to 8am, $4,443 - $4,534/weekend night 8 pm to 8am, $8,475/ weekday 8 am – 8 am, $8,778 - $8,963 weekend 8 am – 8 am. - CCFP-EM rate: $4,440 - $4,531 /weekday day 8 am to 8 pm, $4,743 -$4,833/weekend day 8 am to 8 pm, $4,852/weekday night 8 pm to 8am, $4,852 - $4,942/weekend night 8 pm to 8am, $9,291/ weekday 8 am – 8 am, $9,594 - $9,779 weekend 8 am – 8 am.
- ER shifts can be 24 hours (8 am to 8 am), or 12 hours (8 am to 8 pm, 8 pm to 8 am) with flexibility for 6-hour blocks during weekdays.
- Travel and accommodation covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum, $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Smithers
Critical shifts - September 28: 8:30 am to 7 pm
- CCFP rate: $3,636-$3,720/weekday day 8 am to 7 pm, $3,978-$4,063/weekend day 8 am to 7 pm, $5,252/weekday evening 6 pm to 8:30 am, $5,210-$5,321/weekend evening 6 pm to 8:30 am.
- CCFP-EM rate: $4,049-$4,133/weekday day 8 am to 7 pm, $4,349-$4,433/weekend day 8 am to 7 pm, $5,699/weekday evening 6 pm to 8:30 am, $5,699-$5,810/weekend evening 6 pm to 8:30 am.
- Travel and accommodation covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Dr. Justin Flynn at: justin_flynn77@hotmail.com.
Fort Nelson - GP +/- ER locum coverage urgently needed
Flexible dates
- Guaranteed minimum daily rate ($1,658) + MOCAP + REEF though RGPLP.
- Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum; $1,500 per round trip.
For more details, please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Kitimat
September 8: 7 am to 7 pm
- Day shifts: 7 am to 7 pm (approximately 20-30 patients on average).
Night shifts: 7 pm to 7 am (approximately 10 patients on average). - Kitimat APP ER contract rates effective September 1, 2024, for new shifts accepted.
- CCFP rate: $3,969-$4,058/weekday day 7 am to 7 pm, $4,266-$4,459/weekend day 7 am to 7 pm, $4,349-$4,379/weekday evening 7 pm to 7 am, $4,349-$4,450/weekend evening 7 pm to 7 am.
- CCFP-EM rate: $4,370-$4,459/weekday day 7 am to 7 pm, $4,667-$4,756/weekend day 7 am to 7 pm, $4,750-$4,780/weekday evening 7 pm to 7 am, $4,750-$4,851/weekend evening 7 pm to 7 am.
- Travel, accommodation and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Dr. Claire Feenan at clairefeenan@doctors.net.uk or Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Hazelton
Flexible dates August – September
- Estimated compensation for two-week locum with call: $29,000. Inclusive of MOCAP: $1,500 - $2,000 (5-6 ER shifts 0800-1800 or 1800-0800) & REEF incentive: $5,000.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Mackenzie
Critical shifts - August: 30-31: 8 am to 8 am
Locum dates can be customized to suit your availability.
- Up to $3,500/shift + MOCAP + REEF; based on an hourly rate while providing on-site direct or indirect patient care.
- Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Robbin Worthington at robbin.worthington@northernhealth.ca or Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Fort St. James
Critical shifts: August 29: 8 am to 8 am
September: 1-2, 6-8, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28: 8 am to 8 am
- Up to $3,500/shift + MOCAP + REEF; based on an hourly rate while providing on-site direct or indirect patient care.
- Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details and compensation, please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Chetwynd
September 10: 8 am to 8 am
- Guaranteed daily rate $1,595/24 hour shift through RGPLP.
- Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered through RGPLP.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip, through RGPLP.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Masset
Critical shifts - August 31: 8 am to 8 am
September: 4, 19-20, 24, 28: 8 am to 8 am
October: 6-7, 11, 13, 17-20, 22, 24, 26-28, 31: 8 am to 8 am
- Estimated compensation for 5-6 days with 1:3-1:4 call ($9,570.42 - $12,508.84), depending on number of call shifts. This is inclusive of RGPLP daily rate, MOCAP and an additional REEF call incentive of $500/24 hour call.
- 5 days/1 call: $9,570.42
- 6 days/2 call: $12,508.84
- Locum travel, accommodation, and travel time stipend covered through RGPLP.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
- Please note that each assignment must be a minimum of five days.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Burns Lake
Critical shifts - August 20: 8 am to 8 am
September: 5, 8, 11, 15, 26: 8 am to 8 am
- Up to $3,500/shift + MOCAP + REEF; based on an hourly rate while providing on-site direct or indirect patient care.
- Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Celia Evanson at celia.evanson@northernhealth.ca.
Hudson's Hope
September: 1-12, 29-30
October 1-17
- Locum dates can be customized to suit your availability. Minimum five days of coverage needed.
- Shifts are 8:45 am to 4:30 pm. No on-call work required. Guaranteed daily rate through RGPLP is $1658/day.
- Locum travel, accommodation, and travel time stipend covered through RGPLP.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Stewart
Flexible dates
- Two consecutive weeks with flexible start dates in 2026.
- Clinic work - low volume and acuity - 8-5 with lunch 12-1. Call 24/7 but very low volume and low acuity.
- Approximately $19,000/week including MOCAP and REEF.
- Travel covered, accommodations provided.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Dease Lake - Primary care locum
Flexible dates
- Locum dates can be customized to suit your availability.
- Guaranteed minimum daily rate ($1,658) + MOCAP + REEF though RGPLP (when on call).
- Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum; $1,500 per round trip.
For more details, please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Tumbler Ridge - GP +/- ER locum coverage urgently needed
Critical shifts - August 23 - September 14
- Guaranteed daily rate $1,627/shift + MOCAP.
- Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
Assignment can be customized to cover clinic only, or to cover more ER.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
FP - Anesthesia on-call locum coverage
Dawson Creek
December: 22-25, 29-31
- Income guarantee: For more details contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca or Dr. Aderemi Oyedeji at aderemi.oyedeji@northernhealth.ca.
- Travel and accommodation covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
Quesnel
Flexible dates
- Travel, accommodation and car rental covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.
Vanderhoof
Flexible dates
Locum dates can be customized to suit your availability.
- Typical OR shift 7:30 am to 2 pm, $1,831.30 + 21.14% RRP ($387.13) = $2,218.44
- Travel and accommodation covered.
- Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
For more details please contact Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.